APAD: Road Apples

Meaning: Horse dung.

 

Background:

This American slang term for horse dung or droppings originated in the mid 20th

century. Clearly, the allusion is to the appearance of horse droppings which, in

shape and size at least, although hardly in colour or odour, resemble apples.

 

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An atheist went into a bar and told everyone there was no God.

 

"Let me ask you something," the bartender said. "Animals that eat grass don't

have the same dung. Sheep excrete little hard pellets. Cows pass big liquidy

pies. Horses defecate moist kiwi-sized balls. They all eat grass but have

different droppings. Why do you think that is?"

 

"I have no idea" said the atheist.

 

"How can you talk about God when you don't know sh*t?"

 

[First heard the joke from Garrison Keilor.]

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• A funny good one! The last sentence is a pun.(?) -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 08:36:08

• It is and it's the punchline! :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 08:47:03

• Did u rewrite the story from ur memory? Great! -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 08:56:00

• Thanks. That and a bear joke somehow stuck :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:00:48

• 哈哈哈哈。I'm not sure if "God" knows the reason of these? ;) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 08:53:44

• our motto: Nature is my God. So R we Pantheists? ;-) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 08:54:44

• "Thou shalt not label thyself," God once tipped off :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:05:56

• Road applesNotEdible! Road pomegranates&oranges R edible! -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:10:19

• WeHaveLotsOfThemHere. However，Nobody takes them：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:12:14

• What does "them" refer to: road apples, pome's, or oranges? -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:18:23

• pomes &oranges -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:20:32

• I'd juice them. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:29:48

• TheyBelong2OurCommunity，notOurBackyard：）ButNobodyTakesThem. -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:36:34

• How about opening up a juice stand? -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:53:08

• LOL -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 10:49:30

• Send anEmail 2TheCommunity and share the juice with them ;) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 09:54:47

• Point taken！Waiting4theFallComing！LOL -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 10:50:19

• If horse turds were biscuits, ...昨天那个儿歌还有这个版本，horse turds -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 10:56:13

• biscuits? That's a bit gross, don't you think? :-)) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 14:10:52

• If horse turds were biscuits, they'd eat 'til they died. -移花接木- ♂ (182 bytes) () 04/18/2024 postreply 14:45:56