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March 18, 2024
Holidays/Events/Parades

“St. Patrick’s Day is just Cinco de Mayo for gingers living in Florida”

St. Patrick's Day has been compared to Cinco de Mayo. "St. Patrick's Day . . . Cinco de Mayo for gingers" was posted on X/Twitter by Running (Quadruple-Vaxxed) Joke on March 16,…

March 18, 2024
Holidays/Events/Parades

“St. Patty’s Day is just Cinco de Mayo for gingers”

St. Patrick's Day has been compared to Cinco de Mayo. "St. Patrick's Day . . . Cinco de Mayo for gingers" was posted on X/Twitter by Running (Quadruple-Vaxxed) Joke on March 16,…

October 13, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“Stop buying plastic skeletons for Halloween. It’s terrible for the environment….” (Halloween joke)

"Stop buying plastic skeletons for Halloween. It’s terrible for the environment. Locally sourced, all natural skeletons are much more environmentally friendly." is a Halloween joke that…

November 11, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Stuffing is the candy corn of Thanksgiving”

Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Thanksgiving." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…

November 27, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Stuffing is the fruitcake of Thanksgiving”

Various foods have been called “the fruitcake of Thanksgiving.” That is to say, like fruitcake, it’s a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with fruitcake and Christmas) and at no other time,…

November 17, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Sugar cookies are the candy corn of Christmas”

Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Christmas." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…

February 7, 2020
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Surprise your girlfriend this Valentine’s Day. Introduce her to your wife!”

Men sometimes plan a surprise for a loved one on Valentine's Day. "Surprise your girlfriend this Valentine's Day. Introduce her to your wife!" is a jocular Valentine's Day…

November 10, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Sweet potato pie is the candy corn of Thanksgiving”

Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Thanksgiving." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…

November 27, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Sweet potatoes covered with marshmallows are the fruitcake of Thanksgiving”

Various foods have been called “the fruitcake of Thanksgiving.” That is to say, like fruitcake, it’s a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with fruitcake and Christmas) and at no other time,…

November 22, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year”

A "Thanksgiving Sermon" has been cited since the 1860s, and begins: "My Friends: Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the…

November 26, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Thanksgiving is all family and fun until someone has to wash the dishes”

Thanksgiving might be fun, but what about all those dishes that need to be washed? "This Thanksgiving, my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who has to do the dishes" (shown on an…

November 23, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Thanksgiving is for those who take time to remember; no one can give thanks who has a short memory”

A thanksgiving saying credited to "anonymous" has been printed on many images: "Thanksgiving is possible only for those who take time to remember; no one can give thanks who has a…

November 25, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God”

"Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness" is a popular Thanksgiving saying that has been cited in print since…

November 10, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Thanksgiving Pro Tip:  Never eat any food offered to you by an adorable toddler relative…”

At a family Thanksgiving get-together, a toddler often offers others some food, but it could be a dubious offering. This was posted on X/Twitter by Sara Says Stop on November 21, 2017, and it…

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

“Thanksgiving 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…

November 25, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day”

"Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day" is a popular Thanksgiving saying that has been cited in print since at least 1961. It is usually credited to Robert Casper…

November 23, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Thanksgiving, to be truly Thanksgiving, is first thanks, then giving”

"First Thanks, Then Giving" sermons were made at several churches during Thanksgiving in November 1957. A full Thanksgiving expression was published in the book Speaker's Desk Book…

December 24, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceHolidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“The Grinch doesn’t need to steal Christmas because the cost of living already has”

"I don’t need the Grinch to steal Christmas, the cost of living already did (that)" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (a…

December 15, 2021
Holidays/Events/Parades

“The Grinch never hated Christmas. He hated people, which is fair”

"Just so we're clear, The Grinch never really hated Christmas. He hated people, which is fair" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. How the Grinch Stole…

October 20, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/ParadesMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The hardest thing about carving a pumpkin these days is finding a newspaper to spread out on the table”

Before carving a pumpkin, people usually had covered a table with old newspapers, but who has old newspapers in this digital age? This was posted on X/Twitter by Simon Holland on October 25, 2017:…

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