The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to stay at home -- and get fat. "The buttons on my jeans are the only ones following social distancing" was posted on Twitter by…
"The camera adds ten pounds" is an old film and television adage that is still held by many. Camera angles and colors can make one to appear fatter or thinner. "The motion-picture…
'The camera doesn't lie" (or "the camera never lies") means that photographic evidence shows what something actually looks like. The old saying has been used since the…
"The camera looks both ways" is a photography adage popularized by the Canadian nature photographer Freeman Patterson. In his book, i>Photography for the Joy of It (1977), Patterson…
A popular cannibal pun is: "The cannibal had a wife and ate (eight) kids." American author and English teacher Richard Lederer wrote in Get Thee to a Punnery (1988): "Have you heard…
"Sales manager" shouldn't be confused with "sails manager," but there are jokes. "YES! Just been hired as a sails manager at the yacht club 🚣" was posted on…
The expression "sound advice" usually doesn't literally involve sound, but there are jokes. This was posted on Twitter by Reverend Scott on June 20, 2016: SON: The car's manual…
"I was at the grocery store. When I got to the cashier she was like, 'Do you want to donate two dollars to end world hunger?' I was like, hell yeah! I had no idea we were so…
A cashier joke has been printed on many images: "The cashier said, 'Strip down, facing me.' How was I to know she actually meant my debit card?" "And then another idiotic…
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued many pronouncements during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. In May 2021, the CDC announced that vaccinated people do…
"A Lysol commercial just said to disinfect the thing you touch the most. Fuck!!! This is gonna burn" is a jocular line that was posted on Twitter by Mark on February 20, 2011. "THE…
"The cemeteries/graveyards are full of indispensable men/people" means that no one is indispensable. The saying has been credited to Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) and Charles de Gaulle…
Mount Sinai Hospital was founded in 1852. "The Center For Health in the Center of the World" was first used in 2000. "Another Day, Another Breakthrough" is an even more recent…
A Bundt cake has a hole in the middle. Some call this the "Bundthole"/"Bundt hole" (bunthole/bunt hole). which looks like "butthole." "Most creative thing…
"The center of a donut is 100% fat free" is a jocular line that has been printed on posters. "The center of a donut is 100% fat free" was cited on JoyReactor on August 24, 2011.…
Could New York City's Central Park Zoo have a better name? "Zoo York" is the name of a subway tunnel that runs under the Central Park Zoo. "The Central Park Zoo should be named…
IKEA is a multinational conglomerate, that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture. Some of the furniture can be difficult to assemble. "In Sweden the CEO of IKEA was just elected…
"The checkbook and the calendar never lie" (or "the calendar and the checkbook never lie") means that you can tell about a person's priorities by looking at how he or she…
The Chicago Manual of Style and a Chicago-style pizza (or a Chicago-style hot dog) are two very different things, but there are jokes. "Chicago style - how I like my pizza...and my…
The simple breakfast plate of ham and eggs (or bacon and eggs) has become the motivational story of "The Chicken and the Pig." Both the chicken and the pig look on at a family eating…