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32 Funny Ladder Jokes

32 Funny Ladder Jokes

Ladder Puns

1. I wanted to climb the corporate ladder, but the rungs were greasy and I kept slipping.

2. My new year’s resolution was to move up the ladder at work. But every time I tried, I got knocked down a rung or two.

3. I bought a new ladder today but had to return it. It was defective and missing a few rungs.

4. I was hoping to get a promotion at work, but it feels like the corporate ladder has a slippery top rung that I just can’t reach.

5. I’m so short, I need a ladder just to climb the career ladder. The struggle is real.

6. I tried to step up to the next rung of the ladder at work, but my boss just keeps moving the ladder farther away.

7. My coworker brought in a ladder to “climb the corporate ladder.” But security escorted him out for safety violations.

8. I wanted to move up at my job, but the corporate ladder was placed against the wrong wall.

9. I’m starting a business selling ladders. My marketing slogan is “A step up from the rest!”

10. I was hoping for a promotion at work, but it turns out the corporate ladder is just a step stool.

11. My boss said if I work hard, someday I’ll reach the top rung of the ladder. I later realized he was talking about the janitor’s ladder.

Ladder One-Liners

12. I was feeling on top of the world until someone kicked the ladder out from under me.

13. My life was going well until everything came crashing down like a faulty ladder.

14. I tried climbing the social ladder, but I have weak upper body strength so I didn’t get very high.

15. I climbed to the top rung of the ladder only to realize it was leaning against the wrong wall.

16. My career is like a rickety old ladder – unsteady and threatening to collapse at any moment.

17. Success is just a ladder – stand it against the wrong wall and you’ll still climb to the top but have nothing to show for it.

18. I planted a magic beanstalk to reach the top instead of taking the ladder – big mistake.

19. That awkward moment when you step onto a ladder that someone is already standing on.

20. Corporate ladder? Nah, I’ll take the corporate elevator.

21. My career ladder broke, now I’m just clinging to the rubble hoping for the best.

Best Ladder Jokes

22. I was excited when my boss said I was getting promoted. But then he handed me a ladder and said, “The light bulb in my office needs changing.”

23. I decided to prank my neighbor by borrowing his ladder and removing all the bulbs from his outdoor lights. Let’s just say he was in the dark about the whole thing.

24. My friend was obsessed with climbing the social ladder, so I got him a ladder for his birthday. He was not amused.

25. I wanted to install some new overhead lights, so I headed to the store to buy a ladder. But they were all sold out – it was a huge step down.

26. I saw two ladders gossiping in the hardware store today. I guess they were just talking behind each other’s rungs.

27. Did you hear about the angry ladder? It flew off the handle.

28. Why was the ladder late to work? It overslept and missed a few rungs.

29. My friend called me panicking because his ladder collapsed while he was on the roof. Don’t worry buddy, I said, let’s just take this one step at a time.

30. What do you call a ladder covered in chocolate sprinkles and buttercream? A step ladder!

31. Why don’t ants ever climb up ladders? They prefer step stools.

32. I entered my ladder in a beauty pageant last week. It didn’t win, but it did make the top three rungs!