Jokes – What’s the Meaning of ‘Wheelchair in a Vegetable’?

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Somewhere on the net I saw this joke.

– What's the hardest part of a vegetable to eat?
– The wheelchair.

I don't get it. I googled a bit but I suspect it might be a play on the words, possibly not that clever one, neither.

Best Answer

The joke is based on this definition:

3 : a person whose mental and physical functioning is severely impaired and especially one who requires supportive measures (as mechanical ventilation) to survive

(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetable)

When the setup question is delivered, we think of "vegetable" as a plant, since that is the more common meaning. The punchline reveals that the intended meaning was "a disabled person".

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