“There was a fight at the fish and chip shop. The fish got battered”
"Did you hear the one about the fight in the fish shop?" goes a joke that has been cited in print since at least 2006. "The fish got battered." It's not known who first…
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“There was a fire at my local dollar store. Damage is estimated to be in the tens of dollars”
A joke about a dollar store is that the items in the store aren't worth much, unlike a jewelry store. "Fark headline: 'Nine-year old boy angry with his mother burns a Dollar Store to…
“There was a fire drill at IKEA today. We all assembled in the car park”
IKEA sells furniture that usually requires assembly. "Whenever there’s a fire drill at IKEA everyone has to assemble outside" was posted on X/Twitter by Moose Allain Ꙭ on November 7,…
“There was a gathering on a golf course. I guess you could call it a par-tee”
"Party" shouldn't be confused with "par-tee," but there are golf jokes. "There was a gathering on a golf course. I guess you could call it a par-tee" was posted…
“There was a guy who played the organ in his garden to get organically grown food”
There's a pun about "organically grown" food: "There was a guy who played the organ in his garden to get organically grown food." The joke has been cited in print since at…
“There was a recent study that tried to pinpoint the effect that alcohol has on walking…”
"There was a recent study that tried to pinpoint the effect that alcohol has on walking... the result was staggering" is a jocular one-line saying that was posted on Twitter by…
“There was a shootout at Old Navy. There were many casual-tees”
The word "casualty" has nothing to do with "casual tees" (T-shirts), but there are jokes. "There was a shootout at Old Navy. There were many casual-tees #BADOMCHHHH"…
“There was a shootout in The Gap. There were many casual-tees”
A pun about the word "casualty" was posted on Twitter on August 31, 2009: "There was a shootout in The Gap. There were many casual-tees." A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dad…
“There was an early bird special, so I ordered Archaeopteryx”
An "early bord special" has nothing to do with eating an "early bird," but there's a joke: "There was an early bird special at the diner, so I ordered…
“There was an explosion at the cheese factory. De brie was everywhere”
A popular cheese pun involving brie is: "There was an explosion at the cheese factory. De Brie was everywhere." "And in stumbled right into the cheese minefield. Brie…
“There was Chop Suey all over my bed this morning. I’ve been sleep wokking again”
"Wok" can sound like "walk." Some people experience sleepwalking, and "sleep-wokking" has become a joke. "While we’re talking about sleep.. I woke up this…
“There was laughter back of the theater, leading to the belief that somebody was telling jokes”
The playwright and drama critic George S. Kaufman (1889-1961) has been credited with saying this about an unsuccessful comedic play: "There was laughter in the back of the theater, leading to…
“There were two types of Jews in 1933—optimists and pessimists”
There is a grim Jewish "joke" that says that when Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany in 1933, there were two kinds of Jews -- optimists and pessimists. The pessimists went into exile…
“There would be no game of chess if the pawns refused to play”
"There would be no game of chess if the pawns refused to play" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is political, and means that the elites can't play…
“There, I guess King George will be able to read that!” (John Hancock?)
John Hancock (1737-1793) was president of Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted; he signed the document with a large signature in the center, supposedly saying: "There, I…
“There’s 3 levels of clean in my house. 1. Not clean. 2. Better than it was. 3. The illusion of clean”
A joke about cleaning the house was posted on X/Twitter by "Late to the party Laura" on May 18, 2022, and received over 2,600 likes: "There are 2 levels of clean in my house. 1. Not…
“There’s 8 seasons in Texas” (joke)
Texas is sometimes given more than four seasons. One extra season is called "fake fall" or "false fall" or "faux fall," sometimes called "fauxl." "Faux…
“There’s a $20 fee to leave your apartment” (joke)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Audacity Oven25 THINGS I’VE LEARNED SINCE MOVING TO NYCMarch 8, 2013 · by Eric Baker(...)4. There is a strange magic that evaporates anywhere from $20 to $40 from your…
“There’s a certain irony to getting married on Independence Day”
Some people get married on Independence Day (July 4th). "@kevinthompson and the irony is you get married on Independence Day !" was posted on Twitter by A Witty Remark on December 13,…
“There’s a chance this is wine” (written on a mug or container)
"There's a chance this is wine" (written on a mug or container) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "There´s a chance this is wine" (shown on a…