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September 9, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I’m still working in the antique shop. Nothing new there”

An antique shop sells old things, and "antique shop" has become equivalent to "nothing new." "Having seen your offense once is like unto having viewed an 'antique…

March 9, 2025
Time/Weather

“I’m still writing one hour earlier on all my checks” (Daylight Saving Time joke)

During the first week of January, many people mistakenly write the old year on their checks. The joke has also been told about Daylight Saving Time. "Still writing 'one hour later'…

August 9, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I’m such an expert on palmistry, I’ve written a handbook”

"Handbooks" are usually not about hands, but sometimes they are. "I'm quite the expert on palmistry, I've written a handbook" was posted on Twitter by sikjokes2011 on…

December 28, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m taking a break from social media. This is so toxic. I’ll see y’all in 11 minutes”

"I'm taking a break from social media. This is so toxic. I'll see y'all in 11 minutes" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. A few minutes is hardly a…

December 28, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m taking a break from social media. This is so toxic. I’ll see y’all in 5 minutes”

"I'm taking a break from social media. This is so toxic. I'll see y'all in 11 minutes" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. A few minutes is hardly a…

December 28, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’m taking a break from social media. This is so unbelievably toxic. I’ll see y’all in 6 minutes”

"I'm taking a break from social media. This is so toxic. I'll see y'all in 11 minutes" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. A few minutes is hardly a…

October 13, 2013
Food/Drink

“I’m taking Viagra and drinking prune juice—I don’t know if I’m coming or going”

"I'm taking Viagra and drinking prune juice -- I don't know if I'm coming or going" is a popular joke. Viagra is trademarked with a first use of April 6, 1998. " The…

October 25, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I’m the sole provider for my family. They can buy the rest of the shoes themselves…”

"Sole provider" means the only provider. It usually doesn't mean the provider of shoe soles, but there are jokes. "I'm the sole provider for my family. They can buy the…

July 21, 2010
Sports/Games

“I’m the straw that stirs the drink” (Reggie Jackson)

New York Yankee baseball player Reggie Jackson's comments in Sport magazine from May 1977 angered other Yankees, such as catcher Thurman Munson. Jackson was quoted as saying: "it all…

May 11, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I’m thinking about getting a pet to take jogging with me. Maybe a turtle”

Many people jog/run with their dogs. "I can't run fast enough to take my dog jogging, so I got a pet turtle" was posted on Facebook by Mark Renfroe on December 15, 2017.…

August 2, 2023
Time/Weather

“I’m thinking about joining the cicadas this summer & screaming constantly”

"Might join the cicadas this summer & scream constantly" (also "I'm thinking about joining the cicadas this summer & screaming constantly") is a jocular summer…

February 26, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I’m thinking about pursuing a job as a crowd estimator. I wonder how many are in that field”

A joke about the job of estimating crowds is: "I am thinking about pursuing a job as a crowd estimator. I wonder how many people are in that field." The joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes…

November 25, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I’m thinking about running a marathon again” (joke)

A joke about running the marathon was cited on reddit in November 2015: Me: "I'm thinking about running a marathon again."Her: "Wow, you have ran a marathon before?"Me:…

October 17, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve just about had it”

"I'm excited to announce that I've just about had it" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker is fed up with circumstances (such as at a job) and…

June 18, 2024
Food/Drink

“I’m tired of eating the same shit. We need some new animals. I want a 6pc unicorn”

"I'm really tired of eating the same shit, but ain't no new animals coming out" was posted on X/Twitter by Musically_Inclined on March 28, 2017. "I'm really tired of…

June 19, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I’m tired of seeing ya’ll enjoying summer. Get a job and be miserable like the rest of us”

"I'm tired of seeing ya'll enjoying summer. Get a job and be miserable like the rest of us" is a jocular summer saying that has been printed on many images. "Hope every had…

October 11, 2015
Work/Businesses

“I’m too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener”

"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" is an old proverb meaning that everyone's situation in life is seemingly (if not actually) more desirable than one's…

February 25, 2018
Education/Schools

“I’m too embarrassed to go to my kindergarten reunion. I’ve put on, like, 130 pounds since then”

People often gain weight after they leave school and reunions can be frightening -- but a kindergarten reunion? "I declined an invitation to my Kindergarten Reunion because...well, you know,…

December 14, 2016
Food/Drink

“I’m trying to get into the Christmas spirit, but the damn bottle won’t open!”

"I'm trying to get into the Christmas spirit, but the damn bottle won't open!" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "Is trying to get into the Christmas…

May 10, 2015
Food/Drink

“I’m trying to kick dairy and now I’ve got the milk shakes”

"I'm trying to kick dairy and now I've got the milk shakes" is a jocular one-line saying that was cited on Twitter on September 3, 2014. The joke started to become popular on…

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