“What kind of money do they use in space?”/“Starbucks.”

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Entry from July 08, 2017

“What kind of money do they use in space?”/“Starbucks.”

An obvious joke on the name of Starbucks (an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain) is:

Q: What kind of money do they use in space?
A: Starbucks.

The joke was posted on Twitter on November 27, 2009. “What kind of currency do astronauts use in space? Starbucks” was posted on Reddit—Dad Jokes on September 6, 2016.

Wikipedia: Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. As of November 2016, it operates 23,768 locations worldwide.

Twitter
Paige Wagner‏
@paigejwagner
Joke of the day by uncle Javier: what kind of money do astronauts use in space…? STARbucks! @chasejwagner 😊
9:39 AM - 27 Nov 2009

Twitter
Carlo Baltazar‏
@StickerHappie
What kind of money do they use in space? STARBUCKS…
7:23 PM - 3 Feb 2011

Twitter
summer‏
@notevensummer
@DavidOtunga What kind of money is only valid in space? Starbucks!
2:17 PM - 15 Feb 2012

Reddit—Dad Jokes
What kind of currency do astronauts use in space? (self.dadjokes)
submitted September 6, 2016 by mustachereviews
Starbucks

Twitter
Jake from State Farm‏
@JakeStateFarm
Q: What kind of money do they use in space?
A: Starbucks.
#StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou #JakeJokes
1:30 PM - 4 May 2017

Reddit—Jokes
What currency do they use in space?
submitted May 10, 2017 by Patches318
Starbucks

Reddit—Jokes
What type of currency do people use in space?
submitted July 7, 2017 by TheApple123
Starbucks.

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