“I tried suing someone for stealing my basketball, but it got thrown out of court”—a pun also on “basketball” court—is a joke that was posted on Sickipedia and Twitter on September 21, 2017. The joke was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on September 28, 2017.
Sickpedia
I tried suing someone for stealing my basketball but it got thrown out of court.
Submited by BummedYourMum in Other - Dad Jokes · September 21, 2017
Twitter
Paul Murphy
@paul_mujayob
tried suing someone for stealing my basketball but it got thrown out of court.
1:33 PM - 21 Sep 2017
Reddit—Oneliners
I tried suing someone for stealing my basketball…but it got thrown out of court. (self.oneliners)
submitted September 28, 2017 by madazzahatter
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COMMENTS
AddsDadJoke
So, not such a slam dunk case then?
Twitter
Funny One Line Jokes
@lol1liners
I tried suing someone for stealing my basketball…but it got thrown out of court.
6:40 AM - 28 Sep 2017
Twitter
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@lolmgco
I tried suing someone for stealing my basketball…but it got thrown out of court.
7:37 AM - 28 Sep 2017
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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