Why did the chicken cross the road?
The official answer (“To get to the other side”) is as famous as the “joke” itself.
“Why did the chicken cross the road?” is an example of anti-humour, where the curious setup of the joke leads the listener to expect a traditional punchline, but they are instead given a simple statement of fact.
Two more anti-joke examples:
What’s red and smells like blue paint? Red paint.
A penguin walks into a bar. The bartender…
