"I’m not a big fan of archery. It has too many drawbacks” is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The joke originated on the website Pun of the Day on June 13, 2012.
Pun of the Day
Great One Liners of the Month - June 2012
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5. I’m not a big fan of archery. It has too many drawbacks.
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Terry Johnson
@WheresMyApple
I’m not a big fan of archery. It has too many drawbacks.[Click to Vote!]
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3:16 AM - 13 Jun 2012
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Stephen Yuen
@ScubaStebe
“I’m not a big fan of archery. It has too many drawbacks” #punoftheday
8:28 AM - 13 Jun 2012
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08/03/12 Grif.Net Blog - More Tidbits and Snippets from London 2012
Dr. Bob
8/3/12
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From a spectator: “I’m not a big fan of archery. It has too many drawbacks.”
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@omgthatspunny
I’m not a big fan of archery. It has too many drawbacks.
2:46 PM - 30 Oct 2013
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clare harding
@CurlyClare87
Today I tried archery for the first time...I was not hugely successful. It has too many drawbacks 
#badjoke
9:54 AM - 27 Apr 2014 from Ortaca, Muğla
Google Books
Title Journal: I’m Not a Big Fan of Archery It Has Too Many Drawbacks 6 X 9
Author Spread Joy Journal
Publisher Independently Published, 2019
ISBN 1797894390, 9781797894393
Length 122 pages
Subjects Sports & Recreation › Archery
Google Books
The Jokiest Joking Puns Book Ever Written . . . No Joke!
By Brian Boon
New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press
2019
Pg. 36:
I tried archery, but I didn’t like it.
There were too many drawbacks.
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Demarcus-Xavier February 1, 2019
I was gonna try out archery
But theres too many drawbacks
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Demarcus-Xavier April 7, 2019
I was gonna try out archery
But there were too many drawbacks
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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