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"The fact that you aren't where you want to be should be enough motivation" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "The fact that you aren’t where you…
"Broccoli might get stuck in your teeth, but french fries will get stuck on your ass" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, french fries will make you fat and…
"When a girl is playing a sport and she tightens her ponytail, you know it's/shit's about to go down" is an exercise/sports saying that has been printed on many images.…
"Eating well is a form of self-respect" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that eating well and taking care of one's body are important forms of…
"The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club" is a famous line in the movie Fight Club (1999). Several jokes explain the first rule of a "Turkey Club…
"Complex" can mean (1) complicated, (2) a psychological fixation, and (3) a group of buildings. One can have a "complex complex complex." The "complex" pun has been…
"It hurts now, but one day it will be your warm up" is a workout saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on July 11, 2012, and is of unknown…
“Dinner is ready when the smoke alarm goes off” is a jocular saying from the 1980s about smoke detectors and bad cooks. "In our house it really should be called a cooking detector" is…
"Wick ends" can sound a little like "weekends." "Does a trimmer in a candle factory ever work wick ends?" was published in a syndicated joke column in February 1953. A…
"Sore. The most satisfying pain" is an exercise saying that has been printed on many images. "Sore, The most satisfying feeling" is a similar saying. YourTango50 Motivational…
"No pain, no gain." is an exercise adage from the 1970s. "No pain, no gain. Shut up and train" is a rhyming extension that has been printed on many images. TwitterCarlos Ed.…
Corn has many "corny" jokes. "Wanna hear a vegetable joke? nevermind, its too CORNy...meheh" was posted on Twitter on November 16, 2010. "I was gonna share a vegetable…
"My colleague can no longer attend next weeks Innuendo Seminar so I have to fill her slot instead. http://sickipedia.org/joke/1562991" was posted on Twitter on April 14, 2014. The…
"When a girl is playing a sport and she tightens her ponytail, you know it's/shit's about to go down" is an exercise/sports saying that has been printed on many images.…
McDonald's fast food restaurants offer some food specials "for a limited time only." "@beingtheo: Big deal, McDonalds. We're all here for a limited time only" was…
A joke about auto-correction was posted on Twitter by Shari VanderWerf on May 15, 2010: "My phone autocorrected killed to kilt. Well plaid, phone. Well plaid." TwitterShari…
The internet distracts many people from doing other work. "The people who invented the internet never would have got around to doing it if they'd had the internet" is a jocular line…
"Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues" is a jocular saying about office supplies that has been printed on several images. "Just read that the paper clip . . . . is…
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a founding father, but he never became president. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on July 6, 2017: Q: How do you begin a politically incorrect joke?A:…
The Dennis the Menace comic strip by Hank Ketcham (1920-2001), on June 14, 1952, had Dennis tell his friend Joey a now-classic observation about Father's Day: "Father's Day? Well,…