“What did the light house keeper do when he lost his job?” (joke)

“Lighthouse work” is sometimes confused with “light housework.” “That’s ‘light housework’, not ‘lighthouse work’.  but I can see why you might get confused” was posted on Twitter by Martin A. Brooks on January 15, 2010. “When I hear the Visiting Angels underwriting on NPR, my brain autocorrects ‘light housework’ to ‘lighthouse work.’ Hilarity ensues” was posted on Twitter by Matt Trotter on July 20, 2016.
 
A pun was posted on Reddit—Jokes on January 22, 2019:
 
“What did the light house keeper do when he lost his job? He became a maid, he was already accustomed to performing light house work.”
 
       
Twitter 
Martin A. Brooks
@mart_brooks
that’s “light housework”, not “lighthouse work”.  but I can see why you might get confused 😊
12:20 PM - 15 Jan 2010
   
Twitter
John Royer
@ks4isu
Radio ad for in-home elder care says they also provide “light housework”... or do they mean “lighthouse work”?
5:52 PM - 15 Oct 2012
   
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Annie Pumphrey
@apumphrey
A note to those looking for jobs online: “light housework” and “lighthouse work” are two very different things.
1:18 PM - 29 Feb 2016
   
Twitter
Matt Trotter
@mbtrotter
When I hear the Visiting Angels underwriting on NPR, my brain autocorrects “light housework” to “lighthouse work.” Hilarity ensues.
5:07 PM - 20 Jul 2016
 
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John M
@John_M15
Heard an agency advertising their services on the radio, and now I’m tortured wondering if they were offering to do ‘light housework’ or ‘lighthouse work.’
6:07 PM - 10 Jan 2019
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted byu/showponies January 22, 2019
What did the light house keeper do when he lost his job?
He became a maid, he was already accustomed to performing light house work.
 
Twitter
Jokes OK Please
@jokesokplease
What did the light house keeper do when he lost his job?. He became a maid, he was already accustomed to performing light house work. #joke
1:10 PM - 22 Jan 2019
 
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Brata George
@BrataGeorge
What did the light house keeper do when he lost his job? He became a maid, he was already accustomed to performing light house work. #smile #reddit #jokes
2:35 PM - 22 Jan 2019
 
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Shit Jokes
@ShitJokes
What did the light house keeper do when he lost his job?
He became a maid, he was already accustomed to performing light house work.
4:23 AM - 24 Jan 2019