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

“For better digestion, I drink beer. In case of appetite loss, I drink white wine…” (joke)

"Interview with a wise 101 year-old Hattie Mae MacDonald of Feague, Kentucky" is a drinking joke that has been circulating since at least 2014. There is no Feague, Kentucky. The…

April 25, 2023
Food/Drink

“For breakfast today, I made a Belgian waffle. For lunch, I’m planning to make a French person…”

"Waffle" can be both a noun and a verb. Of course, there are jokes. "RT @GaryDelaney: Just had a Belgian waffle, next I'm going to make him dance" was posted on Twitter by…

December 23, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“For Christmas, I bought my wife new beads for her abacus. It’s the little things that count”

"As I was once told by a dwarf holding an abacus—'it’s the little things that count'" is an abacus joke that was posted on the newsgroup rec.crafts.metalworking on October…

December 18, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“For Christmas, I was given a jar of cherries in brandy. I was grateful not just for the cherries, but for the spirit in which it was given!”

"Brandied cherries" are cherries preserved in a sweetened brandy syrup. There's a joke about brandied cherries and "Christmas spirit." "I was given a jar of cherries…

July 28, 2018
Holidays/Events/Parades

“For Christmas, I’ve got my wife a telepathic abacus. It’s the thought that counts”

"For christmas I've got my wife a telepathic abacus. It's the thought that counts" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Robin Flavell on December 20, 2012. "I've…

February 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“For dinner, we’re having Himalayan rabbit stew. That rabbit, found Himalayan on the road”

"Tonight I'm having Himalayan Rabbit stew for supper because I found Himalayan in the road on the way home last night..... yum...." was posted on Twitter by Koolgrandpa on September…

March 2, 2020
Holidays/Events/Parades

“For each petal on the shamrock, this brings a wish your way…” (Irish saying)

A St. Patrick's Day poem is: "For each petal on the shamrock.,This brings a wish your way --Good health, good luck, and happinessFor today and every day." Authorship is unknown. The…

September 29, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For every action there is an equal and opposite government program”

"To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction" is Newton's third law of motion. "For every action there is an equal and opposite government program" is a…

February 1, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“For every action, there is a social media overreaction”

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, plus a social media overreaction" (or "For every action, there is a social media overreaction") is a jocular saying…

December 13, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, plus a social media overreaction”

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, plus a social media overreaction" (or "For every action, there is a social media overreaction") is a jocular saying…

August 31, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the cure”

"For every human illness, there exists a plant which is the cure" (also slightly longer as, "For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the…

August 31, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For every human illness, there exists a plant which is the cure”

"For every human illness, there exists a plant which is the cure" (also slightly longer as, "For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the…

May 29, 2019
Food/Drink

“For every Rich Tea biscuit, there are currently thousands of tea biscuits living in poverty”

"Rich tea" biscuits aren't necessarily wealthy, but there are jokes. "For every rich tea biscuit, there are a thousand tea biscuits living in squalour. Bloody Tories" was…

December 4, 2021
Transportation

“For every snowflake that falls, an idiot forgets how to drive”

"For every snowflake that falls, an idiot forgets how to drive" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "For every snowflake that falls....someone…

October 20, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For extra cash consider robbing sex offenders. Their address is easy to find, and they can’t own guns”

"For extra cash consider robbing sex offenders. Their address is easy to find, and they can't own guns" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The meme was…

November 26, 2019
Work/Businesses

“For four years, I went to a child psychologist. That kid didn’t help me at all”

A "child psychologist" is a psychologist for children. A "child psychologist" isn't a psychologist who's a child, but there are jokes. New York-based stand-up comedian…

October 14, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For God so loved the world that He didn’t send a committee”

"For God so loved the world that He didn't send a committee" is a jocular indictment of committees that has been popular with newspaper political columnists and church preachers.…

October 30, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“For Halloween you should go as the person you claim to be on Facebook”

"Halloween costume idea: You should go as the person you pretend to be on Facebook/Grindr/Instagram/Social Media/Twitter" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

October 30, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“For Halloween you should go as the person you claim to be on Instagram”

"Halloween costume idea: You should go as the person you pretend to be on Facebook/Grindr/Instagram/Social Media/Twitter" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

October 30, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“For Halloween you should go as the person you claim to be on social media”

"Halloween costume idea: You should go as the person you pretend to be on Facebook/Grindr/Instagram/Social Media/Twitter" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

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