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October 2, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I just joined a gym for religious minorities—Jehovah’s Fitness”

"Jehovah's Fitness" is a gym pun of "Jehovah's Witness." "Is considering the PC ramifications of opeining a Christians only Gym called 'Jehovah's…

July 31, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I just pulled a muscle tearing up my gym membership card”

"I just pulled a muscle tearing up my gym membership card" is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Uncle Duke on May 3, 2018. It was reposted by Uncle Duke on Bluesky on August 1, 2025.…

October 14, 2025
Education/SchoolsExercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I knew school was a joke when I had a fat PE teacher”

"I knew school was a scam when my business teacher didn't own a business, and my PE teacher was fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In other words, the teachers…

October 14, 2025
Education/SchoolsExercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“I knew school was a scam when my business teacher didn’t own a business, and my PE teacher was fat”

"I knew school was a scam when my business teacher didn't own a business, and my PE teacher was fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In other words, the teachers…

October 14, 2025
Education/SchoolsExercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I knew school was a scam when we had a fat PE teacher”

"I knew school was a scam when my business teacher didn't own a business, and my PE teacher was fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In other words, the teachers…

July 9, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I like long walks, especially when they’re taken by people who annoy me”

"I am fond of long walks—when taken by some folks who annoy me" is a jocular line that was cited in a February 1932 newspaper, without attribution. "Fred Allen admits that he likes…

January 25, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I love doing crunches. If by ‘doing crunches’ you mean ‘eating chips’”

"If by 'crunches' you mean Captain Crunch cereal, then yes, I do crunches" and "If by 'crunches' you mean the sound potato chips make when you chew them, then…

January 3, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I love my six-pack so much, I protect it with a layer of fat”

"I love my six-pack (abs) so much, I protect it with a layer of fat" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Yes -- I do work out and I do have a six-pac.…

July 12, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I met my ex-wife at the gym. We didn’t work out”

There's a difference between "workout" and "work out," and there's a pun: "I met my ex-wife down at the gym. We didn't workout." The joke was cited on…

June 23, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I might wake up early and go running…” (joke)

"I might wake up early and go running. I also might wake up and win the lottery. The odds are about the same" is a jocular line about running -- or not running -- that has been printed on…

April 7, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I need to get back in shape, but I’m kind of waiting to see if the world is going to end”

"I need to get back in shape, but I'm kind of waiting to see if the world is going to end before I put any real effort in" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

July 1, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I never run with scissors. Those last two words were unnecessary”

"I never run with scissors. Those last two words were unnecessary" is a jocular anti-running saying that has been printed on many images. Children are often told not to run while carrying…

February 26, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I never thought I’d be the kind of person who’d wake up early in the morning to exercise…”

"I never thought I'd be the kind of person who'd wake up early in the morning to exercise...And I was right" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I…

October 17, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I plan on marrying into a family that does mimosas on holiday mornings instead of 5K’s”

Many runs are planned over holiday weekends, such as a 5k "turkey trot" over Thanksgiving. "I plan on marrying into a family that does mimosas on holiday mornings instead of…

June 28, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I posed naked for a men’s fitness magazine. The cashier would have preferred I’d just paid for it”

A fitness magazine joke was posted on Twitter by Jonny Cooper on September 5, 2013: "Last week I posed naked for a men's fitness magazine. I think the cashier would have preferred…

December 2, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“I pray to the saint of ups and downs. St. Francis of a See-Saw”

Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (1181-1226) is known as St. Francis of Assisi. There is no St. Francis of a See-Saw, but there are jokes. "I pray to the saint of ups and downs. St. Francis of…

May 11, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I quit my job testing treadmills. I felt I wasn’t going anywhere”

"I bet testing treadmills is a great starter job. Seems like it could really get a career up and running..." is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Nancy on September 28, 2012. "My…

July 14, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I ran 5 miles for the first time. I didn’t think that ice cream truck would ever stop!”

Some people run...for ice cream? "I Ran Five Miles Today.....Damn Ice Cream Truck Still Didn't Stop...Even Though I Was Yellin & Wavin My Money At Him!!" was posted on Twitter on…

September 21, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I ran over 5 miles today. Like, what are the odds they were all named Miles? Crazy”

People named "Miles" should not be confused with actual "miles," but there are jokes. "I actually meant to say I ran over 4 people named Miles" was posted on Twitter…

April 16, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I ran twice today. First I ran out of beer, and then I ran to get some more”

"I ran twice today. First I ran out of beer, and then I ran to get some more" is a jocular saying about running that has been printed on many images. "I ran twice today, first i ran…

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