“A teetotaler walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A teetotaler is a person who doesn't drink alcohol, but there are a few "A…
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"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A teetotaler is a person who doesn't drink alcohol, but there are a few "A…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A popular version involving a horse is: “A horse walks into a bar and the barman says,…
"Hell hath no fury like me when I’m slightly inconvenienced and hungry" is a one-line saying about hunger that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on April…
"It’s impressive how quickly I can go from full to starving" is a one-line food saying that has been popular on Twitter. "It’s crazy how fast I can go from full to starving"…
"Fitness? More like, fitness this whole burger/cake/pizza in my mouth" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. "Fitness? More like fitness this whole pizza in my…
"I will stop eating ice cream out of the container once I make it completely level" is a jocular one-line ice cream saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…
"My hobbies include eating and complaining that I'm getting fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "My hobbies include eating and complaining about how fat I…
"Fitness? More like, fitness this whole burger/cake/pizza in my mouth" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. "Fitness? More like fitness this whole pizza in my…
Reheated french fries are never good, but some people still reheat fries, anyway. "Reheated french fries are always gross. Just thought I would share that" was posted on Twitter on…
"Nachos" sounds like "not yours." "If I was supposed to share them, they wouldn’t be called nachos" is a jocular one-line saying about nachos that has been printed…
"JavaScript" is not a screenplay about coffee, but there are many puns. "Javascript (which I thought was a screenplay about coffee)" was posted on the newsgroup Google Groups:…
"True beauty is within -- for example, opening your fridge" is a popular saying on Twitter. "'True beauty comes from within' example: opening your fridge" was posted…
"JavaScript" is not a screenplay about coffee, but there are many puns. "Javascript (which I thought was a screenplay about coffee)" was posted on the newsgroup Google Groups:…
"Don't get mad -- get even!" is an old political saying. Czech-American businesswoman and former fashion model Ivana Trump (who was married to Donald Trump from 1977 to 1991) said in…
"When all else fails… Pizza & Beer" is a popular saying. "When all else fails you can't go wrong with some pizza and a good beer!!!" was posted on Twitter on May 31,…
Yhe United Nations (UN) has over 190 member states. "The UN is a country club" was posted on the newsgroup rec.aviation.military on January 22, 2003. "The UN is a Country Club"…
"Why isn't the Discovery Channel on a different channel every day?" is a jocular question about the Discovery Channel, an American basic cable and satellite television channel.…
"When you drink alcohol you are just borrowing happiness from tomorrow" is a saying about alcohol that ha been printed on many images. "Getting drunk is borrowing happiness from…
"Most orchestras are just 1800s cover bands" is a jocular orchestra saying that has been printed on several images. " If you think about it, most orchestras are mainly cover…
American actress Goldie Hawn said as the character "Elise" in the film The First Wives Club (1996): "There are only three ages for women in Hollywood -- Babe, District Attorney, and…