“I could only afford a second hand calculator and the ‘X’ button was missing. Times were hard”

The saying “times were hard” usually has nothing to do with multiplication, but there are jokes.
 
“I was never privileged at school, I had to use a second-hand calculator which had the multiplication symbol missing.
Times were hard. #1pun” was posted on X/Twitter by Alf on October 1, 2015. “I could only afford a second hand calculator when I was younger and the ‘X’ button was missing…..times were hard!!” was posted on Facebook by James Dawson on March 26, 2018. “Growing up we didn’t have a lot of money, I had to use a hand-me-down Calculator with no multiplication symbol on it. Times were hard” was posted on X/Twitter by Alf on May 15, 2019.
 

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Alf
@whoelsebutalf
I was never privileged at school, I had to use a second-hand calculator which had the multiplication symbol missing.
Times were hard. #1pun
7:16 AM · Oct 1, 2015
   
Facebook
James Dawson
March 26, 2018 at 2:09 PM ·
I could only afford a second hand calculator when I was younger and the “X” button was missing…..times were hard!!
 
X/Twitter
Alf
@whoelsebutalf
Growing up we didn’t have a lot of money, I had to use a hand-me-down Calculator with no multiplication symbol on it.
Times were hard.
#NationalNumeracyDay
10:47 AM · May 15, 2019
       
Facebook
Simon Graves
October 28, 2019 at 6:39 AM ·
Growing up we didn’t have a lot of money, I had to use a hand-me-down Calculator with no multiplication symbol on it.
Times were hard…
 
Facebook
John S Nagy
March 19, 2020 at 8:57 AM ·
My parents could only afford a second-hand calculator with the “X” button missing.
Times were hard
     
X/Twitter
🤘⸸ 𝕸𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕯𝖆𝖒𝖓𝖊𝖉 ⸸🤘
@MaidenWatford
My parents could only afford a secondhand calculator which was missing the ‘X’ button. Times were hard.
7:53 PM · Mar 19, 2020
 
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Spod1000
@spod1000
When I was young my parents bought me a second hand calculator
The ‘X’ button was broken
Times were hard
1:21 AM · Mar 22, 2020
   
X/Twitter
David Penfold mainly on Mastodon 🌳 🌻 🌳
@PenfoldDavid
At school I could only afford a secondhand calculator with a broken ‘X’ button.
Times were hard.
3:13 PM · Mar 22, 2020
 
Facebook
Ben Montoya
March 22, 2020 at 8:02 PM ·
Growing up we could only afford a second-hand calculator with the “x” button missing. Times were hard.
 
X/Twitter
Richard Schear
@RESPAlberta
Growing up we could only afford a second-hand calculator with the “x” button missing.
Times were hard
8:15 AM · Mar 30, 2020
 
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Life Of Vegas 👑
@LifeOfVegas7
Growing up we didn’t have a lot of money, I had to use a hand-me-down calculator in secondary school with no multiplication symbol on it.
Times were hard.
4:20 AM · Apr 15, 2020
         
Facebook
I’ve heard this joke before
June 2, 2020 at 2:16 AM ·
We were so poor that in school I could only afford a second-hand calculator that was missing the ‘x’ button. Times were hard.
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
marcEmarc1966—March 10, 2022
Growing up we didn’t have a lot of money. I had to use a hand-me-down Calculator with no multiplication symbol on it.
Times were hard.
 
LaffGaff
Hand-me-down Calculator
March 13, 2022 by LaffGaff
Growing up we didn’t have a lot of money.
I had to use a hand-me-down calculator with no multiplication symbol on it.
Times were hard.
   
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John Junyszek
@Unyshek
Growing up I had to use a hand-me-down calculator with no multiplication key on it
Times were hard.
10:10 AM · Jun 27, 2023
 
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Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
Growing up we didn’t have a lot of money.
I had to use a hand-me-down calculator with no multiplication symbol on it.
Times were hard.
2:01 AM · Jun 9, 2024