15 Funny Things to Say to Someone in a Wheelchair

When your loved one or friend breaks an ankle or a limb and has to be immobile for a while, the doctor may recommend the use of a wheelchair. 

To make things not seem too bad, some people like to joke around the situation that seems like something gross so that the victim of such circumstance heals quickly from the emotional hurt that may come.

If you are looking for funny things to say to someone in a wheelchair, congratulations, you found the right page.

15 Funny Things to Say to Someone in a Wheelchair.

  1. You’ve got this, at least you have got the wheels to keep you going.
  2. You didn’t get the joke because you never know when someone is pulling your legs.
  3. She will take advantage of you because you are very easy to push around.
  4. I know you have the wheelchair drive to succeed.
  5. How many more weeks for your doctor to clear you because there’s no way you’re going to be outstanding in this situation?
  6. You got a wheelie amazing personality even in a wheelchair and that’s quite impressive.
  7. I’m here to defend you from bullies because you cannot stand up for yourself.
  8. The only reason she is still with you is because you can’t walk out on her.
  9. Just like an alcoholic, you cannot climb stairs.
  10. I cringe when you tell people thank you for pushing you around.
  11. Tell me you love me back, or else I’d take your wheelchair from you and have you crawling back to me.
  12. I find it hard looking at you for too long because you can’t handle stares.
  13. I like that you never let your wheelchair hold you back as you’re always on a roll.
  14. I know you can’t stand being on this for too long but you need to manage until the fracture heals.
  15. You should get off this wheelchair before the trumpet sounds, else how do you make it to heaven when there’s a stairway to climb?

1. You’ve got this, at least you have got the wheels to keep you going.

15 Funny Things to Say to Someone in a Wheelchair

Talk about someone’s ability to keep moving even with life’s setbacks when you want to sound funny. The funny thing here is that instead of saying the person has the will to keep moving you will say he or she has the wheels. 

By now you should have realized the pun in this statement. This funny statement is best used when texting a person who is in a wheelchair so that he or she can get your joke.

  • Charlie, you got this, at least you have got the wheels to keep you going.

2. You didn’t get the joke because you never know when someone is pulling your legs.

If you are in a group and someone tells a joke but the person in a wheelchair does not get the joke, you can say something funny to him or her to crack him or her. 

Saying they did not get the joke because they cannot tell when someone is pulling their legs is a very funny thing to say and if he or she has a good sense of humor, he or she will end up laughing heartily.

  • I’m not surprised you didn’t get the joke as you don’t know when someone is pulling your legs.

3. She will take advantage of you because you are very easy to push around.

A funny thing to say to someone who is in a wheelchair and maybe has a girlfriend is this: ‘She will take advantage of you because you are easy to push around’. 

The first part of the statement may not be true but the last part is undeniable because people in wheelchairs can easily be moved here and there. Playing with the phrase ‘push around’ is not a bad idea for your joke to come out appropriately.

  • Forget about her, she will take advantage of you. You are very easy to push around.

4. I know you have the wheelchair drive to succeed.

You must have heard or used the sentence ‘will to succeed’ this means someone has something that motivates him or her to do well. Using the word wheelchair instead of will when talking to someone who is handicapped about their tenacity may just be funny enough.

  • I know you have the wheelchair drive to succeed.

5. How many more weeks for your doctor to clear you because there’s no way you’re going to be outstanding in this situation?

15 Funny Things to Say to Someone in a Wheelchair

Ask someone who is in a wheelchair how long they have to be cleared by their doctor to start moving on their own because they cannot be outstanding in the wheelchair. 

The main ingredient of this joke is the word ‘outstanding’. It is funny because you don’t mean the actual definition of outstanding, instead, you are focusing on the fact that they are unable to stand because of whatever issue led to them needing to be placed in a wheelchair.

  • How many more weeks for your doctor to clear you because there’s no way you’re going to be outstanding in this situation?

6. You have an amazing wheelie personality even in a wheelchair and that’s quite impressive.

This particular funny statement is best used when texting or writing to someone in a wheelchair to compliment him or her. Instead of saying you have an amazing personality, say, you have a wheelie amazing personality. Playing with the word wheel is the funny point here.

  • You have an amazing wheelie personality even in a wheelchair and that’s quite impressive.

7. I’m here to defend you from bullies because you cannot stand up for yourself.

Telling someone who is in a wheelchair that you are honoring him or her with your presence because he or she cannot stand up for himself or herself if a bully comes to attack is a very funny statement trust me. 

It is funny because, in an actual sense, the person in question can not stand up unaided from that position. 

  • I’m here to defend you from bullies because you cannot stand up for yourself.

8. The only reason she is still with you is because you can’t walk out on her.

Another funny thing to say to someone in a wheelchair if the person is male is that the only reason the person’s partner is still with them is because he cannot walk out on his partner or walk out of her life.

This is quite hilarious because it is correct, a person in a wheelchair cannot walk away from someone. He can only be carried or wheeled out by another person, but performing an actual walk will be a miracle. This statement is pun intended and I believe you got my point.

  • The only reason she is still with you is because you can’t walk out on her, she knows you will always be here.

9. Just like an alcoholic, you cannot climb stairs.

Have you ever seen a drunk man or woman attempting to climb a stair? That would have been a very funny scene to witness. Someone drunk will trip off the stairs because he cannot reason clearly or see what something is.

They usually have double vision and that means missing a step is inevitable. Someone in a wheelchair on the other hand cannot pass through the stairs because the wheels of the chair can only roll. He or she will need a ramp to be able to get upstairs. 

So, telling someone in a wheelchair that there is something common between him and an alcoholic is funny too.

  • Just like an alcoholic, you cannot climb stairs.

10. I cringe when you tell people thank you for pushing you around.

15 Funny Things to Say to Someone in a Wheelchair

Pushing someone around is a metaphor that means someone is using a privileged power to treat people unfairly or in a rude manner that could be threatening. Now, people in wheelchairs need to be pushed around to get to places they want.

They may even ask to be pushed around but what they mean is mobility, not poor treatment. If someone accepts to push them around you don’t expect them to not be grateful. 

Coming for them with a punchline like this ‘I cringe when you tell people to thank you for pushing you around’ is extremely ridiculous because it would mean you are playing the dumb card of not understanding things.

  • I cringe when I see you tell people thank you for pushing you around 

11. Tell me you love me back, or else I’d take your wheelchair from you and have you crawling back to me.

People tell their loved ones ‘You will come back begging on your knees’. When they say this they do not mean their loved one will come on all fours right? 

This will be a funny statement for someone in a wheelchair because if their wheelchair is taken away, the only way to be able to move will be by crawling. You can choose to use this statement if you lack something funny to say to someone in a wheelchair.

  • Tell me you love me back, or else I’d take away your wheelchair and have you crawling back to me.

12. I find it hard looking at you for too long because you can’t handle stares.

A funny punchline for someone in a wheelchair would be ‘I find it hard looking at you for too long because you cannot handle stares’ The keyword here is ‘stares’. 

While you will be talking about staring, the person on the other hand will be thinking of a staircase because that is something he or she cannot deal with. Refer to the example below.

  • I find it hard looking at you for too long because you can’t handle stares.

13. I like that you never let your wheelchair hold you back as you’re always on a roll.

If you want to compliment someone on a wheelchair for being strong for him or herself and moving on with life like there is no disability to be dealt with, then consider telling him or her that you like it and that he or she never let the current situation hold them back because they are always on a roll. 

You will be meaning that they can still push their wheelchair around to get some things done and that is a funny one which is not extreme at the same time.

  • I like that you never let your wheelchair hold you back as you’re always on a roll.

14. I know you can’t stand being on this for too long but you need to manage until the fracture heals.

15 Funny Things to Say to Someone in a Wheelchair

Fracture patients usually have the wheelchair experience. Telling someone to manage being in a wheelchair because you know they can’t stand it for too long is a funny thing to say. See how it is stated in the example given here.

  • I know you can’t stand being on this for too long but you need to manage until the fracture heals.

15. You should get off this wheelchair before the trumpet sounds, else how do you make it to heaven when there’s a stairway to climb?

There is the belief that there is a stairway that leads to heaven. Telling someone in a wheelchair to pray to get better before the time for going to heaven comes is very funny advice. 

Remember I had earlier stated that wheelchairs can only pass through ramps and not staircases. So if the trumpet sounds, and they are still in the wheelchair that will be a bit of a problem as they may not make it because there are no ramps to heaven.

  • You should get out of this wheelchair before it’s time to go to heaven, else how do you cope with the stairway?

Wrapping it up

Joking about someone in a wheelchair is not ideal if the person is not your very close friend and if the person does not understand your intention it will come off as mockery.

You can only use the funny statements given to her with caution and with people that you know. If you don’t want to sound in any way insensitive then you should not in the first place use any of the statements above.

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