[CONTEST ENDED] Have a laugh with us on International Joke Day!

AmyReyes
Community Manager

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UPDATE: this contest has ended. We loved reading all of your networking jokes 😂 Thank you to everyone who played along! Our randomly selected winners are: @niroulabh@RichardP, and @ICT-Joe. Congrats! 🎉 

 

July 1st is International Joke Day, a day to celebrate laughter and revel in the humor that brings us all closer together. They say laughter is the best medicine, and for good reason! Research has shown it increases oxygen to the heart, lungs, and muscles; not to mention it increases endorphins, which improve your mood and reduce physical pain.

 

I think we all could use a little more joy and fun in our lives, and what better way to tickle your funny bone than by engaging in a joke contest?

 

This year,  in honor of International Joke Day, let’s hear your best, most laugh-worthy (or cringe inducing!) IT or networking jokes. And don’t forget visual humor—comics count, too! 

 

How to enter

 

Share your IT or networking related joke in a comment on this blog post before 9:59am EST on Friday, July 7th. Just remember to stick to the community guidelines: Keep it clean and in good taste! No political, religious, or otherwise offensive jokes please. (Probably goes without saying, but just in case!)

 

How to win

 

Once submissions close at 9:59am EST on July 7th, we select three entries at random to win a Cisco Meraki polo.

 

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Good luck, and keep the laughs comin'!

 

The Fine Print
66 Comments
KarstenI
Kind of a big deal

I once told a joke that good, that even HR called and wanted to hear the joke …

van604
Building a reputation

What is  Darth Vader's girlfriends name?

 

......

 

Ella -- Vader

 

 

Inderdeep
Kind of a big deal

Why Network engineers prefer dark mode CLI?
Because light attracts bugs 😀

Madhan_kumar_G
Getting noticed

Budget Negotiations 😂

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TBHPTL
A model citizen

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thaack
Getting noticed

Always loved this classic.

 

I'd tell you a joke about UDP, but you probably wouldn't get it...

Miguel1
Here to help

Un empresario invitó a sus trabajadores a una comida de fraternidad. Cuando llegaron los postres se levantó para pronunciar un discurso. Durante el mismo contó un chiste que, al ser oído, provocó grandes carcajadas en todos los trabajadores, menos en uno. El empresario le preguntó, sorprendido por su inhabitual seriedad: – ¿Es que a usted no le ha hecho gracia?- A mí me ha hecho la misma gracia que a todos los demás, contestó el perspicaz empleado, pero es que yo me jubilo mañana.

TBHPTL
A model citizen

If you like binary, this one is a bit more funny...

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Nikhil2311
Here to help

One of the Best joke is

"DNS is the root of all problems"

Nikhil2311
Here to help

There’s no place like 127.0.0.1

Bandwiches
Here to help

Why did the IT network administrator go to therapy?


Because they couldn't stop subnetting their problems and needed someone to help them resolve their binary conflicts

JeremySchmidt
Here to help

I have a great joke about pizza but I am afraid it is to Cheesy!!

Dtmacri0001
Comes here often

Q. How do you catch an Ether Bunny.
A. With an Ethernet!!

JeremySchmidt
Here to help

Does anyone know if they laugh loud in Hawaii or is it just aloha??

JeremySchmidt
Here to help

Did you hear about that guy who stole a bunch of Ipads?  

 

He should FACETIME!!

WillFulmer
Conversationalist

Why did the Cisco Meraki access point go to therapy?

Because it was tired of feeling disconnected and just needed someone to route for it!

SyringaHosp
Just browsing

I had a user call me saying she couldn't access her files on the network. I unplugged the coffee maker and plugged in the server and said; "Try it now."

DIB
Comes here often

How do you make a router laugh?

TCL it in the RIB.

JeremySchmidt
Here to help

I had a doctor's appointment the other day and he told me i am going deaf! 

 

Man that news was really hard for me to hear!😭

Dherrington
Conversationalist

What does Transylvania and 10BASE5 networks have in common? They both have vampires.

agamez
Comes here often

How do robots eat pizza?

 

One byte at a time.

RichardP
Conversationalist

Q. Why did the networking engineer always carry a ladder?

 

A. Because he wanted to climb the "access point" and reach new heights of connectivity!

cciechaz
Just browsing

A multicast packet walks into 100 bars.......

almightythor
Here to help

I quit my job working for Nike. I just couldn’t do it anymore.

 

 

Whatever you do always give 100%. Unless you are donating blood.

 

 

"Hi, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."

"Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"

"Yes, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."

"OK, I'll tell you a TCP joke."

"Ok, I will hear a TCP joke."

"Are you ready to hear a TCP joke?"

"Yes, I am ready to hear a TCP joke."

 

 

I'd tell you a networking joke about UDP But I wouldn't know if you got it.

 

 

 

Last one;

 

Three tech guys named Chuck, Elon, and Jeff all built rockets to go to the moon. The mission commanders restricted them each to carry only one item each on the rockets. Jeff brought a kindle to read. Chuck brought a meraki camera so he could webex from space. Elon brought the door from his tesla so he could roll down the window.

 

DarrenWright
Comes here often

I have tons of Jokes.  Here you go....

 

Jokes dropped | Jokes dropped | 65 Jokes were not logged.  

Willy_22
Here to help

Security Gateway Color States

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Martin-cantwell
Here to help

This was good when covid was around 

 

Stay at 127.0.0.1 wear a 255.255.255.0 

 

 

 

Martin-cantwell
Here to help

Why do networking professionals prefer puns?

 

 

 

Because they always get a good "byte" out of them!

Martin-cantwell
Here to help

Why was the FortiGate Cold? 🥶

 

It left all its "ports" open! 

niroulabh
Getting noticed

Drink And driving kills people.

Drink and CLIing kills the network.

 

Durga_Konduru
Conversationalist

Why did the firewall go on a diet?

To keep the unwanted packets out and stay in shape!

 

Why did the computer go to the doctor?

Because it had a virus and couldn't stop sneezing .

 

combobulated
Getting noticed

What happens if you violate Ohm's Law?

 

You have to go to circuit court.

decassuncao
Here to help

WiFi went down for 5 minutes, so I had to talk to my family. They really look nice people. 🤓

Nikhil2311
Here to help

The problem with UDP jokes isI don’t get half of them

Nikhil2311
Here to help

I was asking all my neighbors for an EIGRP joke. Didn’t receive all replies, so I am stuck in active

Nikhil2311
Here to help

My friend: Hey, did you watch that new movie called ‘IP Address’?

 Me: Which one, original or spoof?

Nikhil2311
Here to help

I have told IPv4 joke 254 times. Then it stopped being funny.

Nikhil2311
Here to help

An ARP request goes to McDonald’s and asks for a Big MAC

Nikhil2311
Here to help

I think my favorite is :

A VRRP packet walks into a bar...

It looks around, panics, kicks a stool, flips a table over, and sets the bar on fire, then runs outside screaming.

No one knows why.

webfrank
Getting noticed

The worst illnes for a mouse: the clickinson deseases 

DanielWahlsten
Getting noticed

A bit too late but you never joke about networking. It’s serious stuff 😊

Andre_S
Here to help

A bunch of TCP packets walk into a bar. The bartender says, “Hang on just a second, I need to close the window.”

PankajB
Conversationalist

News spread that recently Donald Trump was sent to prison with a donkey....

 

Everyone asked why was donkey sent to jail ?

 

 

 

See... I told you, no one cares for Donald !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Its just a joke, please don't take personally, no kudos, not interested in winning any prizes... my sincere apologies)

RARAO_PROINF
Here to help

A  scientist found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.

ICT-Joe
Here to help

Two aerials get married. The ceremony wasn't great but the reception was excellent!

Duijv023
Here to help

Why are cloud services interrupted?
Because they suffer thunderstorms

rwiesmann
A model citizen

I can’t get my network printer to work...
Oh Brother, where are you?

Martin-cantwell
Here to help

A font walks into a bar ...

 

The bar Keep says "We don't serve your type in here" 

Andre_S
Here to help

The worst thing about broadcast storm jokes is that everyone’s already heard them a hundred times.

Andre_S
Here to help

I always get jittery when making jokes in real time

TimFelton
Just browsing

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GKAVALIEROS
Comes here often

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derner
Conversationalist

Why did the computer go to art school? It wanted to improve its networking skills by mastering the "LAN-scape"!

pckit
Just browsing
Nikhil2311
Here to help

 "Hi, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."
"Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"
"Yes, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."
"OK, I'll tell you a TCP joke."
"Ok, I will hear a TCP joke."
"Are you ready to hear a TCP joke?"
"Yes, I am ready to hear a TCP joke."
"Ok, I am about to send the TCP joke. It will last 10 seconds, it has two characters, it does not have a setting, it ends with a punchline."
"Ok, I am ready to get your TCP joke that will last 10 seconds, has two characters, does not have an explicit setting, and ends with a punchline."
"I'm sorry, your connection has timed out.
.Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?

SSAY-AXS
Getting noticed

I prefer multicast jokes. I tell it once, and everyone listening gets it.

SSAY-AXS
Getting noticed

I like this joke : https://youtu.be/aPtr43KHBGk

AmyReyes
Community Manager

UPDATE: this contest has ended. We loved reading all of your networking jokes 😂 Thank you to everyone who played along! Our randomly selected winners are: @niroulabh@RichardP, and @ICT-Joe. Congrats! 🎉 

niroulabh
Getting noticed

Congratulations to the winners.

van604
Building a reputation

congrats to all the winners and all those that put in a joke, did put a smile and a groan through out the week.

Dherrington
Conversationalist

Congrats to all the winners

 

Inderdeep
Kind of a big deal

Congrats to the winners !

almightythor
Here to help

congrats indeed

Nikhil2311
Here to help

Congrats everyone.

decassuncao
Here to help

Congrats to all, specially for the winners. 

almightythor
Here to help

congrats to the judges