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February 3, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I’m in a bad place right now. Not mentally. 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…

February 3, 2021
Names/Phrases

“I’m in a bad place right now. Not mentally. Just New York”

"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 rn. 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 12, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I’m in a band called Dyslexia. We’ve just released our greatest shit album”

Bands often release "greatest hits" albums. A joke is: "I'm in a band called Dyslexia. We've just released our greatest shit album." The joke was posted on Twitter on…

April 28, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I’m in a good place right now. Not emotionally. I’m just at the bottle shop”

"I'm in a good place right now. Not emotionally. I'm just at the liquor store" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm in a good place right…

February 3, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I’m in a good place right now. Not emotionally. I’m just at the liquor store”

"I'm in a good place right now. Not emotionally. I'm just at the liquor store" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm in a good place right…

September 28, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I’m in a pirate-themed band. We can’t stop writing hooks”

A pirate joke is: "I'm in a pirate-themed band. We can't stop writing hooks." The joke was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on September 27, 2017. Wikipedia: Captain HookCaptain…

April 10, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m in so much debt, I could start a government”

"I'm in so much debt, I could start a government" is a jocular one-line saying about personal debt and government debt that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted to…

April 10, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m in so much debt, I could start a government”

"I'm in so much debt, I could start a government" is a jocular one-line saying about personal debt and government debt that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted to…

October 2, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m into auto-cannibalism. People say I’m full of myself”

An "auto-cannibal" is someone who eats himself (or herself). There have been several jokes. "One time I met an auto-cannibal, but he was full of himself" was posted on Twitter…

February 12, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m joining the war on drugs on the side of drugs”

"I have joined the war on drugs on the side of drugs" (or "I'm joining the war on drugs on the side of drugs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I’m…

February 12, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m joining the war on drugs. I’m on the drugs’ side”

"I have joined the war on drugs on the side of drugs" (or "I'm joining the war on drugs on the side of drugs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I’m…

February 12, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m joining the war on drugs. I’m on the side of drugs”

"I have joined the war on drugs on the side of drugs" (or "I'm joining the war on drugs on the side of drugs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I’m…

March 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m just a girl, standing 6 feet away from a boy. Asking him to maybe move back another foot”

"I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her" is from the romantic comedy film Notting Hill (1999). The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led many to…

May 27, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m just a girl, standing in front of a salad, asking it to be 3 tacos and 2 margaritas”

"I'm just a girl, standing in front of a salad, asking it to be 3 tacos, 2 margaritas and an order of queso" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “I’m also…

May 25, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m just a girl, standing in front of a salad, asking it to be a donut”

"I'm just a girl, standing in front of a salad, asking it to be a donut" is a jocular food saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm also just a girl, standing in…

September 22, 2020
Time/Weather

“I’m just a girl, standing in front of a Tuesday, asking it to be a Friday”

"I'm just a girl, standing in front of a Tuesday, asking it to be a Friday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm also just a girl, standing in…

November 9, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I’m just a man, a man struggling to open a plastic vegetable bag at the grocery store”

The plastic vegetable bags at supermarkets are sometimes difficult to open, especially for men who are unfamiliar with them. "I'm just a man, a man struggling to open a plastic vegetable…

January 21, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m just glad America can fight government corruption in any country…except our own”

The United States often invades countries to allegedly spread democracy and good government. This was posted on X/Twitter by Owen Shroyer on January 3, 2026, and it received over 21,000 likes:…

September 23, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m just going to pour myself a bottle of wine and call it a day”

"I'm just going to pour myself a bottle of wine and call it a day" and "...and then I was like, I'm just going to pour myself a bottle of wine and call it a day" have…

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