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July 29, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I’m going to the strip club. The chicken strip club. I mean Chick-Fil-A”

Chicken strips are deep fried pieces of chicken meat. "Chicken strips" doesn't mean that chicken takes off its clothes (strips), but there are jokes. A "chicken strip club"…

May 25, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m going to unlike this page. Right after I post about unliking this page…”

A social media meme shows an angry, spoiled child supposedly yellling: "I'M GOING TO UNLIKE THIS PAGERIGHT AFTER I POST ABOUT UNLIKING THIS PAGE AND HANG AROUND TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE SAY…

October 17, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m gonna be a Social Justice Warrior for Halloween” (joke)

A Halloween joke was posted on Twitter by Adam Hunter on October 27, 2016: "I'm gonna be a Social Justice Warrior for Halloween. When people ask me 'What are you?' I'm…

August 8, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m gonna run for president & kill other candidates by natural disaster. I’ll win by a landslide”

A "landslide" political victory is a win by a large margin. No actual landslide is involved, but there are jokes. This was posted on Sickipedia on August 7, 2023: "I'm gonna run…

November 1, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I’m good at everything except modesty”

"But then, I’m good at everything....Except modesty. Subtlety too" is a joke that was posted on the newsgroup alt.teens.intelligent.insanity on July 27, 2000. "I am so incredibly…

October 4, 2020
Food/Drink

“I’m grateful to whoever saw beans fried once and said, ‘This isn’t enough’”

"Refried beans" (frijoles refritos in Spanish) are actually fried just once, but there are jokes. "Grateful to the visionary who saw beans that had only been fried one time and…

July 16, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I’m great at multitasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at once”

"I'm great at multitasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at once" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted…

April 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m half Irish and half Jewish, so I’m drinking if you’re buying”

Entry in progress -- BP Reddit -- JokesPosted by u/french316 April 29, 2021I'm half Irish and half jewish...I'm drinking if you're buying!

March 18, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m having a quarantine party this weekend! None of you are invited”

The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak caused many to socially distance themselves from others and to quarantine themselves in their homes. Some people held "quarantine parties."…

June 14, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I’m having a vision problem today. I can’t see myself doing much”

"I'm having a vision problem today. I can't see myself doing much" and "Today I'm having a vision problem. I can't see myself doing anything at all" are…

December 5, 2011
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m having an out-of-money experience”

"I'm having an out-of-money experience" (a pun on "out-of-body" experience) is a popular expression on gift items such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. "I'm…

May 9, 2015
Food/Drink

“I’m having fruit salad for dinner…” (wine joke)

"Having fruit salad for dinner. Well, its mostly grapes actually. Ok, all grapes. Fermented grapes. Im having wine for dinner" was cited on Twitter on January 19, 2013, based on an ecard.…

June 23, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m having people over to stare at their phones later if you want to come by”

People never seem to look up from their phones. "I'm having people over to stare at their phones later if you want to come by" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…

July 27, 2018
Sports/Games

“I’m having trouble organizing a Hide and Seek league. Good players are hard to find”

"I'm having trouble organizing a Hide and Seek league. Good players are hard to find" is a joke that was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on November 4, 2015. "I’ve been trying to…

July 31, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m holding a cup of coffee. So yeah, I’m pretty busy right now”

"I'm holding a cup of coffee. So yeah, I'm pretty busy right now" is a coffee saying that has been printed on several images. "I'm holding a cup of Coffee.... So yeah…

January 16, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m hungry.”/“Hi hungry. I’m Dad.”

A classic "dad joke" has been cited in print since at least 1996: CHILD: I'm hungry.DAD: Nice to meet you, Hungry. I'm Dad (or dad's name). A slightly extended version was…

February 3, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I’m in a bad place right now. Not emotionally. I’m just at work”

"I'm in a bad place right now. Not mentally. Just [X]" is a meme that has been printed on many images. "In a bad place right now. Not emotionally, just at work..." was…

May 5, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m in a bad place right now. Not mentally, I’m just on Twitter”

"I'm in a bad place right now. Not mentally, I'm just..." is a popular meme, and there is a version for X/Twitter. "i'm in a bad place. not mentally. i'm just on…

February 3, 2021
Names/Phrases

“I’m in a bad place right now. Not mentally. I just live in New Jersey”

"I'm in a bad place right now. Not mentally. Just [X]" is a meme that has been printed on many images. "In a bad place right now. Not emotionally, just at work..." was…

February 3, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m in a bad place right now. Not mentally. I just live in the United States”

"I'm in a bad place right now. Not mentally. Just [X]" is a meme that has been printed on many images. "In a bad place right now. Not emotionally, just at work..." was…

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