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August 3, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I’m aspirin’ to be a doctor”

"Aspiring" should not be confused with "aspirin," but there are jokes. "You see, I'm Aspirin' to become an agricultural tumour, sorry, a Farmer Cyst!" was…

August 3, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I’m aspirin’ to be a nurse”

"Aspiring" should not be confused with "aspirin," but there are jokes. "You see, I'm Aspirin' to become an agricultural tumour, sorry, a Farmer Cyst!" was…

October 1, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I’m at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out”

"I'm at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker is an adult who no longer goes out…

May 15, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m at that age where if you text me after 10 PM I’m texting back at 6 AM”

"I'm at the age where if you text me after 9PM I'm texting back at 4:36 AM" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Older people go to sleep early. "I'm at…

May 29, 2024
Streets

“I’m at the age that not finding parking for an event is enough to make me go home”

"I'm at the age that/where not finding parking for an event is enough to make me go home" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm at the age where not…

October 3, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“I’m at the age where I appreciate a nice handrail”

"I've reached the age where I appreciate a nice handrail" (or "I'm at the age where I appreciate a nice handrail") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

May 15, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m at the age where if you text me after 9PM I’m texting back at 4:36 AM”

"I'm at the age where if you text me after 9PM I'm texting back at 4:36 AM" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Older people go to sleep early. "I'm at…

May 24, 2024
Streets

“I’m at the age where not finding parking for an event is enough to make me go home”

"I'm at the age that/where not finding parking for an event is enough to make me go home" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm at the age where not…

November 29, 2022
Transportation

“I’m at the airport and a man just collapsed on the luggage carousel. He’s coming around slowly”

"Someone collapsed at the luggage carousel at Heathrow Airport. Medics claim they are coming round slowly" was posted on Twitter by Jimmy Ferguson on January 19, 2021. The joke is that…

March 24, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I’m at the grocery store, lost in the eggs aisle”

"Exile" sounds like "eggs aisle," and there are jokes. "Eggs Aisle" is track 10 on Live from Space (2013), the first and only live album by American rapper Mac Miller…

February 10, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m at the point in life where the hottest text I get is: ‘Your prescription is ready for pick up’”

Texting can be romantic -- or not. "I'm at the point in life where the hottest text I get is: 'Your prescription is ready for pick up'" is a jocular saying that has been…

October 1, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I’m at the point in my life where running errands counts as going out”

"I'm at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker is an adult who no longer goes out…

October 3, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I’m awake! Please respect my privacy during this very difficult time”

"I'm awake. Please respect my privacy during this difficult time" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "i’m awake! please respect my privacy during this…

October 2, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I’m awake. Please respect my privacy during this difficult time”

"I'm awake. Please respect my privacy during this difficult time" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "i’m awake! please respect my privacy during this…

September 9, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m beginning to think that foreign aid is just code for money laundering”

"I'm beginning to think that foreign aid is just code for money laundering" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Foreign Aid is just a fancy word for money…

May 16, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m being fisted by the invisible hand”

Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790) wrote in his book The Wealth of Nations (1776) about an "invisible hand" in a free market that directs wealth and resources to…

January 7, 2017
Transportation

“I’m being held momentarily by the train dispatcher” (joke)

A frequent subway announcement is that the train is "being held momentarily by the train dispatcher. Oliver Burkeman posted a joke on Twitter on April 24, 2014: "I wonder if, when they…

December 23, 2020
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I’m bringing out a new version of the Band Aid song, ‘Duvet Know It’s Christmas?’ It’s a cover!”

"Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984) is a song that was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and performed by a British and Irish supergroup called Band Aid, in an effort to aid…

September 8, 2014
Education/Schools

“I’m broke and I have a college degree to prove it”

"I'm broke and I have a (college) degree to prove it" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, buttons and bumper stickers. Many…

January 5, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I’m calling in sick because of an eye problem. I can’t see myself coming in to work”

"I'm calling in sick because of an eye problem. I can't see myself coming in to work" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several ecards. An illustration usually shows…

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