“Ticket inspectors… You’ve got to hand it to them”

The expression “you’ve got to hand it to them” means that you’ve got to give them praise and credit. Some jokes. however, take the expression literally.
 
“You’ve got to hand it to them.”/“Who?”/“Ticket collectors!” was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on January 9, 1997. “RT @Trewball: Ticket Collectors…  You’ve got to hand it to them” was posted on X/Twitter by Lee Mifsud on October 16, 2009. “RT @FunnyJoker: Ticket Collectors…  You’ve got to hand it to them” was posted on X/Twitter by Breezy Sharp on October 16, 2009.
 
“what a great job ticket inspectors do, you’ve got to hand it to them” was posted on Facebook by Jonathan Wild on March 21, 2010. “@pjharvey you’ve got to hand it to them… ticket inspectors” was posted on X/Twitter by andybrown on April 26, 2010. “Ticket inspectors - you’ve got to hand it to them” was posted on X/Twitter by Robin Flavell on February 12, 2011.
 
“Barbers. You have to take your hat off to them” is a similar joke.
 
   
Google Groups: rec.humor
World’s Worst Jokes [Long]
Craig Kelly
Jan 9, 1997, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
“I don’t understand it.”
“What?”
“Chinese!”
“I can’t get over it.”
“What?”
“A ten foot wall!”
“You’ve got to hand it to them.”
“Who?”
“Ticket collectors!”
 
Google Groups: alt.usenet.reposts
AUR: World’s Worst Jokes [Long]
Marcus Lauer
Jan 9, 1997, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
) “You’ve got to hand it to them.”
) “Who?”
) “Ticket collectors!”
         
X/Twitter
Lee Mifsud
@LeeMifsud
RT @Trewball: Ticket Collectors…  You’ve got to hand it to them
12:15 PM · Oct 16, 2009
 
X/Twitter
Les Cross
@bpplesc
Ticket Collectors. . . You’ve got to hand it to them.
12:30 PM · Oct 16, 2009
 
X/Twitter
Breezy Sharp
@BreezySharp
RT @FunnyJoker: Ticket Collectors…  You’ve got to hand it to them. <

<-- I love it!
6:30 PM · Oct 16, 2009

Facebook
Matthew Folley
October 23, 2009 at 9:46 AN ·
Ticket Collectors… You’ve got to hand it to them.
   
Facebook
Jonathan Wild
March 21, 2010 at 3:50 PM ·
what a great job ticket inspectors do, you’ve got to hand it to them
 
X/Twitter
andybrown
@andybrown
@pjharvey you’ve got to hand it to them… ticket inspectors.
4:34 PM · Apr 26, 2010
 
X/Twitter
Robin Flavell
@RobinFlavell
Ticket inspectors - you’ve got to hand it to them.
1:01 PM · Feb 12, 2011
   
X/Twitter
John Graham
@jgraham2704
You’ve got to hand it to them haven’t you…...ticket inspectors!
@domisatwit caused me to spit out my coffee! #i’llusethatone
3:52 AM · Apr 8, 2011
 
Facebook
Gareth Cowan
April 12, 2011 at 5:38 PM ·
Ticket collectors…..you’ve got to hand it to them.
 
X/Twitter
Daniel Houghton
@AwardWinningDan
Ticket inspectors; you’ve got to hand it to them
5:43 PM · May 13, 2011
 
X/Twitter
Tom Siddell
@tomsiddell
@joshowens5 Ticket inspectors; you’ve got to hand it to them.
3:16 AM · May 14, 2011 from Liverpool, England
 
X/Twitter
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@DirectMediaLTD
London underground ticket inspectors…you’ve got to hand it to them.
3:43 AM · May 14, 2011
 
X/Twitter
Howard Jacobson
@howardjacobson
On car park bus - Ticket inspectors you’ve got to hand it to them
4:39 AM · May 14, 2011
 
Facebook
John Eadie
May 14, 2011 at 10:08 AM ·
Ticket inspectors : you’ve got to hand it to them….
     
X/Twitter
Kevin Core
@KevinCore
Favourite Vic and Bob joke: Ticket inspectors. You’ve got to hand it to them.
3:48 PM · Mar 23, 2013
 
X/Twitter
The Poke
@ThePoke
You’ve got to hand it to them, haven’t you?
Ticket collectors.
4:07 AM · May 13, 2019
 
Facebook
Ricky Lee Sikes
November 9, 2022 at 2:06 AM ·
Ticket inspectors have a tough job.
You’ve got to hand it to them.
 
Facebook
Ricky Lee Sikes
October 24, 2023 at 12:08 PM ·
Those ticket inspectors have a tough job.
You’ve got to hand it to them.
 
X/Twitter
Puns AndOneliners
@punsandoneliner
Ticket inspectors. You’ve got to hand it to them…
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