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September 7, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At some point we need to quit asking who needs to pay more taxes and focus on where it’s going”

"At some point we need to quit asking who needs to pay more taxes and focus on where the hell all of our money is going" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "At some…

December 12, 2023
Work/Businesses

“At some point you will find someone who is obsessed with you and wants all your time…”

"At some point you will find someone who is obsessed with you and wants all your time.. That person is your manager at work" is a joke that has been printed on many images. The saying was…

March 18, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“At some point, Subway convinced us all it’s healthy to eat a whole loaf of bread in one sitting”

Many people who order a sub at Subway feel like they're eating a whole loaf of bread in one sitting. "'Ha! And you thought you couldn't eat an entire loaf of bread.' - me…

February 17, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“At Subway, they make the sandwich how you tell them. At Domway, they tell you how you’re gonna get it”

“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn't mean that for every "subway" there must exist also a "domway," but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the…

May 31, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“At the end of the day, a cliché 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 cliché version is: "At the end of the day, a cliché walks into a bar -- fresh as a…

July 16, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“At the gym, I decided to hop on a treadmill. Got weird looks, so I started jogging instead”

A treadmill is for jogging, but people initially "hop on." A joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on July 3, 2019: "While I was at the gym, I decided to hop on a treadmill. People…

March 21, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At the start of every disaster movie there’s a scientist being ignored”

Does every disaster movie start with a scientist being ignored? "Paul Prendergast is the crazy scientist at the start of every disaster movie who's trying to warn the mayor who's all…

January 1, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“At the start of this new year, I am leaving my past behind me. So if I owe you some money…”

"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…

July 30, 2020
Work/Businesses

“At the store there was a big X by the register for me to stand on…” (joke)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in social distancing. Many stores placed "X" markers on the ground for people to stand on, but it reminded many people of the Wile E. Coyote…

February 29, 2020
Food/Drink

“At the stroke of midnight, Neil wept softly, cradling the sour cream as it expired”

Food doesn't suddenly go bad at the exact second of the printed expiration date, but there are jokes. This was posted on Twitter by blake on June 1, 2012: "At the stroke of midnight, Neil…

September 19, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“At the supermarket, I saw a man and a woman wrapped in a barcode” (joke)

A popular supermarket barcode joke is: "So I was in Tesco's and I saw this man and woman wrapped in a barcode. I said, 'Are you two an item?'" Tesco is a supermarket chain…

April 8, 2018
Education/Schools

“At the university, I made videos of urine at different resolutions. I even got a pee HD”

A "Ph.D" (doctorate degree) shouldn't be confused with "pee HD" (urine in high definition), but there are jokes. "At the university, I used to make videos of people…

July 24, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, conspiracy theories might as well be called spoiler alerts”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic (including the measures of social distancing, face masks, lockdowns and vaccinations) was predicted by many "conspiracy theories," as some people once…

April 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, either your blood is boiling or it is clotting”

"At this point, your blood is either boiling or clotting" (or "At this point, either your blood is boiling or it is clotting") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

May 16, 2022
Food/Drink

“At this point, I don’t know if coffee is a hobby or survival instinct”

"At this point, I don't know if coffee is a hobby or survival instinct" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "At this point, I don't know if coffee is a…

January 26, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“At this point, I only trust people who have been canceled, banned, deleted or have been in fb jail”

"At this point, I only trust people who have been canceled, banned, deleted or have been in fb jail" is a Facebook saying that has been printed on many images. The implication is that…

January 2, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, I would feel safer if coronavirus held a press conference…”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many government press conferences, but many people worried more about the government than about coronavirus. "At this point, I would feel safer…

January 2, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, I’d feel safer if COVID-19 held a press conference…”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many government press conferences, but many people worried more about the government than about coronavirus. "At this point, I would feel safer…

April 14, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, if a clown invited me into the woods, I would just go”

"At this point, if a clown invited me into the woods, I would just go" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to the clown in It, a 1986 horror novel by…

September 16, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, paying taxes feels exactly like funding criminals”

Many people feel that paying taxes to a criminal government is just funding criminals. "Paying taxes at this point feels like funding criminals" was posted on X/Twitter by "I am…

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