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January 30, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m very pleased with my new fridge magnet. So far I’ve got twelve fridges”

A refrigerator (or "fridge") magnet sticks to a refrigerator, but certainly isn't powerful enough to pull in a refrigerator. A joke was posted on Twitter on January 28, 2011:…

May 16, 2023
Food/Drink

“I’m wondering why brain cells die, skin cells die, your hair follicles die, but fat cells…”

"Brain cells die, skin cells die, even hair cells die. But FAT CELLS...must have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior because they seem to have eternal life" is a jocular saying…

May 26, 2020
Food/Drink

“I’ve always wanted to get a manatee.”/“Thank you. Two sugars, please.”

"Manatee" (a large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammal) should not be confused with "man a tea," but there are jokes. "My wife and I were talking about obscure…

April 17, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’ve always wanted to spend money lavishly, but I never thought it would be on sugar, milk, bread”

The high price of groceries is reflected in this joke in "The Girls," a syndicated newspaper comic strip by Franklin Folger that was printed on December 23, 1974: (Two women talking,…

April 10, 2019
Food/Drink

“I’ve bean thinking about you a latte”

"I've bean thinking about you a latte" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I've bean thinking about you a latte" was posted on Twitter by…

November 17, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’ve been ‘watching my weight’ and, rest assured, it’s still there”

"I've been watching my weight. It's still there" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The expression "watch your weight" usually means to watch…

November 19, 2020
Food/Drink

“I’ve been a fan of Gazpacho soup since before it was cool”

"I've been a fan of Gazpacho soup since before it was cool" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Alf on November 15, 2020, and on Reddit -- Oneliners on November 18, 2020.…

October 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’ve been cutting carbs lately—with a pizza cutter”

People trying to lose weight often "cut carbs" (carbohydrates) from their diets, but this does not mean physically cutting them. "This is how I cut carbs (takes a pizza cutter to the…

April 12, 2012
Food/Drink

“I’ve been on a diet for two weeks and all I’ve lost is fourteen days”

New York City-born comedian Joe E. Lewis (1902-1971) told syndicated entertainment columnist Earl Wilson in June 1957 that he had sworn off drinking and heavy eating. "In 14 days," Lewis…

August 19, 2020
Food/Drink

“I’ve been standing under citrus trees all day. I feel sublime!”

"Sublime" doesn't describe a lime, but there are jokes. "What it was, under the citrus tree -- 'SUB-LIME'" was the "Jumble puzzle syndicated in many…

November 17, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’ve been watching my weight. It’s still there”

"I've been watching my weight. It's still there" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The expression "watch your weight" usually means to watch…

October 31, 2019
Food/Drink

“I’ve benedicted to Eggs Benedict”

"Benedicted" sounds like "been addicted," and there have been several "Eggs Benedict" puns. "When I lay an egg around here, it's just ignored! That's…

January 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’ve come to the conclusion, the bigger the Cheerio, the better it tastes” (donut saying)

"The bigger the cheerio, the better it tastes" -- a meme usually shown with a bowl of Cheerios and a donut on top -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The bigger the…

June 7, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’ve created a website selling and delivering sausages over the Internet. I’ll send you the link”

Internet links and sausage links aren't the same links, but there are jokes. "I get them online. I'll send you a link."/"Oh, well, at home, I smoke sausages. I'll send…

June 12, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’ve cut down on my drinking and now I only have one drink before going to bed…”

"I’ve cut down on my drinking, and now only have one vodka before going to bed. Last night I went to bed eight times" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

July 19, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’ve got a friend who reckons he can make high cuisine out of stock cubes. What an Oxo moron”

Oxo stock cubes (a food brand) has been the subject of "Oxo moron" (oxymoron) jokes. "What do you call someone who can't make stock from a cube? An oxo moron!…

November 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’ve got a fruit fetish. Well, that’s according to my currant girlfriend”

"Currant" (a dried berry) sounds like "current." "My currant girlfriend just dumped me. I guess everything happens for a raisin," English comedian Darren Walsh posted…

June 10, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’ve got no problems with genetically modified food. Just had a lovely leg of salmon”

A joke about genetically modified food is: "I don't know what all the fuss is about genetically modified food. I had a lovely leg of salmon the other day." The "leg of…

November 19, 2024
Food/DrinkMusic/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I’ve joined the local Dyslexia Brass Band. I play the Toblerone”

"Trombone" (a musical instrument in the brass family) shouldn't be confused with "Toblerone" (a Swiss chocolate brand), but there are jokes. "I am so proud of my…

March 17, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’ve just been offered 8 legs of venison for $100. Is that two deer?”

"Too dear" (too expensive) sounds like "two deer." Of course, there's a venison joke. "Silly question. Like the chap who was offered eight legs of venison and asked,…

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