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August 19, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m not a wiNO. I’m a wineYES!”

"I'm not a wiNO. I'm a wineYES!" is a jocular wine saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm Not A Wino, I'm A 'Why-Yes'" by Walter Lolich…

May 4, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m not above using obscure Mexican battles to justify my drinking” (Cinco de Mayo joke)

"I'm not above using obscure Mexican battles to justify my drinking" is a Cinco de Mayo joke that has been printed on an ecard. The ecard has been in print since at least May 3,…

February 6, 2023
Food/Drink

“I’m not addicted to coffee, we’re just in a committed relationship”

"I'm not addicted to coffee, we're just in a committed relationship" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm not addicted to coffee, we're…

February 1, 2013
Food/Drink

“I’m not an alcoholic, alcoholics go to meetings; I’m a drunk, we go to parties”

"I'm not an alcoholic, alcoholics go to meetings; I'm a drunk, we go to parties" is a popular saying on posters. The joke refers indirectly to Alcoholics Anonymous, an…

March 21, 2016
Food/Drink

“I’m not an alcoholic. I’m a bartender who works from home”

"I am not an unemployed alcoholic, I am a bartender who works from home" is a jocular line that was cited on Twitter by comedy wirter Richard Day on January 27, 2010. "I'm not…

May 20, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m not as think as you drunk I am”

"I'm not as think as you drunk I am" -- a drunk "spoonerism" version of "I'm not as drunk as you think I am" -- is a one-line saying that has been printed on…

November 27, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’m not chubby. I’m insulated. And winter’s coming. So I’m prepared”

"I'm not chubby. I'm insulated. And winter's coming. So I'm prepared" (or "I'm not fat. I'm insulated") is a jocular saying that has been printed…

January 14, 2010
Food/Drink

“I’m not confused—I’m only well-mixed”

Poet Robert Frost (1874-1963) frequently said "I'm not confused; I'm only well-mixed" (also "I'm not confused; I'm just well-mixed"). The saying (which dates…

April 4, 2012
Food/Drink

“I’m not drinking anymore (but I’m not drinking any less, either)”

"I'm not drinking anymore (any more) -- but I'm not drinking any less, either" is a joke that has been attributed to New York City-born comedian Joe E. Lewis (1902-1971), singer…

August 3, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m not drunk, I’m patriotic”

"I'm not drunk, I'm patriotic" is a drinking saying (popular on July 4th Independence Day) that has been printed on many images. "I'm not drunk I'm patriotic…

December 27, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I just have good marbling”

"Marbling" (streaks of fat) is usually preferred in a steak. But in humans? "I'm not fat, I'm well-marbled" was posted on Twitter by "Nina Bargiel, probably"…

January 16, 2015
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I’m cultivating mass”

"I'm not fat -- I'm cultivating mass" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many T-shirts. The line was spoken on the American television sitcom It's Always Sunny in…

February 12, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I’m flooded” (human body is 80% water)

"The human body is roughly 60% water. I'm not fat, I'm flooded" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "apparently we are 90% water, so I'm not…

September 21, 2013
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I’m fluffy”

"I'm not fat -- I'm fluffy" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, often with the picture of a fluffy animal. "I'm not fat;…

November 27, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I’m insulated”

"I'm not chubby. I'm insulated. And winter's coming. So I'm prepared" (or "I'm not fat. I'm insulated") is a jocular saying that has been printed…

September 21, 2013
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I’m just big boned”

"I'm not fat -- I'm just big boned" is a jocular saying that has een printed on posters. "I am not fat, just tall and big boned" was cited in print in 1945.…

December 19, 2012
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I’m just easy to see”

"I'm not fat -- I'm just easy to see" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, T-shirts and bumper stickers. The saying has been cited in…

March 25, 2015
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I’m just so sexy, it overflows”

"I'm not fat -- I'm just so sexy, it overflows" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters and ecards. The saying has been on Twitter since September 21, 2010.…

December 27, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I’m just well-marbled”

"Marbling" (streaks of fat) is usually preferred in a steak. But in humans? "I'm not fat, I'm well-marbled" was posted on Twitter by "Nina Bargiel, probably"…

November 27, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’m not fat—I’m well-insulated”

"I'm not chubby. I'm insulated. And winter's coming. So I'm prepared" (or "I'm not fat. I'm insulated") is a jocular saying that has been printed…

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