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"You know what sounds amazing for dinner? Anything I don't have to cook" is an anti-cooking saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on May 20,…
Some people would rather fake it than exercise. This was posted on Twitter by MomofTeen on April 19, 2018: "I have decided to stop exercising and just learn Photoshop."…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Showtime at the ApolloShowtime at the Apollo (formerly It's Showtime at the Apollo and Apollo Live) (originally syndicated) is a music television show,…
Many people don't like winter, but they do enjoy Christmas. "I feel like after Christmas and new years there is no point of it being cold anymore. It should skip straight to spring"…
"That bit between Christmas and New Year where you don’t know what day it is, who you are or what you’re suppose(d) to be doing" is a jocular end-of-year saying that has been printed…
"That bit between Christmas and New Year where you don’t know what day it is, who you are or what you’re suppose(d) to be doing" is a jocular end-of-year saying that has been printed…
"That bit between Christmas and New Year where you don’t know what day it is, who you are or what you’re suppose(d) to be doing" is a jocular end-of-year saying that has been printed…
"Thot" (a woman who is sexually promiscuous) sounds like "thought." There are several math puns about "the thot that counts," a joke on the saying "it's the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: (I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China"On A Slow Boat to China" is a popular song by Frank Loesser, published in 1948. The song is a…
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951) is a Christmas standard song by Meredith Wilson. If Pringles potato chips ("crisps" in the UK) get into your carpet, it…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Showtime at the ApolloShowtime at the Apollo (formerly It's Showtime at the Apollo and Apollo Live) (originally syndicated) is a music television show,…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktiuonary: pogey baitEtymologyRelated to pogue (“soldier assigned administrative rather than combat duties”).Nounpogey bait (uncountable)1. (US, military, slang)…
"Santa" has the same letters as "Satan," and, of course, there are jokes. This was posted on Twitter by patrickswayze’spatrickgravy on December 3, 2015: "Every year for…
A joke about coffee ordering has been printed on many images: "I swear people be at Starbucks just saying random ish, 'Lemme get a grande ice mocha no foam quad soy hexagon vortex…
Politics has sometimes been called a "dog and pony show." This is sometimes also expressed as "dog and phony show" (or "dog and phoney show"), describing an event…
Politics has sometimes been called a "dog and pony show." This is sometimes also expressed as "dog and phony show" (or "dog and phoney show"), describing an event…
"He always knew he was a little different, but he let his light shine regardless of what other said. Be more Rudolph" (referring to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) is an inspirational…
"Good morning, Warren, and congratulations on once again not dying in your sleep…" is a jocular version of "good morning" that was posted on Twitter by Munsi on January 3,…
Santa Claus, according to the legend, makes a list of all the children who were naughty and nice, and brings Christmas presents only to the nice children. A pun was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on…
The sport of "boxing" doesn't have anything to do with cardboard boxes, but there are jokes. A cardboard riddle has been cited in print since at least 2016: Q: What is cardboard’s…