A classic joke about accordion players was printed in Herb Caen's column in the San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, on March 22, 1993: "Comedian Ronnie Schell at the Washbag Thurs. night,…
"Erasist" (or "eracist"), meaning someone who erases, sounds like "racist." A joke was told by Arin Hanson of Game Grumps on a YouTube video on March 3, 2014: "If…
The traditional lightbulb joke has a popular optometrist version that has been printed on many images. The answer -- 1 or 2? -- is a joke on an optometrist changing lenses and asking this question…
A classic joke about accordion players was printed in Herb Caen's column in the San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, on March 22, 1993: "Comedian Ronnie Schell at the Washbag Thurs. night,…
"When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day" is a Monday saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "When life gives you Monday, dip…
"I'm on cloud wine" is a jocular saying, adding "wine" to the "on cloud nine" expression. "Cloud wine" has been printed on many images. "On Cloud…
"Looks good & flies good" was printed in the Los Angeles (CA) Times in an aircraft classified ad on June 30, 1968. "The saying in World War II was that if it looks good it flies…
"If work isn’t fun, you’re not playing on the right team" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American author Frank Sonnenberg wrote the saying in his book (co-authored…
The Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), are well known. "The Soup Nazi" episode of the television sitcom Seinfeld (original airdate on November 2, 1995) made the term…
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, often said that "there is no alternative" to her monetary policies. "SOME OF Mrs.…
A couch joke was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on June 11, 2019: "I just lost 20% of my couch. Ouch." "Couch" is a five-letter word, and the letter "C" is 20% of the…
Grocery stores often have a sign that says "No food or drink inside." The sign means that customers shouldn't bring food or drink inside the store, but it can be read the wrong way.…
The Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), are well known. "The Soup Nazi" episode of the television sitcom Seinfeld (original airdate on November 2, 1995) made the term…
A treadmill is for jogging, but people initially "hop on." A joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on July 3, 2019: "While I was at the gym, I decided to hop on a treadmill. People…
The term "Gay Greenwich Village" and the name "Gay Street" have both contributed to the understanding -- or misunderstanding -- of the word "gay." GAY GREENWICH…
"What do you get if you boil a funny bone?....Laughing Stock #joke" was posted on Twitter by James Gilbertson on January 26, 2013. "If you boil a funny bone, it becomes a laughing…
Many people pronounce "URL" as "Earl," leading to puns about "URL Grey tea." "URL grey?" was posted on the newsgroup alt.devilbunnies on November 24, 1999.…
There are many fanciful names of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. "Surround sound" is not one of the knights, but there are puns. "The stereophonic knight: Sir Round…
Many people pronounce "URL" as "Earl," leading to puns about "URL Grey tea." "URL grey?" was posted on the newsgroup alt.devilbunnies on November 24, 1999.…
"Yankee, go home!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The original banner was displayed by East German youths at a march in Berlin, on the Unter den Linden, on May 28,…