“Skipped the gym today and put on a fitted sheet instead”
"I burn about 2000 calories every time I put on fitted sheets by myself" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Putting a itted sheet on a bed can be a challenge.…
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"I burn about 2000 calories every time I put on fitted sheets by myself" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Putting a itted sheet on a bed can be a challenge.…
On social media, people can take offense where none was intended. "The Internet is fun because you can post about blueberry muffins and somehow end up in a fight" was posted on Facebook…
On social media, people can take offense where none was intended. "The Internet is fun because you can post about blueberry muffins and somehow end up in a fight" was posted on Facebook…
"Life is short/uncertain. Eat dessert first" is a saying that became popular in the 1980s. Several variations exist, taking out "dessert" and inserting "pizza"…
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Entry in progress -- BP
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"Eating indoors is no picnic" is a joke on two levels. A "picnic" is eating outdoors, so eating ndoors is "no picnic." Also, a "picnic" can mean an easy…
"Eating indoors is no picnic" is a joke on two levels. A "picnic" is eating outdoors, so eating ndoors is "no picnic." Also, a "picnic" can mean an easy…
A cooking joke has it that the speaker has never been on a cooking show, but the speaker can cook something simple (like maybe boil water) and put a kitchen towel over the shoulder. Impressive,…
A cooking joke has it that the speaker has never been on a cooking show, but the speaker can cook something simple (like maybe boil water) and put a kitchen towel over the shoulder. Impressive,…
A cooking joke has it that the speaker has never been on a cooking show, but the speaker can cook something simple (like maybe boil water) and put a kitchen towel over the shoulder. Impressive,…
There is etiquette in an elevator that people should stare at the wall. This was posted on X/Twitter by slate (the account is now private) on January 15, 2023, and on Bluesky by slate on November…
"'What's for dinner?' and other questions my family would still ask even if I was bleeding and on fire" is a joke by the family's food preparer -- usually a mom --…
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Lobsters have nothing to do with mobsters or "the lob," but there are jokes. "Tonight's Groaner: If a mobster is a member of the Mob, what's a lobster a member of?"…
"You can do it!" is a motivational saying. "You can do it! For a few minutes, until you get bored and move on to something else" is a jocular meme that was posted on Bluesky by…
"Red Rover, Red Rover, let [player's name] come over!" is a shout in the children's game "Red Rover." There have been many variations to the shout, including one to…
Lobsters have nothing to do with mobsters or "the lob," but there are jokes. "Tonight's Groaner: If a mobster is a member of the Mob, what's a lobster a member of?"…