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January 20, 2017
Sports/Games

“Golf Rules for Beginners” (joke)

A jocular list of "Golf Rules" has been cited in print since at least 2002. Rules include "Form a loose grip" and "Stay out of the water." At the end of the ten rules…

April 9, 2023
Sports/Games

“Golf: The adult version of an Easter egg hunt”

Looking for golf balls -- something poor players do a lot -- has been compared to a child's Easter egg hunt. "The lodge is perched on a 200-foot cliff overlooking the Sundowner golf…

July 22, 2018
Sports/Games

“Golfer: I’d move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course” (joke)

A golf joke has been cited in print since at least 1960: Golfer: I'd move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course.Caddy: Try heaven; you've already moved most of the earth. 20 March…

July 21, 2018
Sports/Games

“Golfer: The doctor says I can’t play golf. Caddy: Oh, he’s played with with you, too?”

A golf joke has been cited in various forms since at least 1906 and 1916: Golfer: The doctor says I can't play golf. Caddy: Oh, he's played with with you, too? Chronicling America28…

December 9, 2011
Food/Drink

“Golfer’s Diet: Live on greens as much as possible”

"Golfer's Diet: Live on greens as much as possible" is a joke that has been cited in print since at least 1936. In the widely reprinted joke, a wife tells her husband that he's…

June 29, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Gongs are just really flat bells”

Gongs have been compared to cymbals and bells. "A gong is really just a squinting cymbal #asianjoke" was posted on Twitter on April 9, 2012. "A gong is just an asian status…

April 8, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gonna ask my momma if that offer to slap me into next year is still on the table”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic made 2020 a difficult year for many people. "Bruh i need my momma to slap me into next year i cant deal" was posted on Twitter by razzle_dazzle876 on…

December 25, 2020
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Gonna go lay under the Christmas tree to remind my family that I am a gift”

"Gonna go lay under the Christmas tree to remind my family that I am a gift" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "On Christmas eve…

January 8, 2026
Food/Drink

“Gonna name my child Ella, short for Mozzarella sticks”

Is mozzarella special? Are mozzarella sticks.special? Do women love mozzarella and mozzarella sticks? “@_idontkara: 'It's name was Ella.. Short for Mozzarella ' Madison on her pet…

November 16, 2021
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Good bass players stay out of treble”

"Good bass players stay out of treble" -- "treble" is a joke on the word "trouble" -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Bass players try to stay…

September 27, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Good boards are created by good chairmen”

A good (or bad) chairman can lead to a good (or bad) board of directors. "Our study emphatically shows that bad chairmen nurture bad boards" was cited in 2008. "Good boards are…

January 23, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Good Boys Do Fine Always” (GBDFA music mnemonic)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Another GBDFA mnemonic is "Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart." An ACEG mnemonic is "All Cows Eat Grass." EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy…

March 13, 2012
Food/Drink

“Good bread, good meat, good God, let’s eat”

"Good bread/wine, good meat, good God/Lord/gosh/heavens, let's eat" is a jocular saying of "grace" before a meal. "Good bread, good meat, good Lord, let's…

January 23, 2017
Food/Drink

“Good Burritos Don’t Fall Apart” (GBDFA music mnemonic)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Another GBDFA mnemonic is "Good Boys Do Fine Always." An ACEG mnemonic is "All Cows Eat Grass." EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy Deserve…

January 24, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Good Burritos Don’t Fall Apart” (GBDFA music mnemonic)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Another GBDFA mnemonic is "Good Boys Do Fine Always." An ACEG mnemonic is "All Cows Eat Grass." EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy Deserve…

December 2, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Good cannot unite with evil. Right cannot unite with wrong”

After an election (a primary election or a general election), there are usually calls to unite. "Good cannot unite with evil" is a popular response by those who do not wish to unite.…

July 30, 2017
Food/Drink

“Good coffee is a pleasure. Good friends are a treasure”

"Good coffee is a pleasure. Good friends are a treasure" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been posted on restaurant signs since at least 2007. Origin is…

January 14, 2022
Food/Drink

“Good days start with a great cup of coffee”

"Good days start with a great cup of coffee" is a coffee saying of unknown authorship. "Good days start with a great cup of coffee!" was posted on Twitter by jess on July 14,…

April 11, 2024
Food/Drink

“Good evening to everyone who puts the oven at 200 no matter what. You’re my sort of people”

Some people always set the oven to 200 degrees, regardless of what is being cooked. The following was posted on X/Twitter by Our Rach on February 4, 2021, and received over 111,000 likes:…

July 1, 2019
Food/Drink

“Good food = good mood” (“Good food equals good mood”)

"Good food" and "good mood" has been printed on many images. "Good Food Brings Good Mood" was printed in the St. Joseph (MI) Herald-Press on June 15, 1922. "Good…

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