“What does a pulley like the best about its position? It’s the center of a tension” —a pun on “center of attention”—was posted on Reddit—Jokes on August 18, 2017.
“Do you know why the pulley is the most egotistical machine ever made? It just ALWAYS needs to be the center of a tension!” was posted on Twitter by certified bad boy on December 7, 2018. “The pulley is the most egotistical of all machines. It’s always the centre of a tension” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on November 25, 2019.
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/shercroft August 18, 2017
What does a pulley like the best about its position?
It’s the center of a tension.
Reddit—Cleanjokes
Posted by u/madazzahatter September 6, 2017
What does a pulley like the best about its position?
It’s the center of a tension…
Twitter
Lexi is Loil
@LOILTY_
We should call @Jpuljujarvi Pulley because today he was definitely the centre of a tension.
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9:50 PM · Nov 11, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/porichoygupto November 11, 2018
The pulley is the machine with the biggest ego.
Because it is the centre of a tension.
Twitter
certified bad boy
@bilbotwaggins
Dad Joke December: Day 7
Do you know why the pulley is the most egotistical machine ever made?
It just ALWAYS needs to be the center of a tension!
6:04 PM · Dec 7, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/porichoygupto November 25, 2019
The pulley is the most egotistical of all machines.
It’s always the centre of a tension.
Twitter
Dad Jokes
@Dadsaysjokes
The pulley is the most egotistical of all machines.
It’s always the centre of a tension.
4:07 PM · Apr 9, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/porichoygupto May 26, 2020
Out of all the machines, the pulley is the most egotistical.
It’s always the centre of a tension.
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/porichoygupto July 9, 2020
Among all the machines, the pulley is the most egotistical.
It’s always at the centre of a tension.
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