A joke about a silent auction was posted on the website Pun of the Day on May 20, 2018:
“I wanted to bid at the silent auction, but it was not aloud.”
The bid was not “aloud” (a pun on “allowed”).
Wiktionary—silent auction
Noun
silent auction (plural silent auctions)
1. An auction where people write bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item
Pun of the Day
I wanted to bid at the silent auction, but it was not aloud.
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Twitter
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@factjokes
I wanted to bid at the silent auction, but it was not aloud. Comment On This Pun!
3:09 AM - 30 May 2018
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@humourstic
I wanted to bid at the silent auction, but it was not aloud. Comment On This Pun!
3:38 AM - 30 May 2018
Reddit—Oneliners
I wanted to place a bid at the silent auction, but it was not aloud.
submitted May 31, 2018 by webguy1975
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@_JokeFarm
I wanted to place a bid at the silent auction, but it was not aloud. #joke #jokes
9:07 PM - 31 May 2018
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