“I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but none of them work”

“I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but none of them work” is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. “I thought up a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but they just don’t work” was cited on Twitter on July 18, 2011.
   
“I know a lot of jokes about retired people, but none of them work” is a similar joke.
   
   
Twitter
Josh Spare
‏@SpareSportsCO
I thought up a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but they just don’t work… (via @JustinSouthwell)
4:08 PM - 18 Jul 2011
   
Twitter
chad houston
‏@c_hadness
I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people, they just never work. #snap
10:07 PM - 18 Jul 2011
 
Twitter
meg.♡
‏@itsmeganxo_
Read my response to “Agree/Disagree: You have a lot of jokes about unemployed people. They just don’t work.”: http://4ms.me/nCUGlX
7:22 PM - 21 Jul 2011
 
Twitter
becky
‏@dearbecky_
Dear friend who wants to hear a joke, I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but none of them work.  Sincerely,... http://lil.as/5du
9:46 AM - 23 Aug 2011
 
Twitter
Adlina Hamidon
‏@azdlna_
I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but none of them work.
9:50 AM - 23 Aug 2011
 
reddit
I have a few jokes about unemployed people…
submitted May 3, 2015 by AR96
But none of them work.
 
reddit
I know a lot of jokes about unemployed people.
submitted July 24, 2015 by shpngln
But none of them work.
 
Facebook
‎Adrian Woodhead‎ to Dad Jokes
May 24, 2016 at 11:58am ·
I have a few jokes about unemployed people
But it doesn’t matter
None of them work!