"I used to live in a tyre, but it got a puncture.…

A British English apartment joke was posted on Twitter on August 19, 2012:

“I used to live in a tyre but then I got a puncture, now I live in a flat.”

“I used to live in a tyre, but it got a puncture. Now I just live in a flat”—the usual form—was posted to Twitter several times on May 15, 2012.

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Adam Cumiskey
‏@AdamCumiskey
I used to live in a tyre but then I got a puncture, now I live in a flat
7:00 AM - 19 Apr 2012

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Sean
‏@seankeane93
I used to live in a tyre, but it got a puncture. Now I just live in a flat.
5:55 PM - 15 May 2012

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Imran Aziz
‏@Doctor_ImI
I used to live in a tyre, but I got a puncture… now I just live in a flat 😏
6:14 PM - 15 May 2012

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Shit Jokes
‏@ShitJokes
I used to live in a tyre, but it got a puncture.
Now I just live in a flat.
2:42 AM - 17 Dec 2016

Adventure Bike Rider
TOPIC: A Joke you heard today
December 17, 2016
Pierre
I used to live in a tyre, but it got a puncture.
Now I just live in a flat.