“I’ve been out of work for a while but have just got a job at a factory making periscopes. Things are looking up”

“Things are looking up” means that conditions are getting better. This usually doesn’t involve actually looking up, but there are jokes.
 
“I have had some good news today.I have just got a job at a factory making periscopes.SO at last things are looking up” was posted on X/Twitter by “I am just me” on August 1, 2009. “I’ve been out of work for a while but have just got a job at a factory making periscopes. Things are looking up” was posted on Facebook by Rohan Malik on July 8, 2010. “Got a new job making periscopes. Things are looking up” wa posted on X/Twitter by Ultimate Dad Jokes || LaughBreak on September 12, 2024.
 
 
Wikipedia: Periscope
A periscope is an instrument for observation over, around or through an object, obstacle or condition that prevents direct line-of-sight observation from an observer’s current position.

X/Twitter
I am just me
@oxofamilydad
I have had some good news today.I have just got a job at a factory making periscopes.SO at last things are looking up.
5:19 PM · Aug 1, 2009
     
Facebook 
,i>Gary Brandt
February 24, 2010 at 4:52 PM ·
Having been out of work for a while I’m happy to say I just got a job in a factory that makes periscopes. Things are looking up.
 
Facebook
Rohan Malik
July 8, 2010 at 8:23 AM ·
I’ve been out of work for a while but have just got a job at a factory
making periscopes.
Things are looking up.
 
X/Twitter
Book of Puns: Two Lovers & A Genie
@Snikoggs
I’ve been out of work for a while but I just got a job at a factory making periscopes. Things are looking up!
8:13 AM · Jul 15, 2011
 
X/Twitter
mike huckle
@mikehuckle
I’ve been out of work for a while but have just got a job at a factory making periscopes.
Things are looking up.
6:59 PM · Jul 29, 2012
     
X/Twitter
James
@Boskettjokes
I’ve been out of work for a while but have just got a job at a factory making periscopes. Things are looking up.
8:55 AM · Nov 15, 2013
 
X/Twitter
rosser
@mcfcer
Got a new job today selling periscopes..things are looking up.
5:31 PM · May 25, 2015
   
X/Twitter
Nope, It’s Gone
@Joust_A_Minute
I’ve been out of work for a while but have just got a job at a factory making periscopes.
Things are looking up.
4:38 AM · Feb 16, 2016
 
X/Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
I’ve been out of work for a while but have just got a job at a factory making periscopes.
Things are looking up.
5:32 PM · Oct 1, 2016
 
X/Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
I’ve been out of work for a while but have just got a job at a factory making periscopes.
Things are looking up.
1:53 PM · Jul 24, 2018
 
Reddit—Funny_Jokes
brodyhunter—March 17, 2024
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I’ve been out of work for a while but have just got a job at a factory making periscopes. Things are looking up.
   
X/Twitter
Ultimate Dad Jokes || LaughBreak
@MediocreJoker85
Got a new job making periscopes.
Things are looking up.
4:04 PM · Sep 12, 2024
 
LaffGaff
Periscope Maker
September 16, 2024 by LaffGaff
Got a new job making periscopes.
Things are looking up.