“I quit my job crushing cans. It was soda pressing”

“Soda pressing” is a pun for “so depressing.” A rock song titled “Soda Pressing” by the punk group Boys was released in 1977.
 
“He had a soft drink while catching up on the ironing. It was soda pressing” was cited as a “pun of the weak” in 2004. The joke went viral by 2011. “I used to have a job crushing fizzy drink cans. It’s the worst job I’ve ever had - soda pressing” was cited on Twitter on February 8, 2011.
     
“My job testing fizzy drinks is really getting to me. It’s soda grading” and “I used to work in a shoe-recycling shop. It was sole-destroying” are similar puns about work.
 
   
OCLC WorldCat record
I don’t care Soda pressing
Author: Boys (Grup musical)
Publisher: Madrid : Movieplay, DL 1977.
Edition/Format:   Music : 45 rpm : English
 
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
Kids Puns of the Weak 08-03-04
Stan Kegel
8/3/04
(...)
He had a soft drink while catching up on the ironing. It was soda pressing.
(Pun of the Day)
 
Twitter
Benjamin Jones
‏@jonesyb
Drinking coke whilst doing the ironing…..... it’s soda pressing
12:50 PM - 12 Nov 2009
 
Twitter
Chris Spencer
‏@this_end
RT @kellyskelly: She had a soft drink while catching up on the ironing. It was soda pressing—I am SO happy I follow u. Keep them coming!
3:18 PM - 12 Dec 2009
 
Twitter
tim burns
‏@redsoxburns
man was very despondent in his job at the recycling plant, crushing aluminum coke cans.  says he, it is “soda pressing”...
12:46 AM - 26 Apr 2010
 
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Rich Nank
‏@Richnank
The worst job I have ever had was crushing lemonade cans
Its soda pressing !
7:14 AM - 8 Jan 2011
 
Twitter
GUNPLAY DON LOGAN
‏@GUNPLAYDONLOGAN
I used to have a job crushing Dr Pepper cans…
Worst job I ever had…
Soda pressing..
4:49 PM - 30 Jan 2011
 
Twitter
Sarah King
‏@Sarah_L_King
I used to have a job crushing fizzy drink cans. It’s the worst job I’ve ever had - soda pressing!
7:37 AM - 8 Feb 2011
 
YouTube
the BOYS. 1977. soda pressing
Javier GC
Uploaded on Jun 14, 2011
the BOYS. 1977. 7’‘. side-B. ‘soda pressing’.
Nems records. NES 102.
 
Google Books
5,000 Great One Liners
Compiled by Grant Tucker
London: Biteback Publishing
2012
Pg. ?:
I used to work at a recycling plant. My job was to crush cans. It was soda pressing.
 
WeKnowMemes
This Is My Job Its Soda Pressing
– FEBRUARY 20, 2012
 
Facebook
The Chicken Chick
The ellen deHeneres Yolk of the Day: Why did the man quit his job at the Can Crushing Company? It was soda pressing.
August 8, 2015