“I went for a run, but came back home after 5 minutes because I forgot something. I forgot that I’m fat and can’t run for more than 5 minutes” was posted on Twitter by aaaarrrrgggghhhh on April 29, 2012.
   
The running/jogging joke has been told frequently, with slight variations. “I went jogging for two minutes before I realized I forgot something and went home. I forgot I’m out of shape and can only jog for 2 minutes” was posted on Twitter by Nam Suerm on September 26, 2012. “I went out for a run tonight, but had to go back after two minutes because I’d forgotten something. I’d forgotten that I’m fat, out of shape and can’t run for more than two minutes” was posted on LaffGaff on February 10, 2023.
   
     
Twitter
aaaarrrrgggghhhh
@CaptainObtuse
I went for a run but came back home after 5 minutes because I forgot something.
I forgot that I’m fat and can’t run for more than 5 minutes
7:19 PM · Apr 29, 2012
   
Twitter
Daniel Carr
@HolySmHarbaugh
RT @CaptOblivious1: I went for a run but came back home after 5 minutes because I forgot something.
I forgot that I’m fat and can’t run ...
10:58 AM · Jul 19, 2012
   
Twitter
Community
@Wonderforall
I went for a run but came back home after 5 minutes because I forgot something.Iforgot that I’m fat and can’t run for more than 5 minutes
8:25 AM · Sep 24, 2012
 
Twitter
Bonnie
@bvwhelan
I went for a run but came back after 5 minutes bc I forgot something. I forgot that I’m out of shape and can’t run for more than 5 minutes.
6:13 PM · Sep 25, 2012
 
Twitter
Chris
@chrisbatesrok
Went for a run but came back home because I forgot something. I forgot that I’m out of shape and can’t run for more than 5 minutes.
10:03 PM · Sep 25, 2012
   
Twitter
Mee-Ky-El
@Classic_Michael
I went for a run but had to come back after 5 minutes because I forgot something. I forgot that I’m out of shape.
11:16 AM · Sep 26, 2012
   
Twitter
bobby knepper
@aboynamedbobby
I went for a run but came back home after 5 minutes because I forgot something.
I forgot that I’m terribly out of shape.
6:31 PM · Sep 26, 2012
   
Twitter
Nam Suerm
@nuerm15
I went jogging for two minutes before I realized I forgot something and went home. I forgot I’m out of shape and can only jog for 2 minutes
7:09 PM · Sep 26, 2012
         
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/hivemind_disruptor October 2, 2014
I went joggin but came back after five minutes because I forgot something.
I forgot that I’m fat and can’t run for more than five minutes.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/mintydan123 May 24, 2015
I went for a run….
I went for a run but came back home after 5 minutes because I forgot something. I forgot that I’m fat and can’t run for more than 5 minutes
   
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/ObiJuanKenobi12 August 26, 2015
I went running today but came back after 5 minutes because I forgot something
I forgot that I’m fat and can’t run for more than 5 minutes.
 
Reddit—ApparentJokes
Posted by u/DokCyber August 16, 2021
Went jogging and came back after 2 minutes because I forgot something. Forgot Im out of shape and can only jog for 2 minutes.
 
LaffGaff
Forgotten Something
February 10, 2023 by laffgaff
I went out for a run tonight, but had to go back after two minutes because I’d forgotten something.
I’d forgotten that I’m fat, out of shape and can’t run for more than two minutes.