I was going to make a joke about looking for gold in a river ........

[Sherman A1]

But, I don’t see it panning out…………

[Xipe Totec]

1. Fool's gold. nt

[Callalily]

2. Ausome!

[Sherman A1]

3. Well Played!

[TNNurse]

5. Oh, my.

[True Dough]

4. Maybe I'd heard this one before

but I knew the punchline before clicking on the thread. Still didn't lose it's shine though, Sherm.

You are a precious nugget!

[twodogsbarking]

6. I think that joke panned.

[old as dirt]

7. It's called "washing gold" - your joke is all washed up

Oro - ChocQuibTown

[The Jungle 1]

8. Jump in and try.

Yer all wet and I bet you don't even have a gold joke.
Gold panning is a rocky business so be careful.