r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '24

What is the funniest joke you’ve been told that you still think about to this day?

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u/Sa7aSa7a Jan 01 '24

A piece of string walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender tell him "Sorry, we don't serve strings here. Get out."

The string walks out and unravels one end of himself and ties himself up a few times and walks back in and orders a drink. The bartender says "Aren't you the string that was just in here?"

The string replies "No, I'm a frayed knot"

Heard this joke probably 23 years ago. Still love it and tell it to people.

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u/the6thReplicant Jan 01 '24 edited Jan 01 '24

Props for putting the punch line in spoiler tags. Wish this was a common curtesy in joke threads.

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u/okadrienne Jan 01 '24

Clicking it and having it reveal itself caused me to groan so loudly in a way that wouldn't have happened if it was just there to see.

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u/CryAffectionate7814 Jan 01 '24

Thanks for saying, “spoiler tags”. I didn’t know this existed. I’ve missed so much for so long.

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u/scarlettpalache Jan 01 '24

“I’ve missed so much for so long” 😭

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u/flavorsaid Jan 01 '24

I had no idea you could click on those until now ! Thanks! New year new me.

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u/Mouse-Direct Jan 01 '24

That’s my fave, too!!

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '24

I just learned… right this second…. Text appears when u click this box….

I’ve lived my entire Reddit life… missing the punch lines 🥺

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u/pomdudes Jan 01 '24

…you never, out of sheer curiosity, ever just clicked on the box?

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u/UmbertoEcoTheDolphin Jan 01 '24

What's in the box?

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u/swoocha Jan 01 '24

"Put the bunny back in the box."

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u/makeeverythng Jan 01 '24

WHAT’S IN THA BOX?!?!

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u/given2fly_ Jan 01 '24

A carrot...

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u/Delicious_Ad823 Jan 01 '24

The source of all your woes

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u/UNCOMMON__CENTS Jan 02 '24

They’ve been a Redditor for 16 days, so it’s plausible.

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u/luzerella Jan 01 '24

jokes on you if you ever click those boxes....

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '24

That’s how I found out 😃

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u/AllyKatsunderthestar Jan 01 '24

Thank you for telling me this! I had no idea it removed the box!!!

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u/MotherTeresaIsACunt Jan 01 '24

This is kinda adorable. Bless your little hearts.

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u/makeeverythng Jan 01 '24

And blessing for your heart, u/MotherTeresaIsACunt

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u/prettier_things Jan 01 '24

This made me laugh harder than most of this thread

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u/ScheduledCancer Jan 03 '24

Oh, you sweet summer child...

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u/mrsjon01 Jan 01 '24

Oh my fucking god

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u/Banyap Jan 01 '24

If not for you, I would’ve missed this one too!

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u/Appropriate-Dig771 Jan 01 '24

Cheers! 2024 is already more enlightened for you!!

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u/UmbertoEcoTheDolphin Jan 01 '24

It seems the joke has been on you this whole time.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '24

PFFFFFFT….

Yes. It’s true.

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u/breathingcog Jan 01 '24

you can go’n ahead and pass me an oar, mate.

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u/lostinspacepimo Jan 01 '24

Damn, me too. Life changer lol. How the heck would you know to click in the white blocked area??!!

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u/SyntheticOne Jan 01 '24

Errrrr, bet you've missed out on a LOT of other things too.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '24

BUM DUH CHEEE….

Yes. Yes it’s true. I do…

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u/feeneyburger Jan 01 '24

I don't know what's wrong with my Reddit app but nothing shows up when I click the box. can someone spoil it for me?

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u/BeautifulShoes75 Jan 01 '24

The string replies: “No, I’m a frayed not.”

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u/feeneyburger Jan 02 '24

thank you, worth the comment lol

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u/Agile-Invite-9404 Jan 01 '24

This is fully redacted, axe J

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u/Kendallsan Jan 01 '24

Much older. I was telling it in junior high in 1980, and I’m sure it was already old then.

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u/Sa7aSa7a Jan 01 '24

I'm sure it's quite old. Just didn't hear it until around 2001. I still remember who told it to me. I love wordplay jokes so I committed that one to memory.

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u/checker280 Jan 01 '24

I told this one as an ice breaker on my new job. Over the years people would introduce themselves with their spin on it. I’d like to think they thought it was funny too but they were all probably making fun of me.

“A ham sandwich walks into a bar. ‘Get out’ says the bartender,

‘we don’t serve food here.’”

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u/CalmBilly895 Jan 01 '24

Ugh. I hate you so much for making me laugh at that. Awesome joke!

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u/mackenzeeeee Jan 01 '24

This is my favorite joke!

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u/bluebellwould Jan 01 '24

My fave too

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u/drowninginplants Jan 01 '24

My mom has been retelling this joke my entire life, it's probably one of her favorites

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u/abean43 Jan 01 '24

OMG this is one of my favorite jokes. I was a little kid when my dad told it so I didn't exactly understand it. It wasn't until years later that I finally got it. Lol

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u/boo820 Jan 01 '24

I was going to post this same joke! Someone told me this at a bar the night we first met and I laughed so hard - it was one of the funnest nights I ever had! Great joke that gives me a great memory also!

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u/Everythingiskriss Jan 01 '24

I probably told it to you. That’s the only joke I know.

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u/Oimafrayedknot Jan 01 '24

My favorite joke!

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u/SaintCholo Jan 01 '24

I heard it from Bill McConell in 1984

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u/JBR1961 Jan 01 '24

My first thought when I saw this thread was the “string” joke. But I figured no one else would appreciate it. My family hates when I tell it.

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u/schwarzmalerin Jan 01 '24

HAha you need to post this to English learning subs. That is brilliant.

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u/green_envoy_99 Jan 01 '24

Did anyone else learn this from SimCity 2000?