“How do clouds pay their bills?”/“With a rain check.”

A weather joke was posted on X/Twitter by Jill’s Joke of the Day on July 18, 2018:
 
“How do clouds pay their bills?
With rain checks.”

 
 
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
rain check
noun
1: a ticket stub good for a later performance when the scheduled one is rained out
2: an assurance of a deferred extension of an offer
especially : a document assuring that a customer can take advantage of a sale later if the item or service offered is not available (as by being sold out)
     
X/Twitter
Jill’s Joke of the Day
@JillsDailyJoke
How do clouds pay their bills?
With rain checks.
3:25 PM · Jul 18, 2018
 
X/Twitter
Queef Whisperer🍺Twi
@Despicable_Ang
Q: How do clouds pay their bills?
A: With a raincheck!
I’ll show myself out.
11:20 AM · Oct 4, 2020
 
X/Twitter
𝕻𝕽𝕺𝕺𝕱⁷very ia📚
@taebootyTX7
How do clouds pay their bills?
Through rainchecks☁️💵🙈🤡get it?
9:33 AM · Jul 12, 2021
 
X/Twitter
PUNS
@ThePunnyWorld
How do clouds pay their bills?
With a rain check.
11:52 AM · May 27, 2024
 
X/Twitter
LaughBreak || Dad Jokes ‘N More
@MediocreJoker85
How do clouds pay their bills?
With a rain check.
4:36 AM · Jun 22, 2024
 
LaffGaff
Cloud Bills
February 9, 2025 by LaffGaff
How do clouds pay their bills?
With a rain check.