A popular pun about the tv remote is:
“My friend told me a joke about a TV controller. It wasn’t remotely funny.”
“I told my TV controller a joke. It wasn’t remotely funny” was on Sickipedia in 2010. “My mate tried to tell me a joke about a control which changes the tv channel.It wasn’t even remotely funny” was cited on Twitter on July 16, 2011.
The joke went viral in January 2012. “My mate told me a joke about a TV controller. It wasn’t remotely funny” was cited on Twitter on January 16, 2012.
Another joke about a remote is: “The first time I saw a universal remote control I thought, ‘This changes everything.‘“
Sickipedia
I told my TV controller a joke. It wasn’t remotely funny.
Joke added 5 years, 4 months ago by MrLouFat in TV > ??? Other
Twitter
Sergio Kun Agüero
@Sergi0Aguero16
My girlfriend just dumped me after a kinky sex session went too far
She said using the TV controller as a dildo wasn’t ‘remotely’ funny…
8:36 AM - 13 Jul 2011
Twitter
PAULIEBOY#IHOW
@PaulieboyIHOW
My mate tried to tell me a joke about a control which changes the tv channel.It wasn’t even remotely funny.
7:40 PM - 16 Jul 2011
Twitter
Gary Williamson
@gazwilliamson
Can’t find the tele controller. It’s not remotely funny… Sorry
4:21 PM - 3 Aug 2011
Twitter
Penny Slater
@pennysslater
@TomLikesYourMum I told my TV controller a joke. It wasn’t remotely funny.
11:53 AM - 12 Sep 2011
Brighton and Hove, England
Twitter
Karl Westerhoff
@BANDG33K_2009
My brother told me a joke about the tv controller. It wasn’t even remotely funny.. #Puns
5:24 PM - 24 Sep 2011
Twitter
BORIS
@Mr_RentaKill
My mate told me a joke about a TV controller. It wasn’t remotely funny.
7:57 PM - 16 Jan 2012
Twitter
Funny Tweets
@FunnyThingsUK
My mate told me a joke about a TV controller. It wasn’t remotely funny.
1:56 AM - 17 Jan 2012
Twitter
Emma Etheridge
@EmEtheridgeUK
My friend just told me a joke about a TV controller, it wasn’t remotely funny!
5:40 AM - 17 Jan 2012
reddit
My friend told me a joke about a TV controller. (self.Jokes)
submitted January 18, 2012 by MattBootyBulan
It wasn’t remotely funny.
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