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January 10, 2017
Radio/Television

“I’ve been watching the Origami Channel. It’s paper view”

"Pay Per View" sounds like "paper view." An obvious joke is: "I've been watching the Origami Channel. It's paper view." The "paper view" origami…

October 31, 2019
Food/Drink

“I’ve benedicted to Eggs Benedict”

"Benedicted" sounds like "been addicted," and there have been several "Eggs Benedict" puns. "When I lay an egg around here, it's just ignored! That's…

December 24, 2025
Holidays/Events/Parades

“I’ve come to accept that my parents were Santa. Though I still don’t understand how they made it to all the houses in one night”

Some people come to realize that Santa Claus does not exist, while others come to realize that their parents were Santa Claus (that is, the concept of Santa Claus exists through one's…

May 7, 2020
Art/Sculpture

“I’ve come to the conclusion buying art supplies and actually using them are two separate hobbies”

"I have come to the conclusion that buying craft supplies and actually using them are two separate hobbies" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Just saw a pin:…

May 7, 2020
Art/Sculpture

“I’ve come to the conclusion buying craft supplies and actually using them are two separate hobbies”

"I have come to the conclusion that buying craft supplies and actually using them are two separate hobbies" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Just saw a pin:…

November 11, 2024
Education/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“I’ve come to the conclusion that the sole purpose of homework is to condition children into accepting that unpaid overtime…”

What is the purpose of homework? This was posted on X/Twitter by Erin Ekins on July 19, 2020, and it received over 153,000 likes: "I've come to the conclusion that the sole purpose of…

January 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’ve come to the conclusion, the bigger the Cheerio, the better it tastes” (donut saying)

"The bigger the cheerio, the better it tastes" -- a meme usually shown with a bowl of Cheerios and a donut on top -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The bigger the…

June 7, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’ve created a website selling and delivering sausages over the Internet. I’ll send you the link”

Internet links and sausage links aren't the same links, but there are jokes. "I get them online. I'll send you a link."/"Oh, well, at home, I smoke sausages. I'll send…

June 12, 2022
Food/Drink

“I’ve cut down on my drinking and now I only have one drink before going to bed…”

"I’ve cut down on my drinking, and now only have one vodka before going to bed. Last night I went to bed eight times" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

December 2, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’ve decided to invest all my money in soup stocks. I want to be a bouillonaire”

If you invest in beef stock and chicken stock and vegetable stock, could you become a "bouillonaire" (bouillon + billionaire)? "I bought apple stocks early.......also beef stocks,…

January 1, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’ve decided to leave my past behind. So if I owe you money, I’m sorry but I’ve moved on”

"I've decided to leave my past behind. So if I owe you money, I'm sorry but I've moved on" is a jocular saying that has been TwitterCristian…

June 29, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I’ve decided to marry a pencil. I can’t wait to introduce my parents to my bride 2B”

"I've decided to marry a pencil. I can't wait to introduce my parents to my bride 2B" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by WriterOfWrongs on September 23, 2010, and on…

January 29, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I’ve decided to start calling my toilet Jim instead of John. I go to the Jim every morning”

"Instead of John, I call my bathroom Jim. That way it sounds better when I say I went to the Jim first thing this morning" is a jocular gym saying that has been printed on many images.…

May 19, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’VE DECIDED TO WRITE MY TWEETS IN CAPITALS. I WROTE THIS ONE IN PARIS”

"I'VE DECIDED TO WRITE MY TWEETS IN CAPITALS. I WROTE THIS ONE IN PARIS" is a jocular saying that has been printed -- sometimes all in capitals, sometimes not -- about various…

December 16, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’ve deleted enough Facebook posts to know that I should never get a tattoo”

"I've deleted enough tweets to know that I should never get a tattoo" is a saying meaning that the speaker changes thoughts so often, something permanent (a tattoo on the…

December 17, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I’ve deleted enough tweets to know that I should never get a tattoo”

"I've deleted enough tweets to know that I should never get a tattoo" is a saying meaning that the speaker changes thoughts so often, something permanent (a tattoo on the…

March 9, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I’ve done some terrible things for money, like getting up early and going to work”

"I've done some terrible things for money, like getting up early and going to work" (or "I have done terrible things for money, like getting up early to go to work") is a…

July 19, 2016
Education/Schools

“I’ve failed math so many times I can’t even count”

"I've failed math so many times I can't even count" is a jocular line that has been printed on T-shirts and ecards. "I failed maths so many times I can't even…

April 18, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I’ve found the key to happiness. Stay away from assholes”

"I've found the key to happiness. Stay away from assholes" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I have found the key to happiness... Stay away from…

March 6, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I’ve given up my job in the circus because it was too difficult to juggle work and family”

A joke about working in the circus was posted on Twitter by Jem Brookes on February 11, 2012: "I've given up my job in the circus because it was too difficult to juggle work and…

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