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Bluesky pun storm erupts over 7-Eleven's 'Hanks for Our Troops' pumpkin brûlée

Pun chain and authenticity jokes continue through early morning

3 Sep 21 1:25 AM · 3d ago · 11 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 3

Over the following hours, commenters kept extending the wordplay ('T. Hanks', 'Hanks for your service') and joking about whether any real Tom Hanks was detectable in the product, with the thread still active hours after the original post.

Pun chain and authenticity jokes continue through early morning
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“i don't care how famous he is, he's still just one guy. i don't believe there's a detectible amount of Hanks in that pumpkin brûlée. unless they're using Colin too.”

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1–2Commenters decode the joke as a Tom Hanks…3Pun chain and authenticity jokes continue…
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