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The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in in travel restrictions and home quarantines. Many people did not travel anywhere. "Some cool photos of all the places i visited in…
"My favorite way to online shop is just yelling out exactly what I’m looking for until an ad for it pops up on my feed" was posted on Twitter by Janet Forklift on October 4, 2020. The…
"Thyme Square" is a pun on New York City's "Times Square." The Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe in Quincy (IL) opened in 2010. There is also a Thyme Square Cafe in Hornsby,…
"The economy is so bad that CEOs are now playing miniature golf" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. A stereotype is that the chief executive officers of…
Some Montessori school jokes involve a dinosaur called the "Montessaurus." "My friends want to send their kid to a Montessaurus school. Hey, the more children know about dinosaurs,…
Some Montessori school jokes involve a dinosaur called the "Montessaurus." "My friends want to send their kid to a Montessaurus school. Hey, the more children know about dinosaurs,…
"Thyme Square" is a pun on New York City's "Times Square." The Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe in Quincy (IL) opened in 2010. There is also a Thyme Square Cafe in Hornsby,…
Irish coffee (hot coffee with Irish whiskey) has been a popular drink since the 1950s. Vodka Red Bull is another caffeine and alcohol combination that became popular in the 2000s, about fifty years…
Irish coffee (hot coffee with Irish whiskey) has been a popular drink since the 1950s. Vodka Red Bull is another caffeine and alcohol combination that became popular in the 2000s, about fifty years…
"Thyme Square" is a pun on New York City's "Times Square." The Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe in Quincy (IL) opened in 2010. There is also a Thyme Square Cafe in Hornsby,…
Christmas (a December holiday) is often compared to Thanksgiving (a November holiday). "Christmas is just Thanksgiving with gifts/presents" is a common saying. "In my fam Christmas…
"I still can't believe people's survival instincts told them to grab toilet paper" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic…
"I shot a man with a paintball gun just to watch him dye" is a pun on the famous line in the Johnny Cash song "Folsom Prison Blues" (1953), "I shot a man in Reno, just to…
"Asparagus" can sound like "a spirit guest." The following was posted on Instagram on October 10, 2019: my name is no.@om_eye_goodness my 3 year old kept saying she "wants…
"The police asked me if I would take a lie detector. I said yes, Now I have been charged with conspiracy to commit theft" was posted on Twitter by Michael Kulezich on November 29, 2014.…
Microsoft Windows should not be confused with the windows of a house, but there are jokes. "Wife to hubby at work:Windows frozen what shall I do? Hubby:Spray de-icer or hot water on them Wife:…
Christmas (a December holiday) is often compared to Thanksgiving (a November holiday). "Christmas is just Thanksgiving with gifts/presents" is a common saying. "In my fam Christmas…
"My favorite way to online shop is just yelling out exactly what I’m looking for until an ad for it pops up on my feed" was posted on Twitter by Janet Forklift on October 4, 2020. The…
"One Armed Scissor" is another name for Vodka Red Bull. This was popularized by the song "One Armed Scissor" (2000) by the American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In. "In…
Daylight Savings Time is not monetary savings, but there are jokes. "I'm so poor by the end of next month even my daylight savings account will be depleted" was posted on Twitter by…