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May 27, 2026
Food/Drink

“I bought my wife a lamp in the shape of a Coke 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…

June 27, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I bought my wig at a discount store. Didn’t want toupee full price”

"Toupee" sounds like "to pay." A joke was posted on Sickipedia on December 20, 2019: "I bought my wig at a discount store. Didn't want toupee full price."…

April 24, 2021
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“I bought one of those ‘smart’ light switches, but it was too clever for me..” (joke)

"Dimmer" switches aren't less intelligent than "smart" switches -- they're just less bright. A joke was posted on Twitter by TAYLOR (and others) on April 13, 2021:…

September 26, 2013
Food/Drink

“I bought powdered water, but I don’t know what to add to it”

"Just add water" is a popular direction on simple recipes or product instructions. "I bought powdered water, but I don't know what to add to it" is a joke that has been…

October 27, 2020
Food/Drink

“I bought some HP sauce the other day. It’s costing me 6p a month for the next 2 years”

HP Sauce is a brown sauce popular in the United Kingdom. British prop comedian and magician Tommy Cooper (1921-1984) was credited in 2001 for this joke: "I bought some HP sauce the other day.…

June 16, 2023
Food/Drink

“I bought some pepper spray yesterday. What a terrible product! It made my bolognese taste awful”

Pepper spray is not a food product, but there are jokes. "On recommendation of a buddy I bought some pepper spray. Must say, it does not taste half as good as I would have hoped" was…

January 9, 2017
Food/Drink

“I bought some rocket salad yesterday, but it went off before I could eat it”

"Rocket salad" doesn't contain rocketships, but there's a joke: "I bought some rocket salad yesterday, but it went off before I could eat it." The joke was posted on…

August 2, 2022
Sports/Games

“I bought some serving spoons, but they haven’t made me any better at tennis”

"Serving spoons" don't have anything to do with tennis serves, but there are jokes. "I bought some serving spoons, but they haven't made me any better at tennis" was…

April 27, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“I brake for animals not people” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for animals" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning -- I Brake For Animals" (a bumper sticker slogan from Friends of Animals, Inc. in…

April 27, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“I brake for animals so get off my tail” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for animals" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning -- I Brake For Animals" (a bumper sticker slogan from Friends of Animals, Inc. in…

April 28, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“I brake for animals so stay off my tail” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for animals" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning -- I Brake For Animals" (a bumper sticker slogan from Friends of Animals, Inc. in…

April 27, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“I brake for animals” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for animals" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning -- I Brake For Animals" (a bumper sticker slogan from Friends of Animals, Inc. in…

July 16, 2024
Transportation

“I brake for butterflies” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for butterflies" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. The bumper sticker has been cited in print since at least 1981. Newspapers.com 30 October 1981,…

August 28, 2026
Transportation

“I brake for cemeteries” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for ghosts" is a jocular bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. The driver can really see ghosts? The bumper sticker is popular around Halloween. "A…

April 27, 2025
Food/DrinkTransportation

“I brake for coffee” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for coffee" is a jocular bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. It's a joke on the "coffee break." "Bumper Sticker: 'I break for…

August 28, 2026
Transportation

“I brake for ghosts” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for ghosts" is a jocular bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. The driver can really see ghosts? The bumper sticker is popular around Halloween. "A…

August 28, 2026
Transportation

“I brake for haunted houses” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for ghosts" is a jocular bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. The driver can really see ghosts? The bumper sticker is popular around Halloween. "A…

August 28, 2026
Transportation

“I brake for hitchhiking ghosts” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for ghosts" is a jocular bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. The driver can really see ghosts? The bumper sticker is popular around Halloween. "A…

January 11, 2024
Transportation

“I brake for no reason” (bumper sticker)

"CAUTION: I brake for no apparent reason" (or "WARNING: I brake for no apparent reason") is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "New Driver -- I…

August 28, 2026
Transportation

“I brake for poltergeists so that my lights and tv don’t randomly flicker on and off” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for ghosts" is a jocular bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. The driver can really see ghosts? The bumper sticker is popular around Halloween. "A…

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