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October 11, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If I had a dollar for every time socialism worked, I would have $0…”

"If I had a dollar for every time socialism worked, I would have $0. Coincidentally if it did work, I would also have $0" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "If I had…

May 25, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“If I had a dollar for every time someone over 40 told me my generation sucks…” (joke)

"If I had a dollar for every time someone over 40 told me my generation sucks, then I could afford a house in the economy they ruined" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

May 27, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“If I had a dollar for every time someone said I was racist…” (joke)

A politically incorrect joke is: "If I had a dollar for every time someone said I was racist, a black guy would rob me." "If I had a dollar for every time someone called me a racist…

August 21, 2017
Time/Weather

“If I had a dollar for every time someone said not to look directly at the eclipse…”

People are often told not to look directly at a solar eclipse. After the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse, a jocular line was posted on Reddit -- Jokes: "If I had a dollar for every time someone…

May 24, 2023
Food/Drink

“If I had a nickel for every bread pun, I’d have a pun per nickel” (pumpernickel joke)

"Pumpernickel" bread can sound like "pun per nickel," and there are jokes. "And you'll have to do better than that if you're going to sell word-plays for 5 cents,…

August 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“If I had a penny for every time I said ‘diet starts tomorrow,’ I’d afford lipo”

People often tell themselves, "My diet starts tomorrow," but tomorrow never comes. "If I had a nickle for every time I said 'The Diet Starts Tomorrow', I'd have enough…

July 9, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/Drink

“If I had all the money I’d spent on beer, I’d spend it on beer”

"If I saved all the money I spent on beer, I'd spend it on beer" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "QUOTABLE - 'If I had back all the money…

May 6, 2014
Work/Businesses

“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I would spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Talk:Albert EinsteinIf I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the…

June 28, 2023
Food/Drink

“If I had any self-control, I’d probably eat that, too”

Some people eat and have no self-control. "'@Oobrey: If I had any self control I'd probably eat that too.' #LOL" was posted on Twitter by Ali Bomaye on December 12, 2012.…

February 9, 2025
Work/Businesses

“If I had laser hair, I would never get that shit removed”

"Laser hair removal" is the process of hair removal with laser light. It is not the removal of "laser hair," but there are jokes. "If I had laser hair, I wouldn't have…

May 22, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“If I had my life to live over, I’d live over a saloon”

American actor Lew Parker (1910-1972) was credited in 1951 with the line: "If I had my life to live over, I'd live over a saloon." The jocular line has been usually credited since…

December 4, 2012
Work/Businesses

“If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four of them sharpening my axe”

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is often quoted for having said, "If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my axe." The hours vary (usually it's given as…

February 28, 2020
Food/Drink

“If I had some bread, I could make a ham sandwich—if I had some ham”

"If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs -- if we had some eggs" (or "If I had some bread, I could make a ham sandwich -- if I had some ham") is a jocular saying from a…

February 29, 2020
Food/Drink

“If I had some ham,  I could have ham and eggs—if I had some eggs”

"If I/we had some ham, I/we could have ham and eggs -- if I/we had some eggs" (or "If I had some bread, I could make a ham sandwich -- if I had some ham") is a jocular saying…

February 29, 2020
Food/Drink

“If I had some ham, I could make a ham sandwich—if I had some bread”

"If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs -- if we had some eggs" (or "If I had some bread, I could make a ham sandwich -- if I had some ham") is a jocular saying from a…

March 23, 2023
Food/Drink

“If I had super powers, I would only use them for baked goods and never for baked evils”

"Good" is the opposite of "bad" and "evil." There are "baked goods," but there are no "baked bads" or "baked evils." "Then tell me…

December 31, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If I had to choose between freedom of speech and my gun, I’d choose my gun…”

"If I had to choose between freedom of speech and my gun, I'd choose my gun. Then I'd say what I want because I have a gun" is a Bill of Rights saying that has been printed on…

April 1, 2018
Education/Schools

“If I had to describe myself in three words, I would say, ‘Not very good at maths’”

A math joke was posted on Twitter by Sanjeev Kohli on November 27, 2012: "If I were to describe myself in three words, I would probably say 'really not very good at maths.'"…

August 19, 2022
Food/Drink

“If I had to stir it, it’s homemade”

"If I had/have to stir it, it's homemade" (or "If I stirred it, it's homemade") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, it's home…

August 19, 2022
Food/Drink

“If I have to stir it, it’s homemade”

"If I had/have to stir it, it's homemade" (or "If I stirred it, it's homemade") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, it's home…

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