The Big Apple
About Archives Categories Index Search
About Archives Categories Index Search

June 22, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksTime/Weather

“My air conditioner broke. I lost my cool”

"I lost my cool" usually means that someone has lost composure and has become agitated. However, a joke takes "I lost my cool" literally -- the air conditioning is broken.…

February 4, 2021
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My bathroom light just went out. I wonder where it’s going”

"My bedroom light just went out. I have no idea where it's going" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on March 25, 2020. The joke is that the light "went out" (dark), but the…

February 4, 2021
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My bedroom light just went out. I have no idea where it’s going”

"My bedroom light just went out. I have no idea where it's going" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on March 25, 2020. The joke is that the light "went out" (dark), but the…

July 26, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My ceiling fan has 3 speeds…” (joke)

Ceiling fans always seem to move too slowly or too fast. A joke has been printed in an image: "My ceiling fan has 3 settings/speeds:1) Barely moving.2) Kinda feels like it’s working.3) Is…

May 9, 2023
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My dad always said that it was rude to point. Great dad, terrible bricklayer”

Brick "pointing" is not the same as finger pointing, but there are jokes. "My old uncle used to say 'It's rude to point.' Brilliant man, but terrible brick…

February 19, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My fake plants died because I forgot to pretend to water them”

"My fake plants died because I forgot to pretend to water them" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. American stand-up comic Mitch Hedberg (1968-2005) used…

July 24, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksTime/WeatherTransportation

“My favorite outdoor summertime activity is traveling from my air conditioned car to my air conditioned house”

"My favorite outdoor summertime activity is traveling from my air conditioned car to my air conditioned house" was posted on Facebook by Sarcastic Mama on July 14, 2025, and this received…

September 6, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksTime/Weather

“My favorite part of fall is when the mosquitoes go back to Hell”

"My favorite part of fall is when the mosquitoes go back to Hell" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I love fall! My favorite part is not when it gets cold,…

February 2, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My first time using an elevator was an uplifting experience, The second time let me down”

An elevator joke that has been printed on many images is: "My first time using an elevator was an uplifting experience, The second time let me down." "The first time I used an…

July 16, 2019
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My friend helped me move and dropped 20% of my couch on his foot. Ouch”

A couch joke was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on June 11, 2019: "I just lost 20% of my couch. Ouch." "Couch" is a five-letter word, and the letter "C" is 20% of the…

March 12, 2023
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My girlfriend asked why I carry a gun around the house? I told her it was the Decepticons…”

A joke about surveillance was posted on Twitter by Joe Mama on April 23, 2014, and has been printed on many images: "My girlfriend asked me last night why I carry my gun around the house, what…

August 20, 2018
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My girlfriend said I wasn’t a true cockney, so I pushed her down the apples and oranges”

"Apples and pears" is cockney rhyming slang for "stairs." A joke was posted on Twitter by BarryNeaves on May 12, 2013: "My girlfriend said I was a rubbish cockney, so I…

April 15, 2026
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My HOA is two weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon”

In politics, some countries (like the United States) take action if it appears that a country is close to acquiring nuclear weapons. This devloped into a jocular meme against landlords and…

April 15, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My house gets cleaned a lot for a house that looks like it’s never been cleaned”

"My house gets cleaned a lot for a house that looks like it's never been cleaned" is a saying for someone who has a house with kids. There are several slight variations. "My…

April 15, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My house sure gets cleaned a lot for a house that looks like it never gets cleaned”

"My house gets cleaned a lot for a house that looks like it's never been cleaned" is a saying for someone who has a house with kids. There are several slight variations. "My…

April 15, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My house sure gets cleaned a lot for a house that looks like it’s never once been cleaned”

"My house gets cleaned a lot for a house that looks like it's never been cleaned" is a saying for someone who has a house with kids. There are several slight variations. "My…

May 30, 2022
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My house was clean last week. Sorry you missed it”

"My house was clean yesterday. Sorry you missed it" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Both "My house was clean last week, Sorry you missed it" and…

July 5, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My house was clean yesterday. Sorry you missed it”

"My house was clean yesterday. Sorry you missed it" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Both "My house was clean last week, Sorry you missed it" and…

March 13, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“My house was clean. Then the dogs woke up. The end”

"My house was clean. Then the dogs woke up. The end" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "My house was clean. Then the dogs woke up..." was posted on X/Twitter…

March 13, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“My house was clean. Then the kids woke up. The end”

"My house was clean. Then the kids woke up. The end" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "my house was clean... for about an hour. Then the kids woke up :)" was…

First
Previous
23 24 25 26 27
Next
Last

About the Website and Editor

BARRY POPIK is a contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary, Dictionary of American Regional English, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Yale Book of Quotations and Dictionary of Modern Proverbs. Since 1990 he has also been a regular contributor to Gerald Cohen's Comments on Etymology.

Read more About the Website and Editor
About
Privacy Policy
RSS

© 2026 Barry Popik. All rights reserved.