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7 8 9

Posted on January 24, 2013 by stfleming

Q: Why was 6 afraid of  7?

A: Because 7, 8, 9!

Explanation:  If you read the numbers is sounds like seven-eight (ate)-nine.  And if I were 6, I, too, would be afraid of seven if it is eating other numbers, such as nine!  Seven ate the nine!

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Reader, writer, teacher, thinker and dreamer. Lector, escritor, profesor, pensador y soñador. I teach in Lima, Peru, and in Minnesota. Enseño en Lima, Peru y en Minnesota. View all posts by stfleming → This entry was posted in humor, Joke and tagged humor, joke, jokes, kids, kids jokes, math, math joke, old jokes, reading, writing. Bookmark the permalink. ← Higher Ed? Hey 8! →

34 Responses to 7 8 9

1. wayne says: November 18, 2019 at 12:53 pm

   7 8 9 its becuse 8 sounds like ate os its like 7 (8) 9 the 8 sounds like ATE ate sounds like 8

   Reply
   • maya says: January 17, 2022 at 8:06 pm

     seven did not ate 9 actully he ated 1 but they changed it to 7 8 9

     Reply
2. Poop says: May 6, 2020 at 9:21 am

   LOL

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3. Os says: May 12, 2020 at 5:15 pm

   It’s why windows 9 and iPhone 9 was skipped

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   • stfleming says: May 12, 2020 at 6:09 pm

     Well said!

     Reply
   • water water says: August 9, 2022 at 9:36 am

     i wish 7 was not a number

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4. megagpu says: August 3, 2020 at 8:23 am

   Whoever looked this up, know ur not alone buddy!!

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   • rudolph says: December 6, 2021 at 12:06 am

     THX CUZ LIKE I HEARD PEOPLE SAY THIS LIKE “WHY WAS 6 AFRAID OF SEVEN? CUZ 7 8 9” and i never understood it!

     Reply
5. daniyal says: November 16, 2020 at 10:51 am

   :):):):)::):):)):)))::)):)::)):):):):)

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6. Animal Lover says: December 2, 2020 at 2:45 pm

   That’s a funny joke!

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7. Craig eats english says: December 16, 2020 at 5:11 pm

   it is

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8. Starlight says: January 19, 2021 at 11:52 am

   HEHE

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9. thespeedOfLight says: January 19, 2021 at 11:54 am

   hehe I guess this is funny XD

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10. Sa'Riyah says: February 10, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    Why is there not a iphone 9? because 7 eight(ate) 9

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11. Elephant says: March 14, 2021 at 11:22 am

    7 ate 9 so we say 123456978

    Reply
12. lol says: May 26, 2021 at 9:25 am

    uh so that why iphone skipped the iphone 9 cause the iphone 7 8 the 9

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13. the girl who doesn't get jokes 🤡 says: August 4, 2021 at 8:16 am

    I’m so late to this dad joke 😂 i didn’t understand it i just said it to my friends cs i thought it was cool HAHAHHAHAHAA and they probs fake laugh to make me happy 😅 but thanks for the explaination

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    • Jeremiah says: October 3, 2023 at 3:29 pm

      lol

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    • Jeremiah says: October 3, 2023 at 3:29 pm

      lol

      Reply
    • Jeremiah says: October 3, 2023 at 3:29 pm

      lol

      Reply
14. ese amigo que no entiende ruso says: August 4, 2021 at 8:24 am

    hahaha esta broma un poco divertida pero en serio, no la entendí antes ahahahaha

    Reply
15. joe mama says: September 20, 2021 at 9:44 am

    wow, este es uno de los mejores chistes de papá, le doy un 10/10 de big papa

    Reply
16. cupiap says: September 20, 2021 at 9:47 am

    this is a funny dad joke

    Reply
17. Amogus says: October 10, 2021 at 9:12 pm

    lmao

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18. Sum Young Gai says: December 3, 2021 at 8:42 am

    What we were never told is why 7 ate 9…well, nutritionists teach us that we should eat 3 squared meals a day…

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    • Hirad Coldheart says: February 24, 2023 at 9:24 am

      Well… if that’s the reason then six has nothing to worry about.

      Reply
19. axel says: October 14, 2022 at 2:54 am

    thx for this i forgot this joke in 2021 now i remember this joke

    Reply
20. bob the builders says: March 23, 2023 at 2:40 pm

    I like big #s

    Reply

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22. chris stigler says: June 6, 2023 at 11:47 pm

    It should be that the big number is afraid of smaller number, because it ate the bigger, bigger number. that makes more sense.

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23. pussy says: March 4, 2024 at 6:29 am

    OK uhhh strange

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24. Khalil says: April 3, 2025 at 5:26 pm

    It is strange but it sounds cool

    Reply
25. h says: December 10, 2025 at 8:55 pm

    Why was 6 afraid of 7?

    Because all the kids are screaming 67!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
    • stfleming says: December 10, 2025 at 9:19 pm

      Yes!! They are all saying 6-7, and we are all afraid !! :). Thank you!!

      Reply

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