The Vegetable That Never Crossed

The joke is funny because it sets up an expectation of a classic 'crossing the road' joke. Instead of providing a punchline involving why the vegetable crossed, it subverts it by saying the vegetable did not cross at all. That's the anti-humor.

• Vegetable
• Road
• Food
• Comedy
• Expectation
• Situation

• Why didn't the chair cross the road? Because it was a chair.
• Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? A: Because chickens are mindless creatures and do not know any better.
• Do you wanna hear a joke about vegetables? Never mind, it's too corny.
• Why did the elephant cross the road? It didn't see the cars.