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July 2, 2015
Time/Weather

“I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me”

"I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me" is a joke that became popular on the Internet in the late 1990s, but is much older. "I have always wondered…

November 1, 2020
Time/Weather

“I stayed up to watch daylight savings time. It was still dark”

"I stayed up to watch daylight savings time. It was still dark" is a joke that has been printed on many images. This experience is not like watching a sunrise or a sunset. Some people…

August 3, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I steal memes all day, so if you judge me by my memes you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this”

"I steal memes all day, so if you judge me by my memes you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this" is a stolen meme joke that has been printed on several images. The joke is…

November 20, 2016
Food/Drink

“I stepped on a cornflake this morning. I’m a cereal killer now”

"I stepped on a cornflake this morning. I'm a cereal killer now" -- a pun on "serial killer" -- is a joke that has been printed on many images. "Oh. My. God. I stepped…

November 29, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I still can’t believe people’s survival instincts told them to grab toilet paper”

"I still can't believe people's survival instincts told them to grab toilet paper" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic…

November 11, 2025
Food/Drink

“I still cook my turkey the old fashioned way. I let my mom do it”

"I (still) cook my turkey the old fashioned way. I let my mom do it" is a jocular Thanksgiving saying that has been printed on many images. Mom's cooking of a turkey on Thanksgiving…

December 30, 2022
Time/Weather

“I still don’t know what I’m wearing to the living room New Year’s Eve. I might not even go”

"I still don't know what I'm wearing to the living room New Year's Eve. I might not even go" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from…

August 19, 2018
Food/Drink

“I still don’t understand what a wine stopper is for”

"I still don't understand what a wine stopper is for" is a jocular wine saying that has been printed on many images. "I've been known to ask what a wine-stopper is for. I…

March 2, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I still hate Commies… even after they changed their name to Liberals”

"I still hate Commies... even after they changed their name to Liberals" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The anti-communist saying has been cited in print…

January 8, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I still have a landline, or as I like to call it, ‘a cell phone finder’”

Many people still have landlines just to call their cell phones when they lose them in the house. "I still have a landline, or as I like to call it, 'a cell phone finder'" is a…

July 4, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I still like to make handwritten lists. I also like to leave them on the kitchen counter and then guess what’s on the list while I’m at the store”

Many people make supermarket lists, and then forget to take these lists with them to the supermarket. "I like to make lists. I also like to leave them (laying) on the kitchen counter and then…

June 10, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I still miss that part of 2020 when it was illegal for anyone to come near me”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in 2020 had one good aspect, according to some people. The social distancing rules kept other people at a distance. "I still miss that part of the pandemic…

June 10, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I still miss that part of the pandemic where it was illegal for anybody to be anywhere near me”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in 2020 had one good aspect, according to some people. The social distancing rules kept other people at a distance. "I still miss that part of the pandemic…

August 20, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I stole the car because I had to get to work” (joke)

A joke about a man who steals a car to get to work is: JUDGE: Why did you steal the car? MAN: I had to get to work.JUDGE: Why didn't you take the bus? MAN: I don't have a driver's…

January 26, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I stole yeast from the local bakery. They can’t prove a thing”

"Proofing" is a step in the preparation of yeast bread. There are several puns about this process. "I stole yeast from the local bakery. They can't prove a thing" was…

May 25, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“I stood waving at my neighbor for 10 minutes before realizing she was just cleaning her windows”

"I stood waving to my neighbour for 10 minutes this morning before realising she was just cleaning her windows" is a joke that was posted on Facebook by Paulo Raulino on May 18, 2020. The…

July 11, 2019
Food/Drink

“I stop the microwave with 1 second to go so I can feel like a bomb disposal expert”

Many people stop the microwave with one second left and take their food out; this makes them feel like a bomb defusal/disposal expert. "I like to stop the microwave when it gets to one second.…

September 1, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I stopped living paycheck to paycheck. Now I live direct deposit to direct deposit”

"I grew up living paycheck to paycheck, but through hard work and perseverance, I now live direct deposit to direct deposit" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

April 19, 2017
Education/Schools

“I stopped understanding math when the alphabet decided to get involved”

"I stopped understanding math when the alphabet decided to get involved" is a jocular one-line math saying that has been printed on several images. "I stopped understanding maths…

September 24, 2019
Education/Schools

“I struggle with Roman numerals until I get to 159. Then it just CLIX”

The Roman numerals for the number "159" are "CLIX" (that some pronounce as "clicks"). "I find it difficult to count in Roman numerals until the number 159, then…

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