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September 16, 2017
Food/Drink

“A true friend is one who thinks you’re a good egg, even though you’re slightly cracked”

"A true friend is one who thinks you're a good egg even though you're slightly cracked" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print…

January 9, 2020
Work/Businesses

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down”

"A real friend never gets in your way -- unless you happen to be on the way down" (or "A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down") is a friendship…

April 1, 2019
Work/Businesses

“A true friend sees the pain in your eyes, even when you have a big smile on your face”

"A true friend sees the pain in your eyes, even when you have a big smile on your face" or "A real/true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes, while everyone else believes…

July 26, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty”

"A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands/pockets are empty" is a popular saying about fathers. "FRESHLY MINTED -- A truly rich man is one who can get…

January 26, 2017
Education/Schools

“A truly special teacher is very wise, and sees tomorrow in every child’s eyes”

"A truly special teacher is very wise, and sees tomorrow in every child's eyes" is a popular quotation that has been printed on many images. The quotation has been cited in print…

October 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“A tub of margarine fell on my foot 3 weeks ago and it still hurts. I can’t believe it’s not better”

"My foot still hurts 2 weeks after dropping a tub of margarine on it. I can't believe it's not better" was posted on Twitter by Robert Wilkinson on July 24, 2020. "A tub of…

April 2, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“A tuba player walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A tuba version is: "A tuba player walks into a bar. The dent is $300 to repair."…

April 2, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A tuba player walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A tuba version is: "A tuba player walks into a bar. The dent is $300 to repair."…

April 23, 2018
Work/Businesses

“A Tuesday after a holiday is like a double whammy Monday”

"A Tuesday after a holiday is like a double whammy Monday" (or "A Tuesday after a three/four-day weekend is like a double whammy Monday") is a work saying that has been printed…

February 16, 2021
Food/Drink

“A turducken is technically a stuffed animal”

"Turducken" is a dish of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, further stuffed into a deboned turkey. It is not a "stuffed animal," but there are jokes. "A new…

May 30, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer”

"A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from the Frank and Ernest comic strip,…

June 5, 2021
Sports/Games

“A TV channel dedicated to 24-hour cricket coverage should be called ‘No Rest For The Wicket’”

"No rest for the wicked" is from the Book of Isaiah verses 48:22 and 57:20-21. "No rest for the wicket" is a cricket joke. "The Bowlers have plenty to do, and there is no…

December 3, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“A Twitter stranger doesn’t like my opinion. Please respect my privacy during this difficult time”

Some people have told jokes about the inflated importance of Twitter/Facebook. "ProzacNation_: a stranger has just informed me that he has unfollowed me on twitter. please respect my privacy…

September 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“A Twizzler is the beef jerky of candy”

Twizzlers have been compared to beef jerky and to Slim Jim (an American snack brand). "Twizzlers are along the same line as such things as beef jerky; it's delicious and disgusting at the…

February 16, 2026
Work/Businesses

“A typical job interview is a conversation between two liars”

It's sometimes said that a job interview is just two people lying to each other. The employer often lies on a job description, making it seem more interesting than it really is. The…

February 7, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A tyrant doesn’t ask for power over you. A tyrant asks for power over your neighbors”

"A tyrant doesn't ask for power over you. A tyrant asks for power over your neighbors" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Michael J Kalagias for US on June 23, 2022.…

November 8, 2017
Education/Schools

“A university is a city in outer space”

The word "university" sounds like "universe city." A pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day by Joseph Leff of Brooklyn, New York, on November 9, 2017: "A university…

January 26, 2017
Education/Schools

“A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students”

American poet John Ciardi (1916-1986) wrote in the Saturday Review on May 21, 1966: "A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students." Ciardi's…

August 10, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good”

"A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it's not that good" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Martin LeBlanc…

July 21, 2018
Work/Businesses

“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in”

"A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was credited to American humorist Robert Orben in Reader's…

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