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October 14, 2025
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“I realized school was a joke when my business teacher didn’t own a business and my PE teacher couldn’t pass their own fitness test”

"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…

August 7, 2014
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I run because I really like food”

"I run because I really like food/beer/chocolate/cookies/dessert/wine" has been printed on many T-shirts. The idea is that running burns off the calories of the food consumed. "I run…

April 10, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I run better than the government”

"I run better than the government" is a jocular one-line running saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on October 2, 2013. TwitterAustin Camey‏…

September 25, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I run entirely on caffeine, sarcasm, lifting weights and inappropriate thoughts”

"I run entirely on caffeine and inappropriate thoughts" is a coffee saying that has been printed on any images. "Running solely on caffeine and inappropriate thoughts" was…

January 16, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I run every day for 15 minutes. If I miss a day, l add 15 minutes to the next day..”

A joke has it that the speaker is supposed to do something for a few minutes each day (such as run or study), amd if a day is missed, the time is added to the next day. The speaker then says that…

January 16, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I run every day for 20 minutes and if I miss a day, I add 20 minutes to the next day…”

A joke has it that the speaker is supposed to do something for a few minutes each day (such as run or study), amd if a day is missed, the time is added to the next day. The speaker then says that…

January 16, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I run every day for 30 minutes. If I miss a day, I add 30 minutes to the next day…”

A joke has it that the speaker is supposed to do something for a few minutes each day (such as run or study), amd if a day is missed, the time is added to the next day. The speaker then says that…

June 13, 2023
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I run like the winded”

"I run like the winded" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker get "winded" and gasps for air. "Run like the wind" means to run…

May 14, 2023
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I save my back exercise till the end. Lats but not least”

"I save my back exercise till the end… lats but not least" was posted on Twitter by Dubai Dad Jokes on May 15, 2023, and then posted about a minute later on Reddit -- Dadjokes.…

April 13, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I saw a clown doing sit-ups. Funny how things work out”

"I saw a clown doing sit-ups. Funny how things work out. (via @russell_kane)" was posted on Twitter on March 2, 2012. The joke is from English comedian Ruseel Kane. Wikipedia: Russell…

August 31, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I saw a lady at the gym on the exercise bike, wearing a helmet… So I put on a life jacket and got on the rowing machine next to her”

"I saw a lady at the gym on the exercise bike, wearing a helmet... So I put on a life jacket and got on the rowing machine next to her" is a gym joke that has been printed on many images.…

October 8, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I saw a spider at the gym. He said it was leg leg leg leg leg leg leg leg day”

When people go to a gym for "leg day," they work on their legs. Spiders have many legs. "Imagine how bad a spider's leg day is at the gym! 4 times worse than a humans!" was…

October 5, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I saw a weight-lifting bison. He was a buff fellow”

"Buffalo" sounds like "buff fellow," and there are gym jokes. "Why did the bison have so many girlfriends?Because he was a buff fellow" was posted on X/Twitter by…

February 5, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I shot someone with a starting gun. I’ve been charged with race crime”

Is a crime at a running race a race crime? There's a joke: "I shot someone with a starting gun. I've been charged with race crime." The pun was cited on Twitter on October 7,…

July 20, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I swim to look good naked”

"I swim to look good naked" is a saying about swimming that has been printed on many images. "I don’t swim to be healthy, I swim to look good as fuck naked.." was posted on…

July 27, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I think everyone should use two deodorants, one under each armpit. That’s just my two scents”

"My two cents" is sometimes jocularly written as "my two scents" (one for each armpit). "I don't think fragrances have to be mutually exclusive - (but that's just…

April 20, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I thought it was 1.31 miles” (half marathon joke)

A half marathon is 13.1 miles. "I thought they said 1.31 miles" (or "I thought it was 1.31 miles") is a joke that has been printed on many images. "13.1?!??! I thought you…

April 20, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I thought they said 1.31 miles” (half marathon joke)

A half marathon is 13.1 miles. "I thought they said 1.31 miles" (or "I thought it was 1.31 miles") is a joke that has been printed on many images. "13.1?!??! I thought you…

July 10, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I told my cycologist about you”

"Cycologist" sounds like "psychologist," but means a "cycling" or "spinning" teacher/instructor. "Cycle clinics with 'cycologist' Mal…

April 26, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I took a dehumidifier into a sauna, just to see which one would win”

"#MaybeLaterWeCould take a dehumidifier into a sauna just to see which one wins" is a jocular sayin tat was posted on Twitter by Stephen Cookson on July 3, 2017. "I once took a…

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