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August 29, 2017
Education/Schools

“I’m not a genius. I’m just a tremendous bundle of experience”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Buckminster FullerRichard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (/ˈfʊlər/; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist,…

May 31, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m not a hot mess. I’m a spicy disaster”

"I'm not a hot mess. I'm a spicy disaster" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown and probably comes from an image. "I ain't a Hot…

December 5, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m not a member of any organized political party—I’m a Democrat”

"I'm not a member of any organized political party -- I'm a Democrat" is a famous political quotation attributed to humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935), although Rogers said it a…

March 24, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“I’m not a morning person. I drink coffee because morning people exist and they keep trying to talk to me”

"I'm not a morning person. I drink coffee because morning people exist and they keep trying to talk to me" (or "I need coffee because morning people exist and they keep trying…

October 18, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I’m not a procrastinator. I just prefer doing all my work in a deadline-induced panic”

"I'm not a procrastinator. I just prefer doing all my work in a deadline-induced panic" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from the webcomic…

May 4, 2016
Work/Businesses

“I’m not a procrastinator. I’m just extremely productive at unimportant things”

"I'm not a procrastinator. I'm just extremely productive at unimportant things" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images and an ecard. "I'm not a…

May 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m not a vegetarian, but I eat animals who are”

"I'm not a vegetarian, but I eat animals who are" is a jocular line about vegetarians that has been printed on many images. The line was posted on the newsgroup alt.quotations on…

May 31, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m not a wine snob. I’m just an awesommelier” (awesome + sommelier)

"Awesommelier" (awesome + sommelier) is a popular wine portmanteau word. "People of Quality (hand-picked by me, your Awesommelier)" was posted on Twitter by Claire M. Jackson‏…

August 19, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m not a wino, I’m a ‘why-yes’”

"I'm not a wiNO. I'm a wineYES!" is a jocular wine saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm Not A Wino, I'm A 'Why-Yes'" by Walter Lolich…

August 19, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m not a wiNO. I’m a wineYES!”

"I'm not a wiNO. I'm a wineYES!" is a jocular wine saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm Not A Wino, I'm A 'Why-Yes'" by Walter Lolich…

August 5, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I’m not above calling in sick from the parking lot”

People call in sick -- but from the parking lot of the job? "I'm not above calling in sick from the parking lot" is a work saying that been printed on several images. "I feel…

May 4, 2018
Food/Drink

“I’m not above using obscure Mexican battles to justify my drinking” (Cinco de Mayo joke)

"I'm not above using obscure Mexican battles to justify my drinking" is a Cinco de Mayo joke that has been printed on an ecard. The ecard has been in print since at least May 3,…

February 6, 2023
Food/Drink

“I’m not addicted to coffee, we’re just in a committed relationship”

"I'm not addicted to coffee, we're just in a committed relationship" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm not addicted to coffee, we're…

February 1, 2013
Food/Drink

“I’m not an alcoholic, alcoholics go to meetings; I’m a drunk, we go to parties”

"I'm not an alcoholic, alcoholics go to meetings; I'm a drunk, we go to parties" is a popular saying on posters. The joke refers indirectly to Alcoholics Anonymous, an…

March 21, 2016
Food/Drink

“I’m not an alcoholic. I’m a bartender who works from home”

"I am not an unemployed alcoholic, I am a bartender who works from home" is a jocular line that was cited on Twitter by comedy wirter Richard Day on January 27, 2010. "I'm not…

November 9, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I’m not an early bird or a night owl. I’m more of a tired afternoon duck”

"I'm not an early bird or a night owl. I'm more of a tired afternoon duck" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm not an early bird and I'm not a…

May 3, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m not anti-system. The system is anti-me”

"I'm not anti-system. The system is anti-me" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Yo no soy antisistema, es el sistema es antiyo" is also shown on several…

May 20, 2017
Food/Drink

“I’m not as think as you drunk I am”

"I'm not as think as you drunk I am" -- a drunk "spoonerism" version of "I'm not as drunk as you think I am" -- is a one-line saying that has been printed on…

March 6, 2023
Education/Schools

“I’m not bossy. I’m the teacher”

"I'm not bossy. I'm the teacher" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been printed on various gift items since at least 2018. TwitterShe Shed Craft…

July 31, 2018
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m not broke. I’m 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.…

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