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September 22, 2020
Food/Drink

“I’m fat, but I identify as slim. I’m translender”

"Trans-slender" or "translender" is a pun on "transgender." "Um no I'm not fat I'm very translender" was posted on Twitter by Van on May 9, 2015.…

February 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m getting pancakes with a side of pancakes”

"I’m getting pancakes with a side of pancakes" was said by the character Lorelai Gilmore (played by Lauren Graham) on the American comedy-drama television series Gilmore Girls, The line…

April 26, 2024
Food/Drink

“I’m getting real sick and tired of food having calories”

"I'm getting real sick and tired of food having calories" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm really sick and tired of food having calories"…

January 27, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m giving up alcohol for a month” (joke)

"I'm giving up alcohol for a month" is a joke that has been printed on man yGIFs. "Sebas" wrote on Twitter on January 5, 2016: "I'm giving up alcohol for a month.…

March 20, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’m giving up Cadbury’s chocolates for Lindt”

Many Christians give up chocolate for Lent. "Lent" shouldn't be confused with "Lindt" (a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company), but there are jokes. "hahaha RT…

March 20, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’m giving up cheap chocolate for Lindt”

Many Christians give up chocolate for Lent. "Lent" shouldn't be confused with "Lindt" (a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company), but there are jokes. "hahaha RT…

March 20, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’m giving up chocolate for Lindt”

Many Christians give up chocolate for Lent. "Lent" shouldn't be confused with "Lindt" (a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company), but there are jokes. "hahaha RT…

April 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m giving up drinking for Lent and giving up Lent for St. Patrick’s Day”

"I'm giving up drinking for Lent and giving up Lent for St. Patrick's Day" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was printed on an…

March 20, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’m giving up Hershey’s chocolates for Lindt”

Many Christians give up chocolate for Lent. "Lent" shouldn't be confused with "Lindt" (a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company), but there are jokes. "hahaha RT…

March 20, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’m giving up spelling and chocolate for Lindt”

Many Christians give up chocolate for Lent. "Lent" shouldn't be confused with "Lindt" (a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company), but there are jokes. "hahaha RT…

September 24, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m glad ‘feta’ isn’t the plural of ‘fetus.’ If it were, I might have to stop eating Greek salads”

"Feta" is a cheese used in Greek salad. The plural of "fetus" is "fetuses" or "feti" -- not "feta." A joke was posted on the newsgroup…

October 14, 2016
Food/Drink

“I’m going bananas…is what I say to my bananas before leaving the house”

"Go bananas" is slang for "to lose control" or "to go crazy." There's a joke: "I am going bananas. That's what I say to my bananas before i leave the…

March 5, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m going to have a quesadilla.”/“Really, a whole case of them?”

A "quesadilla" isn't a "case of dillas," but there are jokes. "Wasn't Homer the guy that turned down the offer of a quesadilla. As I recall he said 'better…

October 4, 2020
Food/Drink

“I’m grateful to whoever saw beans fried once and said, ‘This isn’t enough’”

"Refried beans" (frijoles refritos in Spanish) are actually fried just once, but there are jokes. "Grateful to the visionary who saw beans that had only been fried one time and…

April 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m half Irish and half Jewish, so I’m drinking if you’re buying”

Entry in progress -- BP Reddit -- JokesPosted by u/french316 April 29, 2021I'm half Irish and half jewish...I'm drinking if you're buying!

May 9, 2015
Food/Drink

“I’m having fruit salad for dinner…” (wine joke)

"Having fruit salad for dinner. Well, its mostly grapes actually. Ok, all grapes. Fermented grapes. Im having wine for dinner" was cited on Twitter on January 19, 2013, based on an ecard.…

July 31, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m holding a cup of coffee. So yeah, I’m pretty busy right now”

"I'm holding a cup of coffee. So yeah, I'm pretty busy right now" is a coffee saying that has been printed on several images. "I'm holding a cup of Coffee.... So yeah…

January 16, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m hungry.”/“Hi hungry. I’m Dad.”

A classic "dad joke" has been cited in print since at least 1996: CHILD: I'm hungry.DAD: Nice to meet you, Hungry. I'm Dad (or dad's name). A slightly extended version was…

October 2, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m into auto-cannibalism. People say I’m full of myself”

An "auto-cannibal" is someone who eats himself (or herself). There have been several jokes. "One time I met an auto-cannibal, but he was full of himself" was posted on Twitter…

May 27, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m just a girl, standing in front of a salad, asking it to be 3 tacos and 2 margaritas”

"I'm just a girl, standing in front of a salad, asking it to be 3 tacos, 2 margaritas and an order of queso" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “I’m also…

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