“Circle is the shape of soup”
Many people are used to circular soup bowls. This was posted on Twitter by charlie on January 5, 2021, and received over 539,500 likes: "putting soup in a square tupperware...... it’s just…
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“City Juice” & “One on the City” (water)
"City juice" and "one of the city" is old soda jerk slang for simple "water." The terms were briefly in use in the 1920s and 1930s, but have long since disappeared. 1…
“Civil engineering implies the existence of criminal engineering”
"Civil engineering" is professional engineering discipline, but there is no "criminal engineering" discipline. "if there is a BE in civil engineering, there should also be…
“Civil servant missile—it doesn’t work and it can’t be fired”
A joke has been told in several countries (United Kingdom, Canada, India and the United States) about the new "civil servant" missile -- "It doesn't work and it can't be…
“Civil War jokes? I General Lee don’t find them funny”
Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) has a name that sounds like the word "generally" (General Lee). "Civil War jokes? I General Lee don't find them funny" is a…
“Clapping is just repeatedly high-fiving yourself over someone else’s achievement”
"Clapping is just repeatedly high-fiving yourself over someone else’s achievement" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Clapping is just highfiving yourself for…
“Clarinet: I wet my reeds with the tears of brass players”
"Clarinet: I wet my reeds with the tears of brass players" is a jocular music saying that has been printed on many images. "I wet my reeds with the tears of brass players" was…
“Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune”
Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard (1868-1930) drew the popular newspaper comic strip Abe Martin of Brown County. A strip in July 1923 made a one-line observation about classical music:…
“Clean and sober just means that I’m showered and heading to the liquor store”
"Being 'clean and sober' means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "'@Douchekevin:…
“Clean sperm is the new Bitcoin”
"Unvaccinated/Unvaxxed sperm is the new/next Bitcoin" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The Covid-19 mRNA vaccines contain spike proteins that many believe impair male…
“Cleaning house while the kids are still growing is like shoveling snow while it’s still snowing”
"Cleaning house while children are growing is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Cleaning a house while children…
“Cleaning is better when no one else is home”
"cleaning is better when no one else is home" was posted on X/Twitter by val on March 23, 2019, and this received over 60,000 likes. "tbh cleaning is better when no one else is…
“Cleaning is just putting stuff in less obvious places”
"Cleaning is just putting stuff in less obvious places" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Cleaning is basically just putting stuff in less obvious places.…
“Cleaning the house while your kids are home is like brushing your teeth while eating an Oreo”
"Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Cleaning the house with children in it is…
“Cleaning the house with children in it is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreo cookies”
"Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Cleaning the house with children in it is…
“Cleaning windows is a pane in the glass”
"Fixing broken windows is a pane in the glass" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "Pane in the glass" is a pun on "pain in the ass." There…
“Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos”
"Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Cleaning the house with children in it is…
“Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets”
"Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets" is a jocular one-liner that has been printed on many images. The line was said on the American situation comedy television series Parks and…
“Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose”
"Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!" is the motto of the fictional Dillon Panthers football team of East Dillon High School, as featured in the first episode (October 3, 2006) of…
“Clients go to jail and lawyers go to lunch”
"Clients go to jail and lawyers go to lunch" is an old saying of unknown origin. This was printed in the Chicago (IL) Tribune on November 19, 1991: "An old joke about the judiciary…