“I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work, because there’s no way I can run that far”

A 301(k) retirement savings contribution plan shouldn’t be confused with a 10K (kilometers) run, but there’s a joke:
   
“I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work, because there’s no way I can run that far.”
   
“Didn’t sign up for the 401K because he would never be able to run that far” Twitter on September 15, 2009. “I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work, because there’s no way I can run that far” was posted on Twitter by William Ader on November 20, 2013, when the one-liner went viral.
 
The joke has been printed on several ecards.
 
     
Wikipedia: 401(k)
In the United States, a 401(k) plan is the tax-qualified, defined-contribution pension account defined in subsection 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the plan, retirement savings contributions are provided (and sometimes proportionately matched) by an employer, deducted from the employee’s paycheck before taxation (therefore tax-deferred until withdrawn after retirement or as otherwise permitted by applicable law), and limited to a maximum pre-tax annual contribution of $18,000 (as of 2015).
 
Twitter
Roman Godzich‏
@Romang
didn’t sign up for the 401K because he would never be able to run that far.
10:40 PM - 15 Sep 2009
 
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Michael Dunkin‏
@michaeldunkin
I didn’t sign up for my company’s 401k because I knew I’d never be able to run that far.
11:55 AM - 13 Jul 2010
 
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Phil Cooke‏
@PhilCooke
I didn’t sign up for the 401K because I can’t run that far.
11:47 PM - 7 May 2011
 
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Just Bill ❄‏
@WilliamAder
I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work, because there’s no way I can run that far.
6:43 PM - 20 Nov 2013
 
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Sean Marshfield‏
@SMarshfield
I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work…  There’s no way I can run that far.
8:09 PM - 20 Nov 2013
 
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Joe‏
@And_awaytheyJoe
I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work, because there’s no way I can run that far.
8:11 PM - 20 Nov 2013
 
Funny Status
I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work, because there’s…
November 20, 2013 Work Status Updates
I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work, because there’s no way I can run that far.
 
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SillyCause0
‎11-27-2013 03:49 AM
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I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work, because there’s no way I can run that far.
 
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Bill Murray‏
@BiIIMurray
I didn’t sign up for the 401k at work, because there’s no way I can run that far.
7:02 AM - 4 Mar 2017