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November 20, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Happy Thanksgiving and remember, unless your turkey is applying for a passport, you don’t need to take a photo of it”

Many people serve turkey on Thanksgiving, and they take a photo of it. "Happy Thanksgiving and remember, unless your turkey is applying for a passport, you don’t need to take a photo of…

December 24, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Happy whatever doesn’t offend you” (greeting)

"Happy whatever doesn't offend you" is a greeting appropriate for all holidays and all religions that has been printed in many images. "Merry Christmas," for example, might…

March 29, 2018
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Have to love Easter, baby” (pun on “Hasta la vista, baby”)

"Hasta la vista, baby" is a famous line that actor Arnold Schwarzenegger used in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. A holiday pun, "Have to love East, baby," has been printed…

December 20, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree”

"He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree." was cited in the Evening World-Herald (Omaha, NE) in a 1946 listing for the First Lutheran Church. "He…

November 23, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“He who thanks with lips thanks but in part; the full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart”

A Thanksgiving rhyme has been printed on many images: "He who thanks but with the lipsThanks but in part;The full, the true Thanksgiving Comes from the heart." The short poem is from…

December 22, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“He’s making a list. He’s checking it twice. He left it at home. He’s texting his wife”

The Christmas song "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1934) contains the lyrics: "He's making a list And checking it twice; He's gonna find out who's naughty and…

November 23, 2024
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Holiday anxiety is the most festive of all the anxieties”

"Holiday anxiety is the most festive of all the anxieties" was posted on X/Twitter by 🌴Sardonic Tart🌴 on December 3, 2014, and this received over 2,300 likes. “It’s almost time…

October 18, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Holiday Rules: 1. Do not go into debt trying to show people how much you love them…”

Three jocular "Christmas Rules" (sometimes titled "Thanksgiving Rules" or "Holiday Rules") have been printed on many images. These "Holiday Rules" were…

December 27, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Holiday stress pairs well with cookies”

"Holiday stress pairs well with cookies" is a jocular saying. Holiday stress doesn't pair well with anything, but cookies can often make people happy. "Holiday stress pairs well…

March 11, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“How can you tell if an Irishman is having a good time?”/“He’s Dublin over with laughter!”

A popular St. Patrick's Day riddle is: Q: How can you tell if an Irishman is having a good time?A: He's Dublin (doubling) over with laughter! The joke has been cited in print since at…

December 17, 2019
Holidays/Events/Parades

“How did Santa kill a dragon?”/“He sleighed it.”

"Sleighed" sounds like "slayed." A Christmas riddle was posted on Twitter by galarian emolga on May 6, 2016: Q: How did Santa kill a dragon?A: He sleighed it. "Santa hit a…

December 15, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“How do fish celebrate Christmas?”/“By hanging reefs on the door.”

A Christmas riddle is: Q: How do fish celebrate Christmas?A: By hanging reefs on the door. The reefs/wreaths pun has been cited in print since at least 2004. Google BooksCrazy Christmas JokesBy…

December 21, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“How do you decorate a canoe for Christmas?”/“With oar-naments.”

A Christmas riddle is: Q: How do you decorate a canoe for Christmas? A: With oar-naments. The Christmas joke has been cited in print since at least 2005. Google BooksCrazy Christmas JokesBy Alison…

December 25, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“How do you make an idiot laugh on Boxing Day?”/“Tell him a joke on Christmas Eve.”

There is Christmas Eve (December 24th), then Christmas Day (December 25th), and then Boxing Day (December 26th) in the United Kingdom. A riddle is: Q: How do you make an idiot laugh on Boxing…

April 16, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“How do you make Easter easier?”/“Replace the t with an i.”

An Easter riddle is: Q: How do you make Easter easier?A: Replace the t with an i. The joke was posted on Twitter on April 22, 2011. TwitterMirai 🐘‏ @_mirai_RT @MrsStephenFry: Handy hint: How…

November 28, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“How do you prepare your turkey for Thanksgiving?”/“Oh, I just tell him he’s going to die.”

"Preparing" a turkey usually means cooking instructions, but not according to a Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey joke. This was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor on December 21, 2002:…

April 16, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“How does Easter end?”/“With the letter R.”

An Easter riddle is: Q: How does Easter end?A: With the letter R. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.smouldering.dog.zone on April 20, 2003. Google Groups: alt.smouldering.dog.zoneThe Easter…

December 17, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“How does Santa keep track of all the fireplaces he’s visited?”/“He keeps a log book.”

A Christmas riddle is: Q: How does Santa keep track of all the fireplaces he’s visited?A: He keeps a log book. The "log book" pun has been cited in print since at least December 6,…

December 7, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksHolidays/Events/Parades

“Hung my Christmas lights on the house across the street so I can see them”

"Hung my Christmas lights on the house across the street so I can see them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on X/Twitter by Just Bill on…

December 24, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“I bought my mom a fridge for Christmas” (joke)

Faces "light up" when people receive gifts. Steve Toyne posted on Twitter on November 5, 2010 and reposted as a Christmas joke on December 22, 2014: "I bought my girlfriend a fridge…

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