“When termites eat out, do they order the house salad?”
A “house salad” is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It’s not made of a house or served to a house, but there are jokes. "What kind of salad do termites eat? House salad"…
“When the airplane door shuts & the seat next to you is open it feels like you just won the lottery”
"When the plane door shuts and there’s still an empty seat next to you" (with a picture of a relieved person) is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Cabin doors closed…
“When the alcohol starts tasting like you don’t have social anxiety anymore”
"Who knows how to dance merengue?" is spoken by Gabby in a five-second TikTok video by peachesandthemangoz on April 28, 2022. "When the alcohol starts tasting like you don't…
“When the axe came into the forest, the trees said: ‘The handle is one of us’” (proverb)
A proverb about voting has been printed on many images. An axe comes into the forest; because its handle is wood, the trees were comforted. The mission of the axe, of course, was to destroy the…
“When the Berlin Wall fell, which side did the people run to?”
Germany's Berlin Wall separated east and west Germany from 1961 until 1989, When the wall came down, most people escaped communist East Berlin into West Berlin. “Youth ask your history…
“When the boy was making pancakes, why did it run away? Because it said crack 2 eggs then beat it”
A pancake riddle is: Q: When the little boy was making pancakes why did the batter run away?A: Because it said crack 2 eggs then beat it. The jokes differ on whether it is the boy/baker or the…
“When the butter melted, it was rendered useless”
"Rendered butter" is a process (rendering) that creates more concentrated butter. It is not related to the expression "to render (something) useless," but there are puns.…
“When the cannibal came late for dinner, they gave him the cold shoulder”
"Cold shoulder" originally meant cold cuts of meat -- not literally a person's shoulder -- but there's a popular cannibal joke: "What did the cannibal get when he was late…
“When the cave people went to the cave bar and asked for a drink on the rocks, they meant it”
"On the rocks" (on ice) is usually not taken literally -- except in some jokes. The American television sitcom New Girl, the episode "What About Fred" that originally aired on…
“When the CIA joined Twitter, their first tweet said, ‘We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet’”
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) joined Twitter in 2014. "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet" was posted on X/Twitter by CIA on June 6, 2014. "When the…
“When the citizens question their government, it’s called a conspiracy theory”
"When the government questions its citizens for suspicions of a crime, it's called an investigation. When the citizens question their government, it's called a conspiracy theory.…
“When the computer asks ‘Are you a robot?’ maybe he’s just looking for his family”
Computers often query users, "Are you a robot?" "When computers ask 'are you a robot' they might just be trying to find their family..." was posted on Reddit --…
“When the ducks quack, feed them” (Wall Street proverb)
Wall Street is in business to make money; when investors want to buy something (such as an initial public offering), that something is offered for sale. It doesn't make any difference if Wall…
“When the economic tide goes out, you find out who is swimming naked” (Warren Buffett?)
"When the economic tide goes out, you find out who is swimming naked" is a colorful quotation that's often attributed to investor Warren Buffett. Buffett did use the phrase by at…
“When the enemy cannot destroy you, his job is to distract you”
"The enemy doesn’t have to defeat you. All they have to do is distract you" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "If the enemy can't destroy you he'll…
“When the fact checkers are controlled by the same people doing the lying, what do you call it?”
"When the fact checkers are controlled by the same people doing the lying, what do you call it?" (or "What's it called when the people doing the fact checking are controlled by…
“When the Fed taps on the brakes, somebody goes through the windshield”
"When the Fed taps on the brakes, somebody goes through the windshield" means that when the Federal Reserve tightens the money supply (figuratively "tapping" or…
“When the flight attendants close the cabin doors and the seat next to you is still empty”
"When the plane door shuts and there’s still an empty seat next to you" (with a picture of a relieved person) is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Cabin doors closed…
“When the full moon comes out, does a werewolf’s house turn into a warehouse?”
A warehouse has nothing to do with a werewolf, but there are jokes. "When the full moon comes out does a werewolf's house turn into a warehouse?" was posted on Facebook by Joey…
“When the government starts passing laws that break other laws…”
"When the government starts passing laws that break other laws, maybe it’s time to admit we're being governed/ruled by criminals" is a saying that has been printed on several…