“The sign on the door said ‘Press.’ I did. The door opened. The room was filled with journalists”

“Press” can mean to apply pressure, and press can also mean the journalist media. There are jokes on this double meaning.
 
“The sign on the door read ‘Press.’ I did. The door opened. The room was filled with journalists” was posted on Facebook by Unappreciated Puns · Ajai Kumar on November 14, 2022. “The sign on the door said press. I did. The door opened. The room was filled with journalists” was posted on X/Twitter by Wormydog on November 26, 2023.
   
 
Facebook
Unappreciated Puns ·
Ajai Kumar ·
November 14, 2022 at 8:14 AM ·
The sign on the door read “Press”. I did. The door opened. The room was full of journalists.
 
X/Twitter 
OTIENO ONYANGO
@_jahom
The sign on the door read “Press”. I did. The door opened. The room was full of journalists.
8:29 AM · Nov 14, 2022
 
Facebook
Stanley Salassi
November 15, 2022 at 3:40 AM ·
The sign on the door read “Press”. I did. The door opened. The room was full of journalists.
 
Facebook
Scott Dubay
November 15, 2022 at 8:13 AM ·
The sign on the door read…  “Press”… So I did… The door opened… The room was full of journalists…
 
Reddit—Puns
CroakyPyrex—October 29, 2023
So much pressure
(“The sign on the door read ‘Press.’ I did. The door opened. The room was filled with journalists” is shown on an image.—ed.)
 
X/Twitter
Wormydog
@TimHagg74124094
The sign on the door said press. I did. The door opened. The room was filled with journalists.
7:00 PM · Nov 26, 2023
 
Facebook
Ben Cabrido Jr.
November 2, 2024 at 7:52 PM ·
The sign of the door reads: ‘Press’
So I did. Then the door opened. The room was full of journalists.
 
Bluesky
Jonathan Slater
‪@jonathanslater.bsky.social‬
The sign on the door said “Press”
I did …
The door opened
The room was full of journalists
11:46 AM · Jun 7, 2025
 
X/Twitter
Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
The sign on the door said “Press”...
I did, the door opened and the room was full of journalists.
8:10 AM · May 29, 2026