“Unpalatable” (disagreeable or distasteful) is not the same thing as “unpalletable” (involving a pallet), but there are jokes.
“Forklift operators do not care for puns - they find them unpalletable.[Click to Vote!]” was posted on Twitter by Terry Johnson on November 17, 2011. The joke originated on the website Pun of the Day.
“What do you call something that can’t be forklifted? Unpalletable” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on January 12, 2022. The website Think and Laugh Daily made this the “Laugh of the Day” on January 14, 2022.
Twitter
Terry Johnson
@Natural2Live
Forklift operators do not care for puns - they find them unpalletable.[Click to Vote!]
- lol
3:05 AM · Nov 17, 2011·twitterfeed
Twitter
Michael Henzler
@MichaelHenzler
“@omgthatspunny: Forklift operators do not care for puns - they find them unpalletable. #punny”
@BeatNSkeet
hahaha
4:43 PM · Apr 17, 2012·Twitter for Android
Twitter
Liftec Forklifts
@LiftecForklifts
#Forklift truck drivers don’t like puns; they find them unpalletable.
1:43 PM · Mar 30, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Murphy Slaugh: Pun Dragon FWA ‘22
@MurphySlaugh
Forklift operators do not care for puns - they find them unpalletable. #PunOfTheDay
10:38 AM · Oct 13, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/wonliners November 12, 2017
Forklift operators do not care for oneliners - they find them unpalletable.
Twitter
General Forklift
@GeneralForklift
Forklift truck drivers aren’t partial to puns. They find wordplay very ‘unpalletable’! #jokeoftheday
10:13 AM · Aug 12, 2020·Thryv
Twitter
tori ☆
@CARTIERANG3L
Forklift operators hate puns, they find them unpalletable
1:55 PM · Oct 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Bernard Cormier
@BernardCormier
PUN OF THE DAY:
Forklift operators hate my puns. They find them unpalletable.
#TodaysPun
5:08 AM · Dec 27, 2020·Twitterrific for iOS
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/MurphyRise January 12, 2022
What do you call something that can’t be forklifted?
Unpalletable
Twitter
GNolan
@GNolan01
What do you call something that can’t be forklifted? Unpalletable.
2:50 PM · Jan 14, 2022·Twitter Web App
Twitter
Jimmy RevJim Olsen
@mybuddyjimmy
What do you call something that can’t be forklifted? Unpalletable. #LaughoftheDay
3:02 PM · Jan 14, 2022·Twitter for iPhone
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