Get ready to elevate your humour with our collection of 15 original forklift jokes, puns, and gags! Whether you’re taking a break from a busy day or just in need of a good laugh, these witty and clever one-liners are sure to lift your mood.
From punny quips to hilarious observations about forklift life, each forklift joke is guaranteed to deliver a hefty dose of laughter. Perfect for sharing with coworkers, friends, or anyone who appreciates a good forklift-themed chuckle, these jokes are sure to raise the bar on your daily dose of humour. So, strap in and prepare to have your spirits lifted with some forklift fun!
But don’t worry, the explanations are at the bottom of the post if you need them.
Without further ado:
1) Why did the forklift stop working?
It was two-tired!
2) Why don’t forklifts like fast food?
They prefer a well-balanced meal!
3) What’s a forklift’s least favourite type of music?
Heavy metal!
4) Why do forklift operators make good comedians?
They have a knack for picking up punchlines!
5) What’s an electric forklift’s favourite sport?
Circuit training!
6) Why did the forklift operator not eat at the BBQ?
Because none of it was pallet-able!
7) Why don’t electric forklifts make good sailors?
Because they’re always docking!
8) Why don’t forklifts play chess?
They find it hard to move diagonally!
9) What do you call a forklift at a jazz club?
A smooth operator!
10) What’s a forklift’s favourite sport?
Weightlifting!
11) Why don’t forklifts play football?
They always get caught for handling the ball!
12) Why did the forklift start a TV repair business?
Because it was a telly-handler!
13) How does a forklift take its coffee?
Decaf – it’s already wired enough!
14) Why was the forklift so good at boxing?
It knew how to handle heavyweights!
15) Why do forklift manufacturers never open-source their code?
Because everyone keeps forking it!
OK, we’ll admit, that one’s a bit niche…
16) Why did the forklift make a good detective?
Because it could always get to the bottom of things!
17) How does a forklift always know where to go?
It always knows its bearings!
18) Why did the forklift never start a conversation?
It always preferred to pick things up midway!
19) How did the forklift get a job as a singer?
Because it had a great major lift!
20) Why did the forklift break up with its partner?
It couldn’t handle the baggage anymore!
Explanations
It’s OK, sometimes we don’t get the joke either. We’ve included the explanations for our witty collection of forklift jokes and puns below:
- This is a pun on “too tired”. Forklifts usually have 3+ tyres, although here at Forkify, we’ve seen our fair share of forklifts missing critical parts after accidents.
- This is a play on forklifts’ need for balance in handling loads, contrasting the often unbalanced nutritional value of fast food. We’re looking at you, KFC.
- Heavy metal is a music genre typically with a loud and powerful sound, which one might ironically assume would be a forklift’s favourite due to its strength and industrial nature
- This witty forklift joke uses a play on words where “picking up” refers both to the forklift’s primary function of lifting objects and to the comedian’s skill in understanding and using punchlines.
- Circuit training is a type of high-intensity workout routine, but for an electric forklift, we’re implying that its version of physical training would involve electrical circuits.
- The term “pallet-able” is a pun on “palatable” (as in tasty to eat) and pallet. And if this BBQ is anything like my father-in-law’s, then we’re with the forklift!
- Electric forklifts frequently need to charge, or dock. Sailors, on the other hand, spend days on end out at sea. See?
- Forklifts, being vehicles that primarily move forwards and backwards, would find it difficult to move diagonally (like chess pieces such as bishops or queens). Yes, we know Combilift, there are multidirectional forklifts.
- “Smooth operator” is a phrase often used to describe someone who handles situations effortlessly and suavely, which applies to a forklift in a jazz club setting, suggesting it handles its tasks with similar finesse.
- Do we really need to explain this one? I think not.
- In football, “handling the ball” is an illegal move for all players except the goalkeeper. This joke applies to forklifts, which are machines designed to handle objects.
- “Telly-handler” is a pun combining “telly,” an informal British term for television, and telehandler, a type of forklift.
- “Already wired enough” suggests that electric forklifts, which run on electricity (wires), don’t need the additional stimulation of caffeine (unlike us here at Forkify).
- In boxing, handling heavyweights refers to competing against large, heavy fighters. This pun of course applies the term to forklifts, which are designed to handle heavy weights.
- OK, bear with us on this one. In software development, “forking” is when developers create a new project from the existing (open) source code of another project. This may put manufacturers at a disadvantage because their competitors can use the same code for their own forklifts. It’s just a pun.
- The joke plays on the dual meaning of “getting to the bottom of things.” In detective work, this phrase means solving a mystery or finding the root cause of a problem. In the context of a forklift, it refers to the literal action of lifting and moving items to see what’s underneath.
- This forklift joke hinges on the double meaning of “bearings.” In a literal sense, bearings are mechanical parts that help with rotational or linear movement, crucial in machinery like forklifts. Metaphorically, “knowing one’s bearings” means understanding one’s position or direction.
- In conversation, “pick things up midway” means joining in the middle without needing the beginning to be explained. For a forklift, it’s a literal action – picking up objects from the middle. It’s a pun.
- A “major lift” in music refers to a section in a composition where the tone ascends to a higher, often more cheerful or bright, pitch. In the case of a forklift, lifting is its primary (major) function.
- In relationships, “baggage” refers to past experiences or emotional issues a person brings into a relationship. In the literal sense, a forklift handles physical baggage or cargo.
So there you have it, our forklift joke collection.
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