“Eat here or we will both starve” (restaurant sign)
"Eat here or we will both starve" is a jocular sign that has appeared at many pubs and restaurants. The sign has been popular for a very long time, and has been spotted all over the…
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"Eat here or we will both starve" is a jocular sign that has appeared at many pubs and restaurants. The sign has been popular for a very long time, and has been spotted all over the…
"Education is important, but [X] is importanter" is a jocular line that has been printed on T-shirts, posters and ecards. "Education is important, but big biceps are…
"Education is important, but [X] is importanter" is a jocular line that has been printed on T-shirts, posters and ecards. "Education is important, but big biceps are…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A chicken version is: "A chicken walks into a bar and clucks at the bartender. The…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…
The organ has been the subject of many sex jokes. One popular pun is: Q; What's better than roses on your piano?A: Tulips on your organ. The oral sex joke has been cited in print since at…
"This is why we can't have nice things" is a condescending way a mother might deny something to a child. The line was popularized by comedian Paula Poundstone who said in 1989:…
"I drink while I work out. I call it Bacardio" (Bacardi + cardio) is a jocular line that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs and ecards.…
"I drink while I work out. I call it Bacardio" (Bacardi + cardio) is a jocular line that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs and ecards.…
Ants always seem to be working, and there's a joke: "How come if ants are always so busy they always get time to show up at picnics?" The joke has been cited in print since at least…
Heinz dominates the market for ketchup, and there are several puns about "Heinz sight" (hindsight). "If hindsight is 20/20, does that make Heinz-sight 57/57?" was cited in 1999.…
A joke about the transubstantiation of Jesus -- adding mayonnaise -- was posted by huntigula on Twitter on January 5, 2015: [Jesus at Last Supper]*breaks bread* This is my body*pours wine* This is…
A tech joke is: Q: What did the iPad say to the iPhone? A: "Are you syncing what I'm syncing?" The pun on "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" was cited on Twitter on…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…