The most confusing Christmas cracker joke returns: Can you work it out?

27 December 2018, 11:12

By Tom Eames

Now, this one's a thinker...

Christmas cracker jokes are usually terrible, but they at least make sense.

Christmas cracker jokes so bad they're good

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? I’m deeply confused #CrackerJoke 🧐 pic.twitter.com/HTYecY2aB0
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) December 25, 2018

Same here @mrdanwalker , just had a massive debate after dinner! 🙄 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: