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Entry from August 05, 2023

“What do you call a town with a lot of benches?”/“A sitty.”

“City” has nothing to do with “sit,” but there are jokes.

“What do you call a town with a lot of benches? A sitty” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on August 5, 2023. “A town with a lot of park benches is a sity” was posted on X/Twitter by Bob Golen on August 5, 2023.

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/StrafemOrigin August 5, 2023
What do you call a town with a lot of benches?
A sitty.
COMMENTS
Ogfrebu83
A town with lots of benches to enjoy honey baked ham:
Gotham sitty

X/Twitter
Funny Dad Jokes
@FunnyDadJokess
What do you call a town with a lot of benches?
A sitty.
7:50 AM · Aug 5, 2023

X/Twitter
🍾 ʎɹɹɐqƃǝoɹʞɹǝʇʇıʍʇ ✨
@CocktailBarry
@The1stCoco What do you call a town with a lot of benches?
A sitty 😑
7:53 AM · Aug 5, 2023

X/Twitter
Geoffrey B Miller, PhD.
@millergb
What do you call a town with a lot of benches?
A sitty.
8:31 AM · Aug 5, 2023

X/Twitter
Bob Golen
@BobGolen
A town with a lot of park benches is a sity.
1:58 PM · Aug 5, 2023

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