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April 15, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Easter egg hunts prove that your child can find things when they want to”

"Easter egg hunts prove that your child can find things when they want to" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Easter Egg Hunts: proof your child can…

April 16, 2022
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Easter Egg Hunts: proof your child can find things when they really want to”

"Easter egg hunts prove that your child can find things when they want to" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Easter Egg Hunts: proof your child can…

February 17, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Easter tweets should be called ‘peeps’”

"Late night 'tweets' should be 'hoots.' lol" was posted on X/Twitter by chip on May 26, 2010. "late night tweets should be called 'hoots' because owls…

November 11, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Eggnog is 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…

November 30, 2025
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Establish dominance by putting glitter in Christmas cards”

"Establish dominance by putting glitter in (your) Christmas cards" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Glitter and sparkling things are popular at Christmas time. Some…

November 30, 2025
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Establish dominance by putting glitter in your Christmas cards”

"Establish dominance by putting glitter in (your) Christmas cards" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Glitter and sparkling things are popular at Christmas time. Some…

December 7, 2022
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Every time a hand reaches out to help another…that is Christmas”

A Christmas card message, cited in print since at least January 1992, has been printed on many images: "Every time a hand reaches out to help another, that is Christmas.Every time someone puts…

December 11, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Every time we try to eat healthy, along comes Christmas, Easter, summer, Friday, or Tuesday and ruins it for us”

"Every time we try to eat healthy, along comes Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, summer, Friday, or Tuesday and ruins it for us" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

December 11, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Every time we try to eat healthy, along comes Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, summer, Friday, or Tuesday and ruins it for us”

"Every time we try to eat healthy, along comes Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, summer, Friday, or Tuesday and ruins it for us" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

December 25, 2019
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Every year for Christmas I ask Satan to cure me of my dyslexia”

"Santa" has the same letters as "Satan," and, of course, there are jokes. This was posted on Twitter by patrickswayze’spatrickgravy on December 3, 2015: "Every year for…

March 3, 2021
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Every year Santa delivers presents to kids based on what their parents’ income is”

"Every year Santa delivers presents to kids based on what their parents income is" is a Christmas joke that was posted on Twitter by 51 Shades of Paul on December 10, 2020. The joke was…

March 12, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day”

St. Patrick's Day is an Irish holiday, but many non-Irish celebrate it, also. Many people in workplaces across the United States try to wear something green on March 17th, "Everyone is…

December 19, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“Everyone knows Santa isn’t real. Whoever heard of a man who makes a list AND checks it twice?”

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 25, 2025
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Everyone should be able to film one family Thanksgiving they can show to people to explain why they’re the way they are”

Few things show family dysfunction like Thanksgiving. This was posted on X/Twitter by trash jones on November 28, 2024, and it received over 1,400 likes: "everyone should be able to film one…

July 7, 2018
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Father’s Day is just like Mother’s Day, only cheaper”

The Dennis the Menace comic strip by Hank Ketcham (1920-2001), on June 14, 1952, had Dennis tell his friend Joey a now-classic observation about Father's Day: "Father's Day? Well,…

November 10, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Figgy pudding is 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…

October 15, 2021
Holidays/Events/Parades

“First rule of family gatherings, always bring your own vehicle so you can leave when you want”

"1st rule of family gatherings always bring your own vehicle so you can leave when you want" was posted on Twitter by CARI on January 12, 2019. The tweet received over 110,000 likes, and…

December 23, 2019
Holidays/Events/Parades

“First rule of family gatherings: Always bring your own vehicle so you can leave when you want”

"First rule of family gatherings: Always bring your own vehicle so you can leave when you want" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "First rule of family…

December 23, 2024
Holidays/Events/Parades

“For anybody else that’s getting coal for Christmas, maybe we can link up and get the grill going or something”

"For anybody else that's getting coal for Christmas, maybe we can link up and get the grill going or something" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. People who…

December 23, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“For Christmas, I bought my wife new beads for her abacus. It’s the little things that count”

"As I was once told by a dwarf holding an abacus—'it’s the little things that count'" is an abacus joke that was posted on the newsgroup rec.crafts.metalworking on October…

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