“If found, please return to the pub”

“If found, please return to (the) pub” is a jocular T-shirt saying that has been printed on many images.
     
“If found, please return to the pub” was posted on the newsgroup uk.media.tv.sf.startrek on July 7, 2002. “One had the words ‘If found, please return to the pub’ inscribed on his chest” was printed in The Spectator (London, UK) on June 14, 2008. “‘If found, please return to the pub’ - some dudes tshirt l just saw…....funny 😊” was posted on Twitter by Jason Gardiner-Neill on June 13, 2009. “London is full of people wearing t-shirts with rubbish slogans. Today: ‘If found, please return to the pub’” was posted on Twitter by krissy knights on June 15, 2009.
 
“If Found Please Return to Pub !” was posted on Twitter by sxypanda on May 8, 2009. “A man near me in a T-Shirt saying ‘If found please return to pub’” was posted on Twitter by Mark Hurst on September 19, 2009. “Can’t decide if I like the ‘Magically Delicious’ OR ‘If Found Please Return To Pub’ t-shirt better” was posted on Twitter by Andrea Moe on March 13, 2010. “It’s great when grandmas shirt says ‘if found please return to pub’” was posted on Twitter by kristofer on March 17, 2010.
     
       
Google Groups: uk.media.tv.sf.startrek
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Baggers
Jul 7, 2002, 5:20:29 PM
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> Can people remind me if I had to do stuff for them? I have a shirt
> thingy to do for you, a shirt to sort out for Baggers

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That is the first I have heard about it, unless it is something saying
“If found, please return to the pub”
     
14 June 2008, The Spectator (London, UK), “Global Warming” by Theodore Dalrymple, pg. ?:
One had the words ‘If found, please return to the pub’ inscribed on his chest; another, ‘Lager recycling unit.’ I shouldn’t have laughed, but I did.
   
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sxypanda
@sxypanda
time to go out .... * If Found Please Return to Pub ! * see you sunday :O ... its goona be a good party 😛
2:11 PM · May 8, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
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Jason Gardiner-Neill
@Devilslair
“If found, please return to the pub” - some dudes tshirt l just saw…....funny 😊
2:31 PM · Jun 13, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
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Mark Darby
@markdarby
I’d not realised how popular facial tattooing has become. It sets off missing teeth & a “If found please return to the pub” tshirt perfectly
5:31 PM · Jun 14, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
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krissy knights
@krissyfk
London is full of people wearing t-shirts with rubbish slogans. Today: ‘If found, please return to the pub’
11:20 AM · Jun 15, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
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James Meaney
@Jamzi
If I see one more person wearing a t shirt that says “if found please return to the pub” I will fucking scream!
7:31 AM · Aug 4, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
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NowOnZazzle
@NowOnZazzle
if found please return to the pub: Magnet Template http://bit.ly/1CA8M
7:12 AM · Aug 23, 2009·twitterfeed
     
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Mark Hurst
@HurstAKA
A man near me in a T-Shirt saying ‘If found please return to pub’.
12:15 PM · Sep 19, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
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Andrea Moe
@AndreaMoe
Can’t decide if I like the “Magically Delicious” OR “If Found Please Return To Pub” t-shirt better. Votes?
6:10 PM · Mar 13, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
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kristofer
@klickbarnstorm
It’s great when grandmas shirt says “if found please return to pub”
11:29 AM · Mar 17, 2010·Twitter Web Client
 
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Tom Whitaker
@bommy
“If found, please return to the pub.” One of the worst t-shirts ever, but I just saw a landlord in one. That sort of works, actually…
2:15 PM · Apr 6, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
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The Weeman
@TheWeeman7
Going to buy a t-shirt that says “If found, please return to the pub” on it, because those are HILARIOUS and really show my personality.
3:15 AM · Sep 2, 2010·Twitter for iPhone
 
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voituk🇺🇦
@voituk
Чорд! Только понял что сегодня провел 2 деловых встречи в футболке с надписью: “If found drunk - please return to pub”...
Translated from Russian by Google
Chord! I just realized that today I had 2 business meetings in a T-shirt with the inscription: “If found drunk - please return to pub”...
4:16 PM · Mar 16, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
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Samy
@samycgibson
@emilymctaggart1 @ChloeFrost_ Loooool hahahaha ohhh yeah! & like “if found drunk, please return to pub” or something hahaha
8:55 AM · Apr 17, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Simi
@simisson
sometimes I’m thinking about to buy a “if found drunk please return to pub” shirt. could be good to have nowadays.
2:46 PM · Jul 23, 2013·Twitter Web Client
 
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Ben Mason
@ben_mason14
Avoid hangovers, stay drunk #hehe if found please return to the pub #duncandisorderly #69
9:52 AM · Jul 28, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
 
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wunderground
@Wunderground_ie
Lost Drunk Man Wearing “If Found Please Return To The Pub T-shirt” Just Wants To Go Home http://wundergroundmusic.com/lost-drunk-man-wearing-if-found-please-return-to-the-pub-t-shirt-just-wants-to-go-home/ via
@wunderground_ie
10:21 AM · Aug 1, 2014·Twitter for Websites
 
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MyCool TShirts
@MyCoolT_Shirts
Rough night ! » Lost Drunk Man Wearing “If Found Please Return To The Pub T-shirt” Just Wants To Go Home - http://bit.ly/1AQo0Im
6:00 PM · Aug 7, 2014·Sprout Social
 
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Gregory Peck
@Gregpeck77
Today’s site agent running a job in Belgravia Sq, wearing a “If found drunk, please return to the pub!” Tshirt.
3:09 AM · Jul 20, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Keith Foster
@keith_r_foster
Today I admired the stubbornness of a man who remains unconvinced that his ‘If found, please return to the pub’ t-shirt has had its day.
5:35 PM · Feb 20, 2016 from Glenrothes, Scotland·Twitter for Android
   
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James
@james_dermott
I remember wearing a t-shirt when I was younger that said “if found please return to the pub” and thinking I was the dogs bollocks but I’ve definitely realised I looked a lot more like a little virgin
8:16 AM · Aug 21, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Mr Keer
@sidecarteam33
Oh…you seem to be wearing a Tee Shirt saying ‘If found please return to the pub’
You joker, you!
Fuck me mate, you’re about 40…grow up and go home.
4:37 PM · Jul 28, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
       
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Amanda Beeragain
@Carebear_95
All I want for Christmas this year is a T-shirt with something like “If found please return to the pub” or “BEER LEGEND” on it. Is that too much to ask?
12:54 PM · Dec 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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wurrance
@hepcatsector
Replying to @GelatoRocco
he had an “if found please return to the pub” shirt on
10:19 AM · Mar 15, 2022·Twitter Web App
 
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Taosd_uk
@TaosdU
and the T-shirt says ’ If found please return to the pub’
12:21 PM · May 9, 2022·Twitter Web App