Do you know what a family gathering, a friendly barbeque, and a team meeting on Zoom have in common? There’s always, always that certain someone who pulls out a joke. That overused, exhausted piece of humor they’ve shared so often, it’s practically turned into an encore performance at every gathering. An awkward silence follows, save for a few polite chuckles by people who are just too nice to roll their eyes.
That is the power — or better, the affliction — of repetitive jokes. Keep in mind, we’re all for a well-timed, perfectly executed joke to lighten the mood, break the ice, or save the day. But there’s a fine line between a signature quip and that worn-out gag that’s been overplayed more times than “Sweet Caroline” at a Red Sox game. Humor is the spice of life, yeah, but when it’s repeatedly sprinkled over and over, the flavor becomes unbearable.
Let’s share some examples of repetitive jokes just to make sure you know what we’re talking about. You know when you get to the office, maybe 30 seconds late for your shift, and your boss jovially exclaims: “Look who decided to show up to work today!” Or when someone asks, “What’s the weather like up there?” to your tall friend who is this close to losing it. Yeah, you got it. The worst part is that these are just two examples. What if we told you we’ve got a whole list of overused jokes?
Combed from the far corners of the web, more specifically from Reddit, we’ve collected an array of repetitive puns and jokes that have overstayed their welcome. Our virtual hat tip goes to the brave Redditors who stepped forth to share these annoying jokes, sacrificing their eyeballs (and their sanity) for the greater good of humor-kind.
#1
“‘What’s the weather like up there?’ A very tall friend is so sick of this he’s very tempted to reply ‘Raining’ and spit on them.”
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#2
“Anything about how all husbands and fathers are incompetent.”
Image source: Portlandiaman2
#3
“People joking about how ‘Marriage is the worst thing ever.’ and ‘Oh my god I hate my wife so much hahahahah.'”
Image source: TheBadHalfOfAFandom
#4
“I’m not a racist, I hate everyone equally.”
Image source: errolstafford
#5
“Dropping the soap.”
Image source: novae_ampholyt
#6
“Whenever I’m serving a middle-aged man:
Me: Would you like anything else?
Man: A smile.
It just makes it so awkward and then I have to do my fake laugh.”
Image source: cruelliars
#7
“Can I ask you a question?”
“You just did! Ha ha!”
Image source: Morbido
#8
“‘Take my wife… please!’ Every time I hear some guy sitting at a bar say this, I wonder… someone was desperate enough to marry this douche?!”
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#9
“Pull my finger…”
Image source: theguyonabike
#10
User No 1 said:
“When you oversleep and someone says, ‘It’s alive.'”
TheHornyToothbrush replied:
“Oh look who came out of their cave.”
Image source: reddit.com
#11
“I’m hungry.”
“Hi, hungry! I’m (insert name of the imbecile speaking), nice to meet you!”
Image source: dragonchieflady
#12
“Any time you’re doing a big job at work or outside eg. Cleaning windows, mopping floors, mowing lawns, etc. And a stranger walks past and says ‘Oh come to my house and do mine next HA HA HA.’
It’s so lovely to have people rub in your face that you’re working hard and they aren’t.”
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#13
“Can I do (literally anything)?”
“I dunno, can you?”
Image source: MostlyMarshall
#14
“As a dwarf… all dwarf jokes. Please, save me. They got old when I was 12 and on this trajectory, they’ll make me suicidal by the time I’m 40.”
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#15
“As a cashier, I’m supposed to check 50 and 100-dollar bills, and every single time I do, the customer goes ‘I just printed it hahaha.'”
Image source: TheGoobster_
#16
“We need to change the name of the planet Uranus and get rid of that stupid joke once and for all.”
awesome357 replied:
“Fry: So what’s it called now?”
IDidntChooseUsername replied:
“Urectum!”
Image source: reddit.com
#17
“Saying ‘Meet you next year!!’ On 31 December.”
Image source: iAgarw
#18
“The joke with the intercourse with someone’s mom. Like, stop. No.”
Image source: Fireballmex
#19
Ketomatic said:
“When something doesn’t scan ‘Does that mean it’s free haha’. Nope, retired.”
uncle-tacitus replied:
“Buying a lottery ticket ‘Make sure it’s the winning one!’ dies.”
Image source: Ketomatic
#20
“Telling someone that you’re from Hungary: ‘Oh, you’re from Hungary? Are you hungry then?'”
Image source: madomagimovie4when
#21
“‘Are you working hard or hardly working?’. I don’t know Chad you tell me.”
Image source: onejennifertoomany
#22
“Still a better love story than Twilight! Outdated and lazy.”
Image source: reddit.com
#23
“When a cop walks by in uniform and someone says ‘I didn’t do it.'”
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#24
“‘Excuse me!’ ‘You’re excused, now get out.’ My ex used to say this jokingly, and it always made me want to punch him in the head.”
Image source: Goreki
#25
“Knock knock joke, I’ve yet to find one funny, and I’m not exaggerating.”
Image source: SleepyStitch
#26
“Sorry, I have some hearing issues, could you repeat that?”
“What?”
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#27
“What’s up?”
“The sky.”
Image source: 8-BIT-Chicken
#28
“What do you want to eat?”
“Food! hahahaha.”
Image source: pprince_corwin
#29
“I’m already sick of ‘OK Boomer'”
Image source: maxmynameismax
#30
“The non-ironic use of ‘That’s what she said.’
I had a fratty coworker a few years back who would just bust it out no matter the situation.
‘I’ve got tape stuck to my desk.”That’s what she said!’
‘I’ve got a lot of work to do.That’s what she said!’
‘I’m headed out for lunch. That’s what she said!’
And people found it hilarious. It’s not like this dude was some four-dimensional absurdist jokester. He just seemed to think he’d coined the phrase, and everyone else in my office seemed to be reenacting The Office to the best of their ability. A ‘joke’ was simply a semi-well-timed movie or TV quote. Nothing original. People who made their own jokes on the spot were regarded as weirdos.”
Image source: CarlPeligro
#31
cheesyenchilady said:
“As a waitress, someone who finished their entire plate ‘I hated it, harharhrharhharh'”
Jarvicious replied:
“I was out to dinner with a buddy. The waiter came by with the usual ‘How was everything?’ to which my buddy replied, ‘Do you remember the Holocaust?’. I’ll admit that even I was pretty god damn worried at that point, but he followed it up with ‘Well it was the exact opposite of that’. That poor, barely post-pubescent young man.”
Image source: cheesyenchilady
#32
“Attack helicopter jokes.”
Image source: Jaewol
#33
Student: What time is it?
Teacher: Time for you to get a watch!
Student: * internally wishing they drop dead instantly*
Image source: Gemini_2k
#34
“When you ask what time it is and your coworker who isn’t even a dad says ‘Time for you to buy a watch.’ Why is he using Dad jokes?”
Image source: NuraShadow
#35
“The joke where you say No to small requests:
‘Can you pass me the salt?’
‘NO! hahahahaha’ please die a slow death.”
Image source: bakedaddyo
#36
“Anyone taking a common use of the word ‘come’ and making it dirty.”
Image source: reddit.com
#37
“Is there anything else I can get for you?”
“Yeah, a million dollars!”
Image source: doyoulovethebeatle
#38
“Did you get a haircut?”
“No, I got them all cut! Har-har.”
Image source: CompletelyFlammable
#39
“Whenever an old guy orders a tall blonde from Starbucks and they chuckle to themselves. Please stop.”
Image source: FromAWindow1
#40
“A clearly old enough customer asking ‘Do you need to see my ID too?’ after you ID someone who looks under 25. I like to respond by saying ‘Yes please, can I see some ID?’ they never have any and then get pissy bc they can’t order a drink.”
Image source: grimymollusc
#41
“Working outside in the heat for hours just to hear the homeowner come outside and say, ‘Having fun yet?'”
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#42
LunaalaTheBeast said:
“When your Australian and someone says Australia doesn’t exist.”
A_Generic_RedditUser replied:
“Or ‘Haha Australia is upside down haha Southern Hemisphere.'”
Image source: LunaalaTheBeast
#43
“‘And that’s why we can’t have nice things.’ Funny the first few times, but it’s tiring now.”
Image source: shrimpynoodles
#44
“Walks in 30 seconds late: ‘Look who decided to show up to work today, hahaha.'”
Image source: Lugiaaa
#45
“Waitress after dinner: Are you ready for the receipt?
Literally any of my family members: No I’ll pass on that hahaha! You can keep it!”
Image source: BreadBinch
#46
“I have really light blonde hair, so that means a lot of people feel the need to tell me one “Dumb Blonde” joke after another. Please. The only thing that’s ‘dumb’ around here is your sense of humor.”
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#47
“Pretty personal one for me, but my name is Jake. And lemme tell you, having every single person I meet to go, ‘Oh, Jake from State Farm!’ Is the worst. I really wish I was exaggerating when I say every single one, but it’s got to at least be 80% of people. It’s not funny. It’s not clever. It’s a State Farm commercial from what feels like 10 years ago.”
Image source: HardCarryOmniknight
#48
“I don’t know how much of a problem this is in the rest of the world, but in Portugal, we mostly use the past tense to order food in restaurants. Because of that, a LOT of waiters will reply something like: ‘Oh you wanted? Do you not want it anymore?’ And I swear I thought it was funny when I was 12. Today? Not so much. I left restaurants because of this joke when I was to order. Please retire it. Please.”
Image source: RoxoSenpai
#49
“All camouflage jokes. ‘Hey where did your legs go!? I only see a torso.'”
Image source: xStang05x
#50
Col_Walter_Tits said:
“Any joke involving being back at work Monday morning. But instead of retiring them, I’d prefer they be put up against a wall and shot.”
oilysoap replied:
Looks like somebody’s got a case of Mondays!
Image source: Col_Walter_Tits
#51
“Chicken crosses the road. It has served far greater purpose than ever intended, and deserves to rest.”
Image source: Jak_ratz
#52
I-Hate-Morgz said:
“Any joke that starts off with ‘nobody:’ or ‘no one:'”
PotatoHateExplosion replied:
“Person: How many _ do you want?
The subject of video: Yes”
Image source: I-Hate-Morgz
#53
“As a Noah: ‘Need an ark? I Noah guy…’ AAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAH.”
Image source: Ground_Uno
#54
“In Sweden we have: Du tappa något! farten….
Which means you dropped something, your pace.”
Image source: Mo-Mezher
#55
“‘Play Freebird! AHAAH!’ from the back of the room to a local acoustic player in a humble dive bar.”
Image source: scotty2shorty
#56
“Someone forgets their car key: Can’t go far without these.
Retire please.”
Image source: Rockingsockswithmilk
#57
Turbulent_Turds said:
“You’ve got some updog on your shirt.”
m654zy replied:
“What’s a shirt.”
send_boobie_pics replied:
“Nothing much. How about you?”
Image source: Turbulent_Turds
#58
RaptureRIddleyWalker said:
“If you don’t like the weather in *_______*, just wait 10 minutes, hyuk hyuk.”
applepwnz replied:
“The funny thing is that I’ve heard that one about pretty much every single region of the US. It’s just like ‘Boy, traffic in sure is crazy, huh guys?'”
Image source: RaptureRIddleyWalker
#59
“It doesn’t exist quite as much anymore, but ‘Are you watching the sports ball? Did the team hit a touchdown??'”
Image source: CrunchyKorm
#60
“How are you doing?”
“Living the dream.”
Image source: danimalDE
#61
“Hi, I’m Daryl.”
“Where’s your other brother Daryl.”
Image source: derp-L
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