“I’ve got a pen that can write underwater. And lots of other words” is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Miles Watts on September 19, 2014. “I just got a pen that can write underwater, it can also write other words as well” was posted on Twitter by Graphic Contents on February 9, 2017. “I bought a pen that can write underwater. It can write other words too” was posted on Twitter by Ｒ Ｅ Ｂ Ｅ Ｌ on November 8, 2018.
Authorship is uncertain. “I have a pen that can write underwater… it can write other words too” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on May 30, 2019, when the joke went viral.
Twitter
Miles Watts
@MilesWattsFilm
Replying to @Acky_1
@Acky_1 I’ve got a pen that can write underwater. And lots of other words. Boom-tisshhhh…
4:21 AM - 19 Sep 2014
Twitter
Graphic Contents
@GraphicCComics
I just got a pen that can write underwater, it can also write other words as well.
10:12 AM - 9 Feb 2017
Twitter
Uddingston Grammar
@UGSchool
I have a new pen which can write underwater. It can write other words as well.
1:25 PM - 23 Sep 2017
Twitter
National League North Update
@Nassersnose
I’ve bought a pen that can write underwater…
I can write other words too… #comedy
5:13 PM - 1 Dec 2017
Twitter
Ｒ Ｅ Ｂ Ｅ Ｌ
@iamrebelmusic
I bought a pen that can write underwater.
It can write other words too
7:47 AM - 8 Nov 2018
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Rovioxo May 30, 2019
I have a pen that can write underwater…
it can write other words too
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/AppleMiner268 June 2, 2019
I have a pen that can write underwater!
It can also write other words too
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/pewds696969 June 3, 2019
I have a pen that can write underwater
It can write other words too
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/wastoo June 25, 2019
I have a pen that can write underwater as well as other words too.
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