“The minus button on my calculator has broken. On the plus side it still works!”

“On the plus side” usually means “on the positive side,” except is a calculator joke.
 
“My calculator is missing the minus button, but on the plus side it still works” was posted on X/Twitter by Keiran Lee on January 27, 2012. “The minus button on my calculator has broken. On the plus side it still works!” was posted on Facebook by Geoff Langrish on September 22, 2018. “The minus key on my calculator is broken, but on the plus side it still works” was posted on X/Twitter by Puns AndOneliners on January 20, 2022.
 
   
X/Twitter
Keiran Lee
@KeiranLee
My calculator is missing the minus button, but on the plus side it still works.
2:43 AM · Jan 27, 2012
 
X/Twitter
Bob Monkhouse
@Bob_Monkhouse
My calculator is missing the minus button, but on the plus side it still works.
8:15 AM · Jan 27, 2012
 
Facebook
quotes and jokes ·
Oranit Mish Mish Vaknin ·
February 9, 2012 at 3:42 PM ·
My calculator is missing the minus button, but on the plus side it still
works
 
X/Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
My calculator is missing the minus button but, on the plus side, it still works.
2:24 PM · Feb 20, 2012
 
Reddit—Jokes
u/jonny00490—May 2, 2012
I was trying to solve an equation when I realised that the minus button on my calculator was broken…
On the plus side, it still worked.
   
Facebook
Neil Walker
February 8, 2018 at 12:50 PM ·
The minus key on my calculator is busted, but on the plus side it still works.
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
u/porichoygupto—August 5, 2018
My calculator is missing the minus button.
But on the plus side, ...it still works.
 
Facebook
Geoff Langrish
September 22, 2018 at 7:28 PM ·
The minus button on my calculator has broken. On the plus side it still works!
   
X/Twitter
QwazyQuokka
@Girlie4
The minus button on my calculator has broken.
On the plus side it still works!
5:48 AM · Sep 23, 2019
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
u/porichoygupto—April 7, 2021
I just realized that my calculator is missing the minus button.
But on the plus side, it still works.
 
Reddit—ApparentJokes
DokCyber—July 19, 2021
My calculator is missing the minus button…. But on the plus side it still works
 
X/Twitter
Puns AndOneliners
@punsandoneliner
The minus key on my calculator is broken, but on the plus side it still works.
https://punsandoneliners.com/randomness/calculator-jokes/  #CalculatorJokes #Joke #Humour #Calculator
11:00 AM · Jan 20, 2022
 
X/Twitter
Crime and PUNishment
@MadCarly26
The minus key on my calculator is broken, but on the plus side it still works.
11:24 AM · Apr 19, 2022 from Manhattan, NY
 
LaffGaff
Minus Button
November 15, 2026 by LaffGaff
The minus key on my calculator is broken…
But on the plus side it still works.