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October 8, 2020
Food/Drink

“I was feeding cannabis-laced brownies to the seabirds. No tern was left unstoned”

"No stone left unturned" is a popular idiom. "No tern left unstoned" is a spoonerism. "The professional punster leaves no phrase unturned as in the case of him who said of…

July 26, 2020
Food/Drink

“I was forced to swallow purple food coloring. I feel violated”

"I was forced to swallow purple food color. I feel violated" was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September 20, 2017. "I was forced to swallow purple food coloring... I feel…

January 26, 2026
Food/DrinkTransportation

“I was given haggis as an in-flight meal once.  I’ve had bad food before, but that was plane offal”

"Offal" sounds like "awful," and "plane awful" sounds like "plain offal." There are jokes. "How have you survived the airline food? I've heard…

January 31, 2024
Food/Drink

“I was going to buy a new toaster, but kept the old one. Better the Breville you know”

Breville is an Australian multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances. A popular joke involves the Breville toaster and the phrase "better the Breville you know" (a pun on…

September 19, 2017
Food/Drink

“I was going to eat a spaghetti squash, but then I thought, ‘Nah, I butternut’”

"Butternut" sounds like "better not." "I'm a fan of squash puns, so I was going to like that, but then I decided I butternut" was posted on Twitter on August 26,…

March 30, 2015
Food/Drink

“I was going to make a joke about sodium, but Na”

The symbol for the chemical element Sodium is "Na," prompting the popular joke: "I was going to make a joke about sodium, but Na." "'Hey, know any good jokes about…

July 8, 2018
Food/Drink

“I was going to share a vegetable joke, but it’s corny”

Corn has many "corny" jokes. "Wanna hear a vegetable joke? nevermind, its too CORNy...meheh" was posted on Twitter on November 16, 2010. "I was gonna share a vegetable…

September 14, 2019
Food/Drink

“I was going to start a hillside herb garden, but didn’t have the thyme or the inclination”

A joke about planting an herb garden was posted on Twitter by Shane Jarvis on September 22, 2009: "Was going to start a herb garden business on a hillside but I found I didn't have the…

December 31, 2023
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“I was gonna start dieting, but Halloween is coming up, then Thanksgiving and Christmas candy…”

Holidays can interfere with dieting. "I was gonna start dieting, but Halloween is coming up, then Thanksgiving and Christmas candy. Before you know it, it's BBQ season again and I'm…

July 9, 2025
Food/Drink

“I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but I feel I’m aging more like an avocado”

"I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but I sort of feel more like an avocado" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. An avocado ages very fast. "I WAS HOPING TO…

July 10, 2025
Food/Drink

“I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but I sort of feel more like an avocado”

"I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but I sort of feel more like an avocado" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. An avocado ages very fast. "I WAS HOPING TO…

July 9, 2025
Food/Drink

“I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but I’m feeling more like an avocado”

"I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but I sort of feel more like an avocado" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. An avocado ages very fast. "I WAS HOPING TO…

July 10, 2025
Food/Drink

“I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but it seems more like a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20”

"I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but it seems more like a bottle of MD 20/20" is a joke that has been printed on many images. MD 20/20 (often called Mad Dog 20/20) is usually not…

July 8, 2025
Food/Drink

“I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but it seems more like a bottle of MD 20/20”

"I was hoping to age like a fine wine, but it seems more like a bottle of MD 20/20" is a joke that has been printed on many images. MD 20/20 (often called Mad Dog 20/20) is usually not…

February 26, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I was in the restaurant and the waiter asked me what I wanted to drink? I said a glass of water please. He said still?”

A restaurant joke has a diner order water, and the waiter asks, "Still?" The waiter wants to know if it's "still" or "sparkling" water, but the diner hears this…

September 17, 2022
Food/Drink

“I was led to believe adulthood would involve more cocktail sipping and less everything sucking”

"I was led to believe adulthood would involve more cocktail sipping and less everything sucking" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Facebook on May…

March 10, 2019
Food/Drink

“I was massively overcharged for a jelly this morning. It was daylight wobbly”

Jelly (such as Jell-O) wobbles. A joke was posted on Twitter by Pablo Egglescobar on June 11, 2011: "I was overcharged for a jelly this morning. It was daylight wobbly." The joke is that…

July 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“I was never a photogenic person, mainly because when everyone said cheese I said ‘where?!’”

A photographer sometimes gets people to smile by getting subjects to say "cheese." A joke is: "I was never a photogenic person, mainly because when everyone said cheese I said…

November 12, 2020
Food/Drink

“I was on the beach and got hit by a massive wave of cake. It was a tiramisunami”

"Tiramisu" (a coffee-flavoured Italian dessert) and "tsunami" (a series of waves in a water body) are two foreign language words that are sometimes combined to form…

May 5, 2025
Food/Drink

“I was once a people person, but people ruined that for me. So now I’m a coffee person”

Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter ⒷⓊⒷⒷⓁⓎ T 🇨🇦☀️🫧 @smileitsfree44 I used to be a people person But people ruined that for me Now I’m a coffee person😏 Tread lightly…

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