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April 11, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“A life without memes is memingless”

"A life without memes is memingless" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Memingless" is a portmanteau pf "meme" and "meaningless." The images…

August 2, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusWork/Businesses

“A limbo dancer married a locksmith. The wedding was low key”

The term "low key" doesn't mean a key that is placed low, but there are jokes. "A Limbo dancer married a Locksmith yesterday... ...the wedding was low key" was posted on…

March 23, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A limbo dancer walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A limbo dancer version of the joke is: "A limbo dancer walked into a bar...and got…

April 12, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A linguist walks into a bar and orders an IPA…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A linguist version is: "A linguist walks into a bar and orders an IPA..."…

February 22, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinions of a sheep”

"A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "A lion never loses sleep over the opinions of sheep" is a…

February 22, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinions of sheep”

"A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "A lion never loses sleep over the opinions of sheep" is a…

February 22, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A lion never loses sleep over the opinions of sheep”

"A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "A lion never loses sleep over the opinions of sheep" is a…

March 26, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A lion, a witch and a wardrobe walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A The Chronicles of Narnia version is: "A lion, a witch and a wardrobe walk into a…

November 18, 2017
Sports/Games

“A little birdie told me my golf skills are improving”

"A little birdie told me my golf skills are improving" is a pun on the two meanings of "birdie." The joke was posted on Twitter on May 12, 2011. Wiktionary: birdieNounbirdie…

April 11, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A little government involvement is just as dangerous as a lot”

Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne (1933-2006) wrote in Why Government Doesn't Work (1995): "A little government involvement is just as dangerous as a lot -- because the…

September 25, 2014
Work/Businesses

“A little inaccuracy saves a world of explanation”

"A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation" was written by Saki (the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro, 1870-1916) in The Square Egg (1924). "A little inaccuracy saves a…

April 6, 2022
Food/Drink

“A loaf of bread is really just a deck of carbs”

"Deck of cards" is different than a "deck of carbs," but there are jokes. "A loaf of bread is really just a deck of carbs" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on…

February 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“A loaf of bread, a pound of meat, and all the mustard you can eat!” (hot dogs)

An old cry of the hot dog seller was: "A loaf of bread, a pound of meat, and all the mustard you can eat!" The seller would then cry out "Frankfurters!" or "Hot dogs!"…

October 7, 2025
Food/Drink

“A lobster didn’t give its life for you to drown it in butter”

Many people drown lobster in butter. Do they really love lobster, or do they love butter more? "God invented lobster to give us an excuse to eat melted butter!" was posted on X/Twitter by…

February 1, 2016
Food/Drink

“A lollipop is a cross between hard candy and garbage”

Not everyone likes lollipops. American comedian Mitch Hedberg (1968-2005) said: "A lollipop is a cross between hard candy and garbage." It's not known when Hedberg first used the…

August 16, 2009
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A long term investment is a short term investment that failed”

"A long term investment is a short term investment that failed" means that something went wrong and it will take the trader/investor longer to get his/her money back. This is semingly a…

November 12, 2010
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A lost opportunity is better than lost money” (“Missed money is better than lost money”)

"A lost opportunity is better than lost money" has been cited in print since at least 1919. The saying means that the lost opportunity may (or may not) have gained money, but it's…

February 6, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A lot of money is tainted—‘taint yours and ‘taint mine”

"A lot of money is tainted -- 'taint yours and 'taint mine" is an old joke on the word "taint" (meaning "a trace of a bad or undesirable quality") and the…

August 15, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A lot of people are in debt because they spend what their friends think they make”

"A lot of people are in debt because they spend what their friends think they make" is a jocular one-line saying that has been popular on Twitter. "Some people are in debt because…

January 24, 2026
Food/Drink

“A lot of people cry when they chop onions. I don’t. The trick is not to form an emotional bond”

Cutting onions can cause many people to cry. It's not because they have strong emotional feelings for the onions, but there are jokes. "A lot of people cry when they chop onions, I…

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