“I would’ve kept off the grass, but I don’t understand sign language”

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Entry from December 24, 2017

“I would’ve kept off the grass, but I don’t understand sign language”

There are many “Keep off the Grass” signs. A joke was posted on the website Tearable Puns on September 19, 2014:

“I would’ve kept off the grass, but I don’t understand sign language.”

Tearable Puns
Sep 19, 2014
I would’ve kept off the grass
I would’ve kept off the grass, but I don’t understand sign language.

Twitter
Tearable Puns‏
@TearablePunster
I would’ve kept off the grass, but I don’t understand sign language. #jokes #TearablePuns
7:03 AM - 19 Sep 2014

Twitter
Frabjous Guy‏
@Adonis_Xaevier
Yikes! I would’ve kept off the grass, but I don’t understand sign language.
11:17 AM - 19 May 2015

Reddit—Clean Jokes
I *would’ve* kept off the grass… (self.cleanjokes)
submitted December 25, 2017 by chacham2
but I don’t understand sign language.

Twitter
LOL Tweets™‏
@lolmgco
I *would’ve* kept off the grass…
but I don’t understand sign language.
11:07 AM - 25 Dec 2017

Twitter
keepingitcreel‏
@Keepingitcreel
I *would’ve* kept off the grass… but I don’t understand sign language.
11:42 AM - 25 Dec 2017

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