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May 4, 2016
Education/Schools

“I’m a Ph.D.—Pizza Hut Deliveryman”

Pizza Hut is an American pizza and pasta restaurant chain that offers sit-down service, as well as take-out and delivery. "I'm a Ph.D. -- Pizza Hut Deliveryman" is a joke a poor…

January 5, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m a second-hand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows”

"I'm a second-hand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I only eat animals that feed on grass. Does that make me a…

October 29, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m a single issue voter. I’m single and it’s an issue”

A "single issue voter" votes for or against a politician based solely on a single issue. The "single issue voter" can be single or married, and this is the basis of a joke.…

March 28, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m a social drinker. Every time someone says ‘I’ll have a drink,’ I say ‘Social I’”

"I'm a social drinker. Every time someone says 'I'll have a drink,' I say 'Social I'" -- a pun on "So shall I" -- is a jocular drinking saying that…

September 3, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m a social vegan. I avoid meet”

"I'm a social vegan. I avoid meet" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I’m a social vegan; I avoid meet" -- a pun on "meat" -- was posted on…

October 30, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m a socialist drinker” (joke)

A "social" drinker shouldn't be confused with a "socialist" drinker, but there are jokes. "I'm not a heavy drinker, more of a socialist drinker. Which is to say,…

April 7, 2023
Time/Weather

“I’m a time traveler. I travel in time at the rate of one second per second”

We all time travel. "I can time travel.... but only forwards.....and really slowly... at one second per second" was posted on Twitter by Rudy Lippert on July 26, 2010. "I time travel…

March 8, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m a trust fund baby. My parents trust me to fund myself”

"I'm a trust fund baby. My parents trusted me to go fund myself" (or "I'm a trust fund baby. My parents trust me to fund myself") is a jocular saying that has been…

March 8, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m a trust fund baby. My parents trusted me to go fund myself”

"I'm a trust fund baby. My parents trusted me to go fund myself" (or "I'm a trust fund baby. My parents trust me to fund myself") is a jocular saying that has been…

October 23, 2010
Food/Drink

“I’m a vegetarian not because I love animals, but because I hate plants”

"I'm a vegetarian, not because I love animals...but because I hate plants!" said comedian A. Whitney Brown in the May 1983 Vegetarian Times. The joke is that if don't like…

April 24, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m a wine enthusiast. The more wine I drink, the more enthusiastic I become”

"I'm a wine enthusiast. The more wine I drink, the more enthusiastic I become" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on the blog Wine…

June 28, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’m a woman of many moods and they all require chocolate”

"I'm a woman of many moods and they all require chocolate" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I am a woman of many moods, and they all require chocolate.…

June 6, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m a woman. I have needs. Pass me the wine”

"I'm a woman. I have needs. Pass me the wine"is a wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on May 19, 2016. "I'm a woman, I have…

May 29, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m a writer. Anything you say or do may be used in a story”

"I'm a writer. Anything you say or do may be used in a story" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying parodies Miranda warnings ("You have the right…

May 29, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m a writer. If I seem cold, it’s because I’m surrounded by drafts”

"I'm a writer. If I seem cold, it's because I'm surrounded by drafts" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. A riddle was posted on BuzzFeed on December…

February 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m about to have a cup of dangerous coffee. Safe tea first though”

"Safety first" is a slogan that has been used since the early 1900s. "Safe-Tea First" is a pun that was used in Ridgways Tea advertisments from October 1914. A jocular saying…

December 7, 2020
Food/Drink

“I’m about to have my favorite alcoholic drink. It’s called A Lot”

"Tonight I'm going to have my favorite drink. It's called 'a lot'" (or "Tonight, I'll be having my favorite drink. It's called a lot") is a…

March 12, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetWorkers/People

“I’m actually extremely grateful for all those who put their pronouns in their bio…”

Many politically correct "woke" people put pronouns in their bios. This was posted on X/Twitter by Kyle Kashuv on January 3, 2022: "im actually extremely grateful for all those who…

October 13, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceWork/Businesses

“I’m actually pretty good with money, as long as I don’t go outside where all the stores are. or stay inside where my phone is”

Some people can't go outside because they see stores and they spend money. They also can't stay inside because they shop online. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by Jonathan Edward…

August 14, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m addicted to seaweed. I must seek kelp”

"Kelp" sounds like "help," and there have been several puns. "Being addicted to seaweed is a cry for kelp" was posted on Twitter on September 5, 2011. "I've…

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