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October 4, 2024
Time/Weather

“Friends, sun, sand, and sea—that sounds like a summer to me”

“Friends, sun, sand, and sea -- that sounds like a summer to me" is a summer saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the saying is unknown. "FRIENDS, SUN, SAND AND…

February 27, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Government: An institution of war, theft, murder, rape and predation, the absence of which…”

"GOVERNMENT an institution of war, theft, murder, rape and predation, … the absence of which, it is said, would lead to disorder" was printed in "The Shaffer Dictionary" by…

February 17, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Her: You’re the coolest guy on Facebook. Me: Thanks mom.”

People usually want fans on social media. Guys often really want female fans, but not one's mother. "Her: You're the coolest guy on twitter. Me: Thanks mom" was posted on…

February 17, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Her: You’re the coolest guy on social media. Me: Thanks mom.”

People usually want fans on social media. Guys often really want female fans, but not one's mother. "Her: You're the coolest guy on twitter. Me: Thanks mom" was posted on…

November 28, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“How do you prepare your turkey for Christmas?”/“Oh, I just tell him he’s going to die.”

"Preparing" a turkey usually means cooking instructions, but not according to a Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey joke. This was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor on December 21, 2002:…

May 28, 2026
Food/Drink

“I bought my wife a lamp in the shape of a Pepsi bottle. She was soda lighted”

"So delighted" is sometimes joked as "soda-lighted." "I found out how to make a #lamp out of old #Pepsi #cans I'm #soda #lighted #LetsGetWordy" was posted on…

November 11, 2025
Food/Drink

“I cook my turkey the old fashioned way. I let my mom do it”

"I (still) cook my turkey the old fashioned way. I let my mom do it" is a jocular Thanksgiving saying that has been printed on many images. Mom's cooking of a turkey on Thanksgiving…

October 30, 2025
Time/Weather

“I didn’t gain an hour of sleep. I’m just up at 4:00 AM instead of 5:00 AM”

When people turn the clocks back one hour in the fall, it's often said that they get an extra hour of sleep. But they usually go to sleep on Saturday night and wake up on Sunday morning -- and…

October 30, 2025
Time/Weather

“I didn’t gain an hour of sleep. I’m just up at 5:00 AM instead of 6:00 AM”

When people turn the clocks back one hour in the fall, it's often said that they get an extra hour of sleep. But they usually go to sleep on Saturday night and wake up on Sunday morning -- and…

October 30, 2025
Time/Weather

“I didn’t gain an hour of sleep. I’m just up at 6:00 AM instead of 7:00 AM”

When people turn the clocks back one hour in the fall, it's often said that they get an extra hour of sleep. But they usually go to sleep on Saturday night and wake up on Sunday morning -- and…

November 2, 2025
Time/Weather

“I didn’t gain an hour of sleep. I’m just up at 7:00 AM instead of 8:00 AM”

When people turn the clocks back one hour in the fall, it's often said that they get an extra hour of sleep. But they usually go to sleep on Saturday night and wake up on Sunday morning -- and…

November 11, 2025
Food/Drink

“I do really well on my diet for like 8 or 9 hours, and then I wake up”

A diet is easy to follow --when one is sleeping (and not eating). "I do really good on my diet for like 8 or 9 hours, and then I wake up" was posted on X/Twitter by That Girl on January…

April 29, 2025
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I googled my symptoms. Turned out I just need more coffee”

"I googled my symptoms. Turned/Turns out I just need more coffee" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker believes that the caffeine in coffee can energize…

January 17, 2025
Time/Weather

“I hate when people say take it one day at a time. What else ima do? Skip Tuesday?”

"I hate when people say take it one day at a time. What else ima do? Skip Tuesday?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Wednesday" and…

November 20, 2025
Food/Drink

“I heard the more colorful your salad, the better it is for you. So I swapped my croutons for Skittles”

"I heard the more colorful your salad, the better it is for you. So I replaced my croutons with M&M’s" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. M&M's…

August 4, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I steal statuses all day, so if you judge me by my Facebook you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this”

"I steal memes all day, so if you judge me by my memes you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this" is a stolen meme joke that has been printed on several images. The joke is…

August 3, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I steal tweets all day, so if you judge me by my tweets you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this”

"I steal memes all day, so if you judge me by my memes you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this" is a stolen meme joke that has been printed on several images. The joke is…

January 22, 2026
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“I will not eat my winter storm snacks early”

Many people prepare for an extreme weather event by buying snacks, but then there's the temptation to immediately eat them. "I WILL NOT EAT MY [HURRICANE/SNOWSTORM] SNACKS EARLY" is…

January 8, 2026
Food/Drink

“I’m kind of like peanut butter, spread too thin and a little bit chunky”

"I'm kind of like peanut butter" is the start of a joke that has been printed on many images. "I'm kind of like peanut butter, spread too thin and a little bit chunky"…

January 8, 2026
Food/Drink

“I’m kind of like peanut butter, spread too thin, a little bit chunky, sorta nutty and a tad salty”

"I'm kind of like peanut butter" is the start of a joke that has been printed on many images. "I'm kind of like peanut butter, spread too thin and a little bit chunky"…

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