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March 25, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless”

"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been credited to American…

January 27, 2020
Time/Weather

“Weekends used to feel like mini vacations. Now they feel like the minute boxers get”

Weekends often seem to go by quickly. "Weekends used to feel like mini vacations. Now they feel like the minute boxers get between rounds" is a saying that has been printed on an image.…

February 9, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“WEF backwards is FEW”

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is "few" spelled backwards. Some people have stated that this is appropriate, since the WEF represents a small "elite" who seek to depopulate the…

August 4, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Weight loss doesn’t begin in the gym with a dumb bell; it starts in your head with a decision”

“The act of getting strong doesn’t start in the gym. It starts in your head” (also, "Weight loss doesn't begin in the gym with a dumb bell; it starts in your head with a…

May 1, 2023
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Weight loss goal: To be able to clip my toenails and breathe at the same time”

"Weight loss goal(s): To be able to clip/cut/paint my toenails and breathe at the same time" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My weight loss goal: To be…

April 29, 2023
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Weight loss goal: To be able to cut my toenails and breathe at the same time”

"Weight loss goal(s): To be able to clip/cut/paint my toenails and breathe at the same time" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My weight loss goal: To be…

April 29, 2023
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Weight loss goal: To be able to paint my toenails and breathe at the same time”

"Weight loss goal(s): To be able to clip/cut/paint my toenails and breathe at the same time" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My weight loss goal: To be…

April 6, 2019
Food/Drink

“Weight loss mantra? Fat chants!”

"Fat chance" actually means slim or no chance. "Fat chance" shouldn't be confused with "fat chants," but there are jokes. "My wife seems to think that…

April 6, 2019
Food/Drink

“Weight loss pills stolen this morning—police say suspects are still at large”

Police suspects are often said to be "at large" (that is, not captured). "At large" has nothing to do with weight, but there are jokes. This was posted on the website Pun of the…

February 10, 2017
Food/Drink

“Weight should be like virginity. Once you lose it, you can’t get it back”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter ✨αli ✨‏@CaramelBelle_Haha this -> RT @EmanNafisa_x3: Weight should be like your virginity: once you lose it, you don't get it back. (; #amen…

April 6, 2023
Time/Weather

“Welcome April! Wishing you a wonderful month filled with love & happiness”

"Welcome APRIL Wishing you a wonderful month filled with love & happiness. FIONAChilds.com" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook on Changathikoottam on March 31, 2014.…

May 13, 2019
Education/Schools

“Welcome back to invisibility class. It’s pretty disappointing to see so many of you here”

A teacher often welcomes students back to class. A joke was posted on Twitter by JB 4 Realz on May 10, 2019: "Welcome back to invisibility class. It's pretty disappointing to see so many…

December 30, 2012
Food/Drink

“Welcome is the best dish on the table”

"Welcome is the best dish" is the title of a poem by John Heywood (1497-1580); the saying has also been attributed to John Lydgate (1370-1451). "Welcome is the best dish in the…

November 10, 2021
Education/Schools

“Welcome parents and students to orientation.”/“Excuse me! I think we call it Asiantation now.”

The term "oriental" is often regarded as an ethnic slur. Some people jocularly believe that a school "orientation" should be called "Asiantation." "Orientation…

October 5, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Welcome to 2020. If you don’t already suffer from an anxiety disorder, one will be assigned”

"Welcome to 2020. If you don’t already suffer from an anxiety disorder, one will be assigned to you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…

February 10, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better”

“Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better” is a saying that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has popularized since 2016, and this has been associated with…

September 28, 2025
Food/Drink

“Welcome to adulthood. You have a favorite burner on the stove now”

There are usually four burners on a stove, but most people have a favorite and use that one more than the others. "Does anyone else have a favourite burner on their stove....." was posted…

October 5, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Welcome to adulthood. You now have a collection of grocery bags that you store inside of a grocery bag”

Many people have a collection of grocery bags -- that they keep inside of a grocery bag. "And to my children I leave my collection of grocery bags that I store inside of a grocery bag" is…

January 21, 2018
Food/Drink

“Welcome to Chocoholics Anonymous. Would anyone like to pick a Topic?”

"Topic" is a chocolate bar made by Mars, Incorporated and sold in Europe. "Pick a topic any topic and i'll be ready in an hour! hmmm topic, nuts and chocolate!" was posted…

October 6, 2022
Education/Schools

“Welcome to college, where everyone is smarter than you except the three people in your group”

Group projects are sometimes assigned in college. The experience is often not pleasant. "Welcome to college, where everyone is smarter than you, but the group members you're…

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