“When a habit begins to cost money, it is called a hobby”
"When a habit begins to cost money, it is called a hobby" is a jocular one-line saying that appears to have been coined in the "Little Liz" newspaper comic strip in January…
“When a hot person at work emails me I’m like this email could have been a meeting”
Many employees who are dragged into a meeting by a boss later lament that "this meeting could have been an email." Sometimes, however, people desire a meeting over an email, especially so…
“When a man can cook, it automatically cancels out three red flags”
"When a guy is a good cook, it cancels out like three red flags" is a relationship saying that has been printed on many images. Good food is highly valued. "When a guy is a good cook…
“When a Man Does the BBQ” (joke)
A meme called "BBQ Rules" or "The Aussie/Canadian/Dutch/Kiwi BBQ Routine" or "When a Man Does the BBQ" has been printed on many images and goes like this, with several…
“When a man is a good cook, that cancels out like 3 red flags”
"When a guy is a good cook, it cancels out like three red flags" is a relationship saying that has been printed on many images. Good food is highly valued. "When a guy is a good cook…
“When a man opens the car door for his wife, either the car is new or the wife is”
"When a man opens the car door for his wife, either the car is new or the wife is" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at…
“When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband and half the salary”
“When a man retires, his wife gets twice/double the husband and half the salary/pay/income/cash" is an old retirement joke, cited in print since at least 1964. The saying has been credited…
“When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: He hasn’t any”
American novelist and journalist Edgar Watson Howe (1853-1937) wrote as one of his "Country Town Sayings" in 1911: "When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: He…
“When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: ‘Whose?’”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Don MarquisDonald Robert Perry Marquis (/ˈmɑːrkwɪs/ mar-kwis; July 29, 1878 in Walnut, Illinois – December 29, 1937 in New York City) was a humorist,…
“When a man with money meets a man with experience…”
A 1917 article by William D. Isham, credit manager of the Harley-Davidson Motor Co., explained about business partnerships: "We have all heard of the man who went into business with a partner,…
“When a politician does get an idea he usually gets it wrong”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Don MarquisDonald Robert Perry Marquis (/ˈmɑːrkwɪs/ mar-kwis; July 29, 1878 in Walnut, Illinois – December 29, 1937 in New York City) was a humorist,…
“When a poor man eats a chicken, one of them is sick”
"When a poor man eats a chicken, one of them is sick" is a line from the 1964 Broadway musical (and 1971 movie) Fiddler on the Roof. The line is often given as a Yiddish proverb or a…
“When a recipe tells you to separate two eggs, how far is acceptable?” (joke)
Some recipes state to separate eggs. "This recipe is certainly silly. It says to separate two eggs, but it doesn't say how far to separate them" was printed in the book Say Good…
“When a TV show has a really good-looking pizza in a scene they should have to tell you, in the credits, where it came from”
When a television show includes a pizza, some people wonder -- what pizza shop did they get that from? This was posted on X/Twitter (the original tweet is no longer available) by Danielle Weisberg…
“When a vegan goes missing do they put them on a soymilk carton?”
Missing persons' pictures have been on milk cartons since the disappearance of Etan Patz in Manhattan in 1979. "Must suck when a vegan's kid goes missing and his picture is put on a…
“When a woman puts me in the friend zone, I immediately borrow money from her”
Do true friend let you borrow money and never pay it back. Jay posted this joke on Twitter on September 27, 2013: "When a woman puts me in the friend zone the first thing I do is borrow money…
“When accountants go insane, do they start to hear invoices?
A joke about accountants/bookkeepers is: "When accountants go insane, do they start to hear invoices? The joke has been cited on Twitter since December 2, 2011. The "hear invoices"…
“When action meets compassion, lives change”
"When action meets compassion, lives change" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The slogan has been used in efforts to help the poor and the sick, and in…
“When alcohol doesn’t count: 1. Friday night 2. All weekend 3. When it’s sunny 4. Birthday…”
"When alcohol doesn't count: 1. When it's sunny 2. Your birthday 3. Friday nights 4. All weekend 5. If you're already drunk" is a drinking saying (with several variations)…
“When alcohol doesn’t count: 1. When it’s sunny 2. When it’s cloudy”
"When alcohol doesn't count: 1. When it's sunny 2. Your birthday 3. Friday nights 4. All weekend 5. If you're already drunk" is a drinking saying (with several variations)…