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27 December 2018, 11:12
Now, this one's a thinker...
Christmas cracker jokes are usually terrible, but they at least make sense.
Not this one, however. This particularly weird Christmas cracker joke has been doing the rounds again, after TV presenter Dan Walker posted in total bafflement:
Anybody get this? Iām deeply confused #CrackerJoke š§ pic.twitter.com/HTYecY2aB0
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) December 25, 2018
Same here @mrdanwalker , just had a massive debate after dinner! š pic.twitter.com/bUP31pbWY0
— Robbie Bruce (@wba_robbie) December 25, 2018
Thankfully, people on Twitter were able to come up with an explanation, revealing that Cracker-makers have clearly not bothered to correct the error:
Think it's supposed to say Coffin Medicine?
— Ian Lewis (@ianplewis_2409) December 25, 2018
It's a simple typo where the font the printers used doesn't have the ffi symbol (all joined together rather than separate letters). Should be coffin medicine. Still a crap joke.
— Christmas Hearn (@cjhearn) December 25, 2018
Here's what it is supposed to look like:
— Leigh Bill (@LMcCloskey10) December 25, 2018