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March 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’ll have the chef’s salad.”/“That’s so rude. Just order your own!”

A "chef's salad" is a salad construction by a chef. It is not a salad that a chef eats, but there are jokes. "Winds us up that every restaurant serves 'Chef's…

February 15, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I’ll have the mouse, please.”/“That’s mousse, sir.”

"Mousse" shouldn't be confused with "mouse" or "moose," but there are jokes. Wikipedia: MousseA mousse (/ˈmuːs/; French: [mus]; "foam") is a soft…

August 25, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’ll hug your elephant if you kiss my ass” (Republican-Democrat bipartisanship)

"I'll hug your elephant if you kiss my ass" is the last line of a bipartisanship poem of unknown authorship, said to be from a Democrat to a Republican after an election. The poem…

June 30, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’ll never be able to run for President because of what I did for a Klondike Bar”

A Klondike bar is an ice cream bar coated with a thin layer of chocolate. "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" is a memorable ad jingle that began in 1982. "I'll never be…

January 18, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I’ll never be okay with donut shops cutting a hole in my donut, then charging me separately for the same hole they robbed me of”

"I'll never be okay with donut shops cutting a hole in my donut, then charging me separately for the same hole they robbed me of" is a saying about donuts that has been printed on…

April 28, 2021
Transportation

“I’ll never understand people who get in the fast lane just to drive the speed limit”

The speed lane is usually for drivers who go above the speed limit (breaking the law). This viral saying (over 265,000 likes) was posted on Twitter by slate on March 1, 2021: "I’ll never…

March 29, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’ll slap you so hard even Google won’t be able to find you”

"I'll hit/slap you so hard even Google won't be able to find you" is a jocular one-line saying that had been printed on many images. Google is a popular search engine. The…

March 18, 2025
Food/Drink

“I’ll stand in front of the refrigerator with the door open, eating a bag of chips until I figure out what I REALLY want to eat”

Many people stand in front of the refrigerator, with the door open. It often does not make food decisions any easier. "I'll stand in front of the refrigerator with the door open, eating a…

June 26, 2023
Food/Drink

“I’ll take a coffee with my sunshine”

"I'll take (a) coffee with my sunshine" is a morning coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I'll take a coffee with my sunshine" (shown on an image) was…

May 23, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I’ll take a Corona, hold the virus” (bar request)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic ad nothing to do with Corona beer, but there were jokes. One line had a customer walk into a bar and say to the bartender, "I'll take a Corona, hold the…

June 26, 2023
Food/Drink

“I’ll take coffee with my sunshine”

"I'll take (a) coffee with my sunshine" is a morning coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I'll take a coffee with my sunshine" (shown on an image) was…

January 31, 2015
Food/Drink

“I’ll take the lobster home to dinner” (joke)

Lobsters are sold live, and there is a joke about someone getting a live lobster. "Great! I'll take him home to dinner!" the receiving person declares. "Oh no, don't do…

July 26, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’ll vacuum the beach before I tell Facebook I’m in a relationship again”

"I'll vacuum the beach before I tell Facebook I'm in a relationship again" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In other words -- never. "I’ll vacuum the…

July 27, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’ll vacuum the beach before I tell social media I got a man again”

"I'll vacuum the beach before I tell Facebook I'm in a relationship again" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In other words -- never. "I’ll vacuum the…

December 4, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I’m ‘waved a BIC lighter at a rock concert’ years old”

The BIC disposable lighter was introduced in 1973. At rock concerts in the 1970s, people used to light them up, like a crowd with many candles. In the 2000s, people now have phone lights.…

October 26, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m 1776% sure you’re not taking my AR-15”

"I am 1776% sure no one will be taking my guns" (or "I am 1776% sure no one is taking my guns") is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on many images. "1776" is the…

January 12, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m a baker for the army. When I go to war, I go in all buns glazing”

"Buns glazing" is a spoonerism for "guns blazing." "Just hit town with his buns glazing" was posted to the newsgroup rec.audio.pro on December 23, 2001. A popular joke…

April 23, 2024
Food/Drink

“I’m a better person when I’m tan and holding a margarita”

"I'm a better person when I'm tan and holding a margarita" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm a better person when I'm tan and holding a…

June 1, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“I’m a big fan of air circulation”

"I'm a big fan of air circulation devices" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Mike Sullivan on July 9, 2012. "I'm a big fan of air circulation" was posted on…

August 7, 2023
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I’m a bodybuilding mime. Some people say I’m the strong, silent type”

Many women like the strong, silent type of man. "Women say they like the strong silent type. So basically a bodybuilder mime" was posted on X/Twitter by Sofa King Cool ✇ on January 8,…

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