“Shocked. Shocked!” (meme)
"Shocked. Shocked!" is a popular meme for when something is not shocking. The popular film Casablanca (1942) featured actor Claude Rains as Captain Louis Renault, who was forced by the…
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"Shocked. Shocked!" is a popular meme for when something is not shocking. The popular film Casablanca (1942) featured actor Claude Rains as Captain Louis Renault, who was forced by the…
It's sometimes said that communism works on paper, but not in reality. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on December 10, 2015: Q: What's the similarity between communism and a…
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) began in 1943 and is headquartered on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (near Lincoln Center). ABC had a 1990s reputation for poorly developing any successful…
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) began in 1943 and is headquartered on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (near Lincoln Center). ABC had a 1990s reputation for poorly developing any successful…
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) began in 1943 and is headquartered on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (near Lincoln Center). The ABC nickname of "Awful Broadcasting Company" was…
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) began in 1943 and is headquartered on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (near Lincoln Center). The ABC nickname of "Always Broadcasting Crap" was…
HBO (Home Box Office) is is an American premium cable and satellite television network. Some critics believe that the content contains programming or "brainwashing." "Hebrew…
HBO (Home Box Office) is is an American premium cable and satellite television network. "B.O." is old 1930s slang for "body odor." "Horrible Body Odor" (or…
"Cool beans" is a slang term meaning "excellent" or "very nice." "Iced coffee place called Cool Beans. #OMG so adorable!!!" was posted on Twitter by…
HBO (Home Box Office) is is an American premium cable and satellite television network. Some critics believe that the content contains programming or "brainwashing." "Hebrew…
HBO (Home Box Office) is is an American premium cable and satellite television network. "B.O." is old 1930s slang for "body odor." "Horrible Body Odor" (or…
"Trick or treat!" is a popular Halloween shout. "Shell out!" is another cry that has been popular in Canada, in use since at least the 1890s. "A large crowd of boys in the…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A math version is: "A median and a mode walk into a bar. The bartender says,…
A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on October 8, 2013: Q: What do you call a women who can't draw?A: Trace. "What do you call a woman who can't draw? Tracy" was posted on…
"Cool beans" is a slang term meaning "excellent" or "very nice." "Iced coffee place called Cool Beans. #OMG so adorable!!!" was posted on Twitter by…
"Trick or treat!" is a popular Halloween shout. "Charity, please!" is another cry that has been popular in Canada, especially in the province of Quebec. "La charité,…
Zombies eat brains. A riddle has been printed on many images: Q: What do dyslexic zombies eat?A: Brians. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2009. TwitterMaya Prohovnik@mayafishHow have…
Many American candy bars are similar. "A milky way is just a snikers with out the peanuts and a three musketeers is a snickers without peanuts or carmel and a heath bar just sucks" was…
Xbox is a video gaming brand from Microsoft. Is someone who uses Xbox called an "Xboxer"? Of course, there are "ex-boxer" jokes. "Why doesn't Mike Tyson play…
"Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater, / Had a wife and couldn't keep her; / He put her in a pumpkin shell, / And there he kept her very well" is a traditional children's rhyme from at…