“I wish I was as thin as I was when I thought I was fat”
"I wish I was as thin as I actually was, back when I thought I was fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "My wife will often say: I wish I was as thin as I was when…
Archive for 05/2023
“Remember those who served before. Remember those who are no more…” (Memorial Day poem)
"On This Memorial Day" by Emily Toma was published by Family Friend Poems in June 2014: "Remember those who served before.Remember those who are no more.Remember those who serve…
“Saw a pack of gummy worms that read ‘No artificial flavor’...”
Gummy worms do not taste like read worms, and there's a humorous comment about that. "Saw a pack of gummy worms that read 'No artificial flavor.' Who buys gummy worms hoping…
“Has anyone got any tips on cooking asparagus?”
"Anyone got any Tips on cooking asparagus?" was posted on Twitter by Sam Poullain on February 7, 2011. "got any tips on cooking asparagus? :)" was posted on Twitter by mike on…
“Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the wine is so delightful”
"Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the wine is so delightful" -- replacing "fire" with "wine" in the song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" --…
“The weather outside is frightful, but the wine is so delightful”
"Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the wine is so delightful" -- replacing "fire" with "wine" in the song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" --…
“Why can’t Christians do trigonometry?”/“Cos Jesus took away their sin.”
"Sine" shouldn't be confused with "sin," but there's a trigonometry and Christianity joke. "Why are christians not able to do trigonometry? Because Jesus took…
“Why did the chicken double-cross the road?”/“To change sides.”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. Several versions ask, "Why did the chicken double-cross the…
“Why did the chicken double-cross the road?”/“It was working for the other side.”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. Several versions ask, "Why did the chicken double-cross the…
“Why did the chicken double-cross the road?”/“To get to the other spies.”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. Several versions ask, "Why did the chicken double-cross the…
“Why did the chicken double-cross the road?”/“It was fowl play.”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. Several versions ask, "Why did the chicken double-cross the…
“What did the full glass of water say to the empty glass?”/“You look drunk.”
Is an empty glass drunk? "What did the full glass say to the empty glass? 'You look drunk'"" was posted on Twitter by 𝑀𝒾𝒸𝓀 on June 18, 2019. "What did the…
“House salad implies the existence of a drum and bass salad”
A "house salad" is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It's not made of a house or served to a house. "House salads imply the existence of apartment and condominium…
“House salad implies the existence of apartment salad”
A "house salad" is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It's not made of a house or served to a house. "House salads imply the existence of apartment and condominium…
“Tartar sauce implies the existence of Mongol sauce”
There is tartar sauce, but there is no "Mongol sauce." "how did the Tartar's a raiding people get their own sauce? wtf is mongol sauce? viking sauce?" was posted on Twitter…
“What did the full glass say to the empty glass?”/“You look drunk!”
Is an empty glass drunk? "What did the full glass say to the empty glass? 'You look drunk'"" was posted on Twitter by 𝑀𝒾𝒸𝓀 on June 18, 2019. "What did the…
Big Apple Turnover (Ray Williams nickname on New York Knicks, 1979)
American basketball player Ray Williams (1954-2013) was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and played in the NBA for both the New York Knicks (the team that drafted him with the tenth pick of the…
“Why is it called a house salad when it’s not on the house?”
A "house salad" is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It's not a salad that's "on the house" (free). House wine is an inexpensive drinking wine served in…
“The only thin blue line I respect is the one at the bottom of the pride flag”
"Thin blue line" usually refers to the police, but a thin blue line on maps refers to water. There are other thin blue lines. "the only thin blue line I respect tells me when…
“Life is too short to drink the house wine”
House wine is an inexpensive drinking wine served in restaurants. "Life's too short to drink the house wine" was posted on the newsgroup…