One of the oldest question in comedy is， WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? And there continue to be new answers.

这是英语中最古老的笑话之一，为什么小鸡要穿过马路？直到现在还有鲜活的答案源源不断地出现。

纽约市警察局工作人员会怎么说呢：You give me five minutes with the chicken and I'll find out.

圣经中会怎么说呢：And God said unto the chicken， "Thou shalt cross the road." And the chicken crossed the road， and there was much rejoicing.

海明威会怎么说呢：He crossed the road. To die. In the rain.

马丁·路德金会说些什么：I see a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads and no one will ask why?

那么爱因斯坦呢：Why did the atoms cross the road? Because it was time to split! Get it? Time to split!! Atoms!

最后，我们的克林顿总统阁下会说什么呢：To the best of my recollection， that chicken did not engage in what I would call "road crossing behavior.”

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这个音频取自于 Garrison Keillor- Ancient Times APC 5th Annual Joke Show 中的一小段。之所以好笑，主要是因为录音者用一种略带戏谑的方式模仿了世界知名人士（好吧……上帝应该也算吧……）的说话习惯，著名作家的写作风格，以及某些职业人士对待问题的官方回答。