“Does writing an instruction book count as manual labor?”
"Manual labor" (physical work) doesn't involve writing instruction manuals, but there are jokes. "Does writing an instruction book count as manual labor?" was posted on…
“I’ve got a new job writing instruction booklets. It’s mainly manual labor”
"Manual labor" (physical work) doesn't involve writing instruction manuals, but there are jokes. "Does writing an instruction book count as manual labor?" was posted on…
“Dress for the weather you want, not the weather you have”
“Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have” is an employment adage. Does the same concept apply to the weather you want? Bluesky Adam Corlett @adamcorlett.bsky.social Dress…
“It’s so funny how Santa only gives presents to good kids, but the Easter bunny is like ...”
Santa Claus rewards only good girls and boys, but the Easter bunny rewards everyone. This was posted on X/Twitter by slate (the account is now private, but a Bluesky post copies it) on April 15,…
“Dese Dem Dose” (Brooklynese or New Yorkese language)
"Dese, dem and dose" for "these, them and those" is often viewed as typical uneducated language of rough people on the street. The language is often called…
“‘Euripides’” says the tailor. ‘Yeah, Eumenides?’ replies the man” (joke)
A classic joke involving Euripides (a Greek tragedian of classical Athens) and Eumenides (a Greek tragedy by Aeschylus) has been cited in print since at least 1931. The joke involves a tailor and a…
“A Socialist, a Communist, a Liberal, and a Progressive all walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A political version is: "A Socialist, a Communist, a Liberal, and a Progressive all…
“Made my last car payment. I still owe a lot, but I’m just not paying anymore”
"🎉made my last car payment🎉 I still owe a lot but I’m just not paying anymore" was posted on X/Twitter by Brent Terhune on October 24, 2020, and this received over 16,000 likes.…
“Hello, gorgeous!”
"Hello, gorgeous!" is what a man in the 1920s might have said to an attractive woman. The saying appears in print in Ainslee's magazine in September 1926. The saying appeared in…
“The X is silent. It’s still pronounced Twitter”
The name of "Twitter" (an American microblogging and social networking service) was changed to "X" in 2023, but many people still call it Twitter. "xtwitter (the x is…
“If your coffee needs 4 pumps of syrup, whipped cream, and a drizzle… congratulations, you ordered dessert with anxiety”
Many people order a coffee that seems more like a dessert. This was posted on Facebook by Coffee on March 27, 2026: "If your coffee needs 4 pumps of syrup, whipped cream, and a drizzle……
“I look normal, but I talk to dogs like they’ll reply to me”
Facebook im not right in the head.com March 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM · Shared by the abnormal Kenneth Wright (The following text is shown on an image. -- ed.) I LOOK NORMAL BUT I TALK TO DOGS LIKE…
“I recently bought a shire horse. My existing horse was too outgoing”
LaffGaff Shire Horse by LaffGaff March 27, 2026 I recently bought a shire horse. My existing horse was too outgoing.
“We should’ve stopped somewhere between discovering fire and filing taxes. We did too much”
How did civilization evolve into filing taxes? This was posted on X/Twitter (and also on Bluesky and Threads) by Ꮍᴀᴇʟ on March 26, 2026, and it received over 35,000 likes: "We…
“Made my last student loan payment. I still owe a lot, but I’m just not paying anymore”
"🎉made my last car payment🎉 I still owe a lot but I’m just not paying anymore" was posted on X/Twitter by Brent Terhune on October 24, 2020, and this received over 16,000 likes.…
“What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon?”/“An update.”
A hot air balloon riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on February 27, 2024: "Q: What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon? A: An update." The joke refers to the 2009…
“A classics professor goes to a tailor to get his trousers mended. The tailor asks: ‘Euripides?’” (joke)
A classic joke involving Euripides (a Greek tragedian of classical Athens) and Eumenides (a Greek tragedy by Aeschylus) has been cited in print since at least 1931. The joke involves a tailor and a…
“This morning I drank coffee so strong it briefly gave me confidence and opinions I was not qualified to have”
Coffee can give some people confidence -- maybe too much confidence. This was posted on Facebook by Coffee on March 21, 2026, and it received over 1,300 likes: "This morning I drank coffee so…
“This is a bad time to be in touch with reality”
It's usually good to be in touch with reality, but real life can be depressing. This was posted on X/Twitter by Myrna Tellingheusen on March 22, 2026, and it received over 8,000 likes:…
“Microwaves be like: here is your hot plate of cold rice”
A plate in a microwave oven might be hot, but the food might still be cold. "Dear microwave, Why is my plate so hot and my food so cold? http://dearblankpleaseblank.com for more" was…