What’s the difference between an orphan and an apple?
An apple actually gets picked.
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Explain Bear
Listen up, buttercup. This joke is all about wordplay. The setup asks what's different between an orphan (a kid without parents) and an apple. The punchline is that an apple "gets picked," meaning it's harvested. But for an orphan, being "picked" means being chosen or adopted. The joke is funny because it uses the double meaning of "picked" to create a sad twist about orphans not getting adopted. Get it now, dum-dum?