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The New York City-based television program Late Show with David Letterman contained the segment "Top 10 Signs It's Too Damn Cold" on January 19, 1994, and this was Number 6:…
"It was so cold outside that I farted snowflakes" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "It was so cold that winter so I farted snowflakes until the…
"It was so cold that hitchhikers were holding up pictures of thumbs" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on an image. "It was so cold...hitchhikers were holding up…
"If cats could text you back, they wouldn't" is a jocular line that has been printed on several images. The joke is that cats are self-centered and lazy. "If cats could text you…
A musical conductor is not the same as a conductor of electricity, but there have been jokes. "My uncle was a great conductor. He was struck by lightning six times" is a joke that has…
"I'm a second-hand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I only eat animals that feed on grass. Does that make me a…
"You can only say 'WTF' ('What the fuck?" -- ed.) so many times a day until you decide to start drinking" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several…
A gingerbread man riddle is: Q: What do you get when you cross a Jamaican and a ginger?A: A gingerbreadmon. The joke was posted on Twitter by PieGuy on April 6, 2012. Wikipedia: Gingerbread manA…
"I think my soulmate might be carbs" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Katie Kaleidoscope on December 5, 2013,…
"I love you more than Chinese restaurants love cats" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. Many Asian-American restaurants have a "beckoning cat" figurine…
"Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute" (or "Nothing makes me more productive than the last minute") is a one-line saying that has been printed on many…
"Life is a soup and I'm a (fucking) fork" -- a utensil useless for drinking soup -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. The song "(I'm Gonna) Kick You…
"I must get up. My coffee needs me" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I should get up. My coffee needs me" was posted on Twitter on February 24,…
"Veganuary" (vegan + January), pronounced "vee-gan-uary," is a pledge to eat vegan for the month of January. "Veganuary" was posted on Twitter on November 22, 2009.…
Coffee is usually -- but not always -- served hot. A winter joke is: "It was so cold that Dunkin' Donuts (or Starbucks or a local coffeehouse) was serving coffee on a stick."…
A Greyhound bus usually has an illustration of a greyhound dog on the outside. "I didn't know it was this cold in Cleveland. I saw a Greyhound bus, the dog was on the inside," Cedric…
"Herb traders are thyme travelers" is a jocular one-line saying that was posted on Twitter by Glenn Fleishman on March 7, 2016. A similar saying was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts…
A water riddle is: Q: What is the healthiest kind of water? A: Well water. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1976. Google BooksBiggest Riddle Book in the WorldBy Joseph…
A Greyhound bus usually has an illustration of a greyhound dog on the outside. "I didn't know it was this cold in Cleveland. I saw a Greyhound bus, the dog was on the inside," Cedric…
It's often said that comedy depends on the delivery. "Anything can be funny if there is a right delivery, except abortion jokes as they have no delivery" is a dark joke that was…