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April 5, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“I’m looking for a coffee that pairs well with 3 hours of sleep”

Coffee helps many people stay awake (and perform work tasks) when they didn't get enough sleep. "I'm looking for a coffee that pairs well with 3 hours of sleep" was posted on…

May 29, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m looking for a girl who loves me for my money, but isn’t good at math”

"I need to find a woman who loves me for my money, but isn't very good at math" was said by American stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia and printed in The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)…

July 31, 2019
Food/Drink

“I’m looking for a tall, dark, rich cup of coffee”

"I'm looking for a tall, dark, rich cup of coffee" is a relationship joke that has been printed on many images. "Seeking Tall, Dark, Rich...cup of coffee…

May 29, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m looking for a woman who loves me for my money, but isn’t good at math”

"I need to find a woman who loves me for my money, but isn't very good at math" was said by American stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia and printed in The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)…

April 5, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“I’m looking for coffee that pairs well with three hours of sleep”

Coffee helps many people stay awake (and perform work tasks) when they didn't get enough sleep. "I'm looking for a coffee that pairs well with 3 hours of sleep" was posted on…

May 29, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m looking for someone who loves me for my money, but isn’t good at math”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterLeftoverCake.com@LeftoverCakeI need a chick who loves me for my money but ain't too good at math.9:24 PM · Jun 9, 2010·Twitter Web Client TwitterKarl A.…

July 31, 2018
Education/Schools

“I’m majoring in pre-rich”

"I'm not broke/poor. I'm pre-rich" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The term "pre-rich" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on September 19, 2015.…

March 8, 2026
Food/Drink

“I’m man enough to admit that when a place advertises ‘hand scooped ice cream’ I have no idea what the alternatives are”

Many restaurants and ice cream shops offer "hand-scooped" ice cream. This means hard ice cream that is scooped with someone's hand (using an ice cream scoop), as opposed to soft ice…

August 2, 2024
Education/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“I’m never sure if I actually have free time or if I just keep forgetting shit”

"I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I'm just forgetting everything I have to do" (or "I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I just keep…

August 3, 2024
Education/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“I’m never sure if I actually have free time or if I just keep forgetting stuff”

"I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I'm just forgetting everything I have to do" (or "I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I just keep…

August 3, 2024
Education/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“I’m never sure if I actually have free time or if I’m just forgetting everything I have to do”

"I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I'm just forgetting everything I have to do" (or "I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I just keep…

January 14, 2023
Transportation

“I’m nice, but I’m not ‘let more than one car merge’ nice”

"I'm nice, but I'm not 'let more than one car merge (in front of me)' nice" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many drivers are "nice"…

January 14, 2023
Transportation

“I’m nice, but I’m not ‘let more than one person merge in front of me’ nice”

"I'm nice, but I'm not 'let more than one car merge (in front of me)' nice" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many drivers are "nice"…

June 26, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m no good at hunting mushrooms, but I can provide morel support”

"Morel" sounds like "moral" and has been the subject of many puns. "Mushroom hunters are great for morel support" was posted on Twitter on August 30, 2012.…

July 19, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I’m changing the things I cannot accept”

The Serenity Prayer is: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference." "If I'm not…

May 26, 2020
Sports/Games

“I’m no scientist, but has anyone tried killing the rona with the bowling alley shoe spray yet?”

Many people wanted to know during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: just how effective is bowling alley shoe spray? "Have we tried fighting the corona with bowling alley shoe spray" was…

April 8, 2019
Sports/Games

“I’m not a big fan of archery. It has too many drawbacks”

"I'm not a big fan of archery. It has too many drawbacks" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The joke originated on the website Pun of the Day on June 13,…

August 8, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I’m not a competitive person… I’ll be the first to admit it”

"I'm not a competitive person... I'll be the first to admit it" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm not a competitive person.... I'll…

January 10, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m not a conspiracy theorist. I’m a ‘things aren’t adding up and it’s pretty obvious’ theorist”

Many "conspiracy theories" played out as truth in 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. "I'm not a conspiracy theorist. I'm a 'things aren't…

October 29, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m not a conspiracy theorist. You’re a fucking idiot”

"I'm not a conspiracy theorist... You're a fucking idiot" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Totally clear. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, you're…

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