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July 14, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Escalators don’t break down. They just turn into stairs”

"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…

January 12, 2021
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Even the heaviest chandelier is pretty light”

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"…

July 27, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Every house has a smell that only the people living in the house don’t smell”

"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…

January 10, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Every room is an escape room for a toddler”

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…

January 10, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Every room is an escape room if you’re drunk enough”

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…

January 10, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Every room is an escape room if you’re dumb enough”

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…

January 10, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Every room is an escape room when you have anxiety”

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…

January 10, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Every room is an escape room when you’re an introvert”

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…

February 8, 2025
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Everybody is an atheist until they clog a toilet at someone else house.—Sun Tzu”

"Everyone's an atheist until they clog a toilet at someone else house. -- Sun Tzu" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. It's embarrassing to need help to…

August 22, 2018
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody wants to change the toilet paper roll”

"Everybody/Everyone wants to change the world, but nobody wants to change the toilet paper roll" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Nobody wants to change the…

February 8, 2025
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Everyone’s an atheist until they clog a toilet at someone else’s house.—Sun Tzu”

"Everyone's an atheist until they clog a toilet at someone else house. -- Sun Tzu" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. It's embarrassing to need help to…

February 18, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Exit signs are on the way out”

"Exit signs are on the way out" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. "Are exit signs on the way out?" was posted on newsgroup…

July 17, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Fact: There’s no graceful way to get on a pool float”

"Fact: There's no graceful way to get on a pool float" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "After 35, there’s no way to get out of a pool float with your dignity…

October 16, 2022
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Fixing broken 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…

May 11, 2021
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“For Lease Navidad” (pun on “Feliz Navidad”)

"Feliz Navidad" (1970) is a now-classic Christmas song that was written and performed by Puerto Rican singer/songwriter José Feliciano. Real estate has many "FOR LEASE" signs,…

September 10, 2015
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Form follows finance” (architecture adage)

"Form (ever) follows function" is the famous axiom of Chicago-based architect Louis Sullivan (1856-1924). Form Follows Finance: Skyscrapers and Skylines in New York and Chicago (1995) by…

October 20, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Futons are the sporks of the furniture world”

A futon (a sofa and a bed) has been compared to a spork (a spoon and a fork) -- something that tries to do two things and does neither well. "'To me, a futon (or hide-a-bed) is just the…

July 17, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksWork/Businesses

“Garage sales are a great place to find extra stuff for you to throw away when you move”

Garage sales ("car boot sales" in the United Kingdom are similar) often just transfer used goods -- "junk" in some people's opinions -- from one house to another.…

February 21, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Gardeners always know the ground rules”

A gardening pun is: "Gardeners always know the ground rules." The "ground rules" joke was posted on the website Pun of the Day in 2001. Pun of the DayGreat One Liners of the…

May 30, 2026
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get flowers”

"Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes" is a jocular saying about the benefits of gardening that has been printed on many images. "Gardening is cheaper than…

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