"I have a pet manatee named Hugh. I built him a…

Habitat for Humanity builds houses for underserved communities. “Humanity” can sound like “Hugh Manatee,” and there are jokes.

“Habitat for Hugh, Manatee #badcharities” was posted on X/Twitter by rob delaney on January 26, 2010. “I want to have a pet manatee and call him Hugh. Then I will give him a nice lake to live in and call that the Habitat for Hugh Manatee. 🤓” was posted on X/Twitter by Joel Kimmel on March 9, 2018. “I have a pet manatee named Hugh. I built him a house. It’s a habitat for Hugh manatee” was posted on Facebook by Home Groan Puns - Twyla Roth - Rettberg on May 20, 2022.

“I’ve always wanted to get a manatee.”/“Thank you. Two sugars, please” is another manatee joke.

Wikipedia: Manatee
Manatees (/ˈmænətiːz/, family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows.

Wikipedia: Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is a 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization which seeks to build affordable housing. It is headquartered in Americus, Georgia, United States. As of 2023, Habitat for Humanity operates in more than 70 countries.

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rob delaney
@robdelaney
Habitat for Hugh, Manatee #badcharities
10:22 AM · Jan 26, 2010

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Adam Watts
@adamhwatts
I could build Hugh a house and it would be a Habitat for Hugh Manatee.
2:02 AM · Jun 10, 2015

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Joel Kimmel
@joelkimmel
I want to have a pet manatee and call him Hugh. Then I will give him a nice lake to live in and call that the Habitat for Hugh Manatee. 🤓
11:52 AM · Mar 9, 2018

Facebook
Home Groan Puns
Twyla Roth - Rettberg ·
May 20, 2022 at 9:32 AM ·
I have a pet manatee named Hugh. I built him a house. It’s a habitat for Hugh manatee.

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mariana Z
@mariana057
I have a pet manatee named Hugh. I built him a house. It’s a habitat for Hugh manatee.
10:41 AM · May 20, 2022

Reddit—Dadjokes
[deleted]—May 23, 2023
I have a pet Manatee named Hugh
I built him a house. It is a habitat for Hugh Manatee.

Reddit—Dadjokes
GetSavedToday—June 9, 2023
I have a pet manatee named Hugh. I built him a house.
It’s a habitat for Hugh manatee. 😏

Reddit—AntiJokes
gracius0ne—June 9, 2023
I have a pet manatee named Hugh. I built him a house..
.. but then realized that this wasn’t an ideal environment for him - it world be downright inhumane to expect him to live there - and I left him in the estuary instead.
So, now I have a house. Built for a manatee.

Bluesky
Bobby Parker
‪@legionbobo.bsky.social‬
I built a house for my pet manatee, Hugh.
It’s a habitat for Hugh, manatee.
7:23 PM · Feb 28, 2024

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
I have a pet Manatee named Hugh. I built him a house.
It’s a habitat for Hugh Manatee.
6:31 PM · Jan 18, 2026