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December 18, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“When I needed a hand, I found a paw”

"When I needed a hand, I found your paw" (or "When I needed a hand, I found a paw") is a pet saying that has been printed on many images. Photos of dogs and cats often accompany…

December 18, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“When I needed a hand, I found your paw”

"When I needed a hand, I found your paw" (or "When I needed a hand, I found a paw") is a pet saying that has been printed on many images. Photos of dogs and cats often accompany…

October 6, 2024
Work/Businesses

“When I open my first business, I’m only hiring trans women. Men’s strength, Women’s wages”

"When I open my first business, I'm only hiring trans women. Men's strength, Women's wages" is a joke that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the meme is…

October 28, 2020
Work/Businesses

“When I order Amazon chicken pellets, I get an email a few days later asking for their feed back!”

"Feedback" should not be confused with "feed back," but there are puns. This joke was posted on Sickipedia on August 15, 2019: "I've had it with Amazon. Every time I…

June 11, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“When I order pizza online and there’s a ‘Notes’ box, I put ‘Ring bell, Cross moat, SLAY DRAGON’”

An online food delivery order often has a "notes" or "special instructions" space, so the ordering party can inform the delivery person of the procedure at that address (such as…

December 28, 2024
Transportation

“When I poop at an international airport, I say, ‘doody free,’ as I flush”

"Duty free" shouldn't be confused with "doody free," but there are jokes. "I love clean airport jokes! They are always doody free" was posted on X/Twitter by…

September 11, 2012
Food/Drink

“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading”

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading" is a joke that has been included in many collections of sayings about drinking. The joke has been cited in print since at…

April 23, 2017
Food/Drink

“When I said ‘nuke the Chinese,’ I meant put the takeout in the microwave”

Microwave cooking is called "nuking." A joke has been printed on many images: "When I said 'nuke the Chinese,' I meant put the takeout in the microwave." "Time to…

July 17, 2020
Food/Drink

“When I said butter, I actually meant ghee. I should have clarified”

Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in India. "When I said butter, I actually meant ghee. I should have clarified" was posted on Twitter by Sanjeev Kohli on April 10,…

June 6, 2018
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“When I said that I cleaned my room, I just meant I made a path from the doorway to my bed”

"When I said that I cleaned my room, I just meant I made a path from the doorway to my bed" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My version of a clean room, a…

July 30, 2023
Work/Businesses

“When I say ‘I’ll figure it out’ I mean I’ll just adapt to whatever new level of hell is coming”

People often say "I'll figure it out" when they see something new. This was posted on X/Twitter by Mike Primavera on July 12, 2023: "When I say 'I'll figure it…

July 21, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“When I say I go to the gym religiously, I mean every Christmas and Easter”

To do something "religiously" usually means to do it regularly and well -- to please God. However, not everyone is religious. "Tell people you go to the gym religiously When they…

December 20, 2017
Food/Drink

“When I see a bruised apple at the grocery store, I hold it close & whisper, ‘Who did this to you?’”

Bruised fruit usually can't be blamed on a bully, but there's a joke. "When I see a bruised apple at the market, I give it a soft hug and whisper, 'Who did this to…

October 16, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“When I see cows, I will make an announcement to the rest of the car that there are cows”

Many people can't drive past cows without saying "cows" or "moo." "You're never too old to say 'cows' when you drive past some cows" was posted on…

October 12, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“When I suck in my belly where does the fat go? And why can’t science make it stay there?”

"Dear Science, when I suck in my tummy, where does the fat go and why doesn't it stay there?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "U know when u suck in…

November 6, 2015
Work/Businesses

“When I told the doctor about my loss of memory, he made me pay in advance”

Several businesses require pay in advance. A popular 1915 joke involves a doctor: She -- I saw the doctor today about my loss of memory.He -- What did he do?She -- Made me pay in advance. -- London…

April 13, 2026
Time/Weather

“When I was a child, we had a clock made out of stone. Those were hard times”

"Hard times" doesn't usually involve a stone clock, but there are jokes. "RT @walteroho: Hard times like a stone clock #boss my #punchline :D" was posted on X/Twitter by…

November 12, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“When I was a kid “the server is down” meant your waiter was depressed”

"When I was a kid "the server is down" meant your waiter was depressed" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "Ha! RT @CancerIsAwesome: When I was a…

January 5, 2025
Food/Drink

“When I was a kid, everything was handed to me on a silver platter. Soup was a nightmare”

The expression to "have life handed on a silver platter/plate" means to be given the best things, without having to work very hard. The expression is usually not taken literally, but…

April 25, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“When I was a kid, my social network was called ‘outside’”

"When I was a kid, my social network was called 'outside'" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "back in the day, a social network was called a front…

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