"Disappointed to learn that ‘landlady’ isn’t the opposite of a mermaid" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on GIFs. James Martin posted thje one-liner on Twitter on…
New York City in the 1960s and 1970s was crime-ridden; there were constant stories about tourists being mugged in and around Central Park. A joke from 1971 has a shady person approaching a tourist…
The construction industry has a joke that's told about it: "Do you want to hear a construction joke? Sorry, It'm still working on it." The joke has been cited in print since at…
"Dialogue" sounds like "die a log," and there's a lumberjack pun. "'But, I’m a talking tree!' said the oak. 'And, you will dialogue,' replied the…
"Don't guess -- soil test" is a slogan that has been used in farming, and also for home lawns and gardens. Soil should be tested to see what fertilizer is required. "Don't…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused people to quarantine in their homes. Jehovah's Witnesses who normally knocked on doors (or rang the doorbells) no longer did that. "If you get a…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused people to quarantine in their homes. Jehovah's Witnesses who normally knocked on doors (or rang the doorbells) no longer did that. "If you get a…
A popular gardening adage rhymes "prune" and "June." “Don't Prune in May or June" was cited in print in 1980. "If it flowers before June, don't prune"…
"Don’t wait to buy real estate. Buy real estate and wait" is a popular real estate saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that real estate is a very good…
"Don’t want the neighbours thinking I’m rich.. so I turned a few lights off.. #tuesdaytitters" was posted on Twitter by Paul Kelly on October 18, 2022. Electric bills shot up in price…
Sherlock Holmes (a fictional detective) sounds like "sure, lock homes." There was a Felix the Cat cartoon titled Sure-Locked Homes (1928). There was a "Sure-Lock-Homes"…
"Dusted once. It came back. Not falling for that again" (or "I dusted once. It came back. I'm not falling for that again") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…
"Escalators don't break down. They just turn into stairs" is a saying about escalators that has been printed on several images. The line is a shortening of a joke by American…
A chandelier can give "light," but the chandelier itself might be "heavy." There are "light" puns, of course. "Even the heaviest chandelier is pretty light"…
"Every house has a smell that only the people living in the house don’t smell" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Every house has a smell that only the people…
People escape from "escape rooms" in the escape game. However, some people have trouble escaping rooms without playing the game. "For sufferers of anxiety, every room is an escape…
People escape from "escape rooms" in the escape game. However, some people have trouble escaping rooms without playing the game. "For sufferers of anxiety, every room is an escape…
People escape from "escape rooms" in the escape game. However, some people have trouble escaping rooms without playing the game. "For sufferers of anxiety, every room is an escape…
People escape from "escape rooms" in the escape game. However, some people have trouble escaping rooms without playing the game. "For sufferers of anxiety, every room is an escape…
People escape from "escape rooms" in the escape game. However, some people have trouble escaping rooms without playing the game. "For sufferers of anxiety, every room is an escape…