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April 25, 2023
Food/Drink

“All I’m saying is you’ve never seen me crying and drinking coffee at the same time”

"All I'm saying is you've never seen me crying and drinking coffee at the same time" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on an image) was…

April 25, 2023
Food/Drink

“All I’m saying is you’ve never seen me crying and eating tacos at the same time”

“All I’m saying is you’ve never seen me crying and eating tacos at the same time” is a taco saying that has been printed on many images "YES! Wish I had some tacos right now 🙏 RT…

August 10, 2017
Food/Drink

“All ice dispensers have only two settings: 1.No ice; 2.Holy Mother of God, that’s too much ice!!!”

Many ice dispensers seem to give either no ice or too much ice. "Our ice dispenser has two settings: -No ice -ENOUGH TO SINK THE TITANIC" -- a reference to the RMS Titanic that was sunk…

November 18, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All lawyers are jerks” (lawyer joke)

"All lawyers are jerks!" is a line in a popular lawyer joke. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1998 and is of unknown authorship. Google Groups: alt.callahansA short one for…

July 10, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All men are created equal, and then a few become firefighters”

"All men are created equal, and then a few become firefighters" is a saying that has been printed on several gift items, such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. U.S. Vice President Joe…

August 13, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“All money is both ‘hard’ and ‘easy’—hard to get and easy to spend”

"All money is both 'hard' and 'easy' -- hard to get and easy to spend" is a popular saying about money. "It (money -- ed.) is hard to get, and easy to spend"…

June 7, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All mothers were summoned when George Floyd called out for his momma”

"All mothers were summoned when George Floyd called out for his momma" is a saying that has been printed on many images.The original sign (white, red and blue letters on cardboard) was…

April 16, 2018
Food/Drink

“All mushrooms are edible, but some mushrooms are only edible once”

"All mushrooms are edible, some only once" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "All mushrooms are edible. Of course there are some you'll…

April 27, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song”

American blues singer Big Bill Broonzy (1903-1958) explained in a 1953 performance (and probably earlier): "Some people call these folk songs. All the songs I've heard in my life was folk…

April 21, 2025
Food/Drink

“All my kids do is just walk around making a mess, looking for food and a charger”

"All my kids do is just walk around making a mess, looking for food and a charger" is a jocular saying by a parent that has been printed on many images. "All my kids do is just walk…

October 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“All my life I have called it a cookie sheet and today I heard someone call it a cooking sheet”

Is it called a cookie sheet or a cooking sheet? "'@abbiemedcalf: Do you say cookie sheet? Or cooking sheet lol' I say cookies? Shit" was posted on Twitter by MilwaukeeMade on…

October 2, 2014
Food/Drink

“All my life I thought air was free…until I bought a bag of chips”

"All my life I thought air was free..until I bought a bag of chips" is a jocular line that has been printed on many posters. "I remember when buying a bag of chips was normal...now a…

July 30, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“All my passwords are protected by amnesia”

"All my passwords are protected by amnesia" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. They are protected because the person who made the passwords has amnesia and forgets…

March 29, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“All my tweets go straight to DVD””

When a movie is bad and can't be shown in theaters, it was sometimes said that it goes straight to video (or DVD). Some tweets.posts are used in this joke. "Most of my Tweets go…

June 30, 2018
Transportation

“All NYC subway stations are in the same building, there’s just really long hallways”

An interesting view of New York City's subways (and the vast underground network) was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on June 29, 2018: "All NYC subway stations are in the same…

September 17, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“All of my fitness goals are within reach, but unfortunately so are the snacks”

"All of my fitness goals are within reach, but unfortunately so are the snacks" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "All of my fitness goals are within reach…

September 19, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“All of our fitness goals are within reach, but unfortunately so are the snacks”

"All of my fitness goals are within reach, but unfortunately so are the snacks" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "All of my fitness goals are within reach…

July 5, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All of those anti-gun people are celebrating a day won by armed citizens”

"All of those anti-gun people are celebrating a day won by armed citizens" (or "All these anti-gun people are celebrating a day won by armed citizens") is a Fourth of July…

December 1, 2014
Time/Weather

“All of us could take a lesson from the weather— it pays no attention to criticism”

"All of us could take a lesson from the weather -- it pays no attention to criticism" is a jocular line that has been cited in print since at least 1991. Authorship is unknown. Google…

December 27, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All of us stuck at home should call random numbers in India & ask about the extended car warranty”

The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic caused many people to be locked down in their homes. "All of us stuck at home, should call random numbers in India and ask them about their extended…

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