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October 30, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

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

"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 8, 2024
Holidays/Events/Parades

“For Halloween, I’m going to be mentally stable. No one will know it’s me”

"For Halloween, I'm going to be mentally stable. No one will know it's me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "This Halloween…

September 23, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For Halloween, I’m going to go as a normal person with no mask”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks. "For Halloween I’m going to walk around in public without a mask. That’ll definitely scare the shit out…

May 11, 2021
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“For Lease Navidad” (pun on “Feliz Navidad”)

"Feliz Navidad" (1970) is a now-classic Christmas song that was written and performed by Puerto Rican singer/songwriter José Feliciano. Real estate has many "FOR LEASE" signs,…

February 12, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“For legal reasons, everything I post on Facebook is a joke”

"For legal reasons, everything I post on Facebook/Twitter is a joke" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. "For legal reasons, everything I say is a…

February 12, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“For legal reasons, everything I post on Twitter is a joke”

"For legal reasons, everything I post on Facebook/Twitter is a joke" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. "For legal reasons, everything I say is a…

February 12, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“For legal reasons, everything I tweet is a joke”

"For legal reasons, everything I post on Facebook/Twitter is a joke" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. "For legal reasons, everything I say is a…

February 18, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For Lent this year, I am giving up”

People who observe Lent “give up” something for 40 days. A popular Lent meme just states “give up," and ends that way. This joke has been printed on several ecards. "LOL!! RT…

February 19, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For Lent this year, I am just giving up”

People who observe Lent “give up” something for 40 days. A popular Lent meme just states “give up," and ends that way. This joke has been printed on several ecards. "LOL!! RT…

February 18, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For Lent this year, I’m giving up”

People who observe Lent “give up” something for 40 days. A popular Lent meme just states “give up," and ends that way. This joke has been printed on several ecards. "LOL!! RT…

February 19, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For Lent this year, I’m just giving up”

People who observe Lent “give up” something for 40 days. A popular Lent meme just states “give up," and ends that way. This joke has been printed on several ecards. "LOL!! RT…

February 18, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“For Lent, everyone should give up”

People who observe Lent “give up” something for 40 days. A popular Lent meme just states “give up," and ends that way. This joke has been printed on several ecards. "LOL!! RT…

January 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“For lunch today, I just put some ham and pineapple in a bap. Because that’s Hawaii roll”

"That's Hawaii roll" sounds a bit like "That's how I roll." A food joke was posted on Twitter on December 11, 2010: "Spicy tuna and cucumber makizushi that's…

June 7, 2017
Education/Schools

“For many people, ‘live and learn’ is one task too many”

"Live and learn" is an old saying. "For many people, 'live and learn' is one task too many" is a variation on this saying that was posted on Twitter by "God"…

April 25, 2021
Sports/Games

“For me, chess is a lot like Tinder. I know a few openings, but struggle at mating”

Chess has been compared to TIner (a dating app). This was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on December 4, 2020: "For Me, Chess is a Lot Like Tinder. I know a few openings, but continually struggle to…

August 8, 2019
Education/Schools

“For me, math class is like watching a foreign movie without subtitles”

"For me, math class is like watching a foreign movie without subtitles" -- that is, it's like being totally lost -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "My math…

June 12, 2016
Food/Drink

“For men who think a woman’s place is in the kitchen…” (joke)

"A woman's place is in the kitchen" is an old saying that is no longer politically correct, so there have been variations made. "For men who think a woman's place is in the…

October 16, 2020
Food/Drink

“For my next trick, I will disappear. ‘Fuck you, pear! You taste like shit!’”

"Disappear" should not be confused with "dis a pear," but there are jokes. One such joke has been printed on several images. "And for my next trick, I will disappear: You…

April 24, 2018
Food/Drink

“For my next trick, I will eat a percussion instrument in a bap. Drum roll please”

A "drum roll" isn't a sandwich (such as a "drum" in a "roll"), but there's a joke: "For my next trick, I will eat a percussion instrument in a bap. Drum…

April 24, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“For my next trick, I will eat a percussion instrument in a bap. Drum roll please”

A "drum roll" isn't a sandwich (such as a "drum" in a "roll"), but there's a joke: "For my next trick, I will eat a percussion instrument in a bap. Drum…

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