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September 15, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I can tell if people are judgmental just by looking at them”

"I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them.…

December 4, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I can tell people are judgemental just by looking at them”

"I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them.…

December 4, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them”

"I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them.…

April 7, 2023
Time/Weather

“I can time travel into the future at the rate of one second per second”

We all time travel. "I can time travel.... but only forwards.....and really slowly... at one second per second" was posted on Twitter by Rudy Lippert on July 26, 2010. "I time travel…

June 8, 2013
Food/Drink

“I can walk on water, but I stagger on alcohol”

"I can walk on water, but I stagger on alcohol" is a jocular saying that has been printed on T-shirts. To "walk on water" is to accomplish an impossible task; the miracle of…

January 28, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I can write in cursive so I’m basically a Founding Father at this point”

The Founding Fathers of the United States wrote documents in cursive, but most people seldom write in cursive today. Cursive is sometimes called "founding father handwriting."…

March 10, 2022
Radio/Television

“I can’t afford a nice television, so I smoke weed and read the dictionary. High definition”

"High definition" has nothing to do with getting high and reading a dictionary, but there are jokes. "RT @RickieJacobs These rappers try to take my recognition/ We smoke weed then…

April 9, 2025
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusTransportation

“I can’t be the only one that pauses the music to see if the siren is in the song or behind me”

When a person is driving a vehicle and is listening to music, is the siren that is heard in the music or from another vehicle? "Me pausing the music to see the siren is in the Song or…

January 29, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“I can’t be your valentine for medical reasons. You make me sick!”

A Valentine's Day joke is: GIRL: I can't be your valentine for medical reasons.BOY: Really?GIRL: Yeah, you make me sick! The joke has been cited in print since at least 1999. 14 February…

January 19, 2025
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I can’t believe after changing the name on a pancake box - we haven’t obtained world peace yet”

"Can't believe we don't have world peace after changing the name on pancake boxes and syrup bottles" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to the…

July 11, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I can’t believe I got arrested for impersonating a politician. I was just doing nothing”

Many people believe that politicians don't do a whole lot of work. "I used to sit around and do nothing all day. Then I got arrested for impersonating a politician" was posted on…

March 22, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I can’t believe I still have to protest this shit”

"I can't believe I/we still have to protest this crap/shit" is a popular sign at many protest marches. "I can't believe I still have to protest this crap" was printed…

August 31, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I can’t believe I’ve been arrested for shoplifting. The cashier TOLD me to swipe the cardigan!”

"Swipe the cardigan" sounds like "swipe the (credit) card again." "I tried buying a buttoned sweater, but my payment was declined so I had to swipe the cardigan" was…

December 31, 2016
Time/Weather

“I can’t believe it’s been a year since I didn’t become a better person”

"I can't believe it's been a year since I didn't become a better person" is a jocular New Year's one-line saying that has been printed on an ecard. Someecards posted…

February 16, 2017
Food/Drink

“I can’t believe pretzels are knot bread”

Pretzels are baked bread often -- but not always -- shaped into a twisted knot. "Why do people eat pretzels since they are knot food? (Pun of the Day)" -- from the website Pun of the Day…

June 22, 2022
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I can’t believe the entire Siberian Orchestra is trans”

Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American rock band. "Trans-Siberian" usually means "across Siberia," but there are jokes where "trans" means…

February 1, 2026
Time/Weather

“I can’t believe there are people out there who say astrology is fake, but believe it when a groundhog predicts the weather”

Many people ridicule astrology as fake science, but in astrology's defense, some people point out that others believe that a groundhog can predict the weather. This is often pointed out on…

December 20, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I can’t breathe” (anti-police brutality slogan)

Eric Garner died in Staten Island on July 17, 2014. A police officer had grabbed his neck (seemingly choking Garner), and a video of the incident recorded Garner saying, "I can't…

December 5, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I can’t decide if people who wear pajamas in public have given up or are living the fullest”

"I can't decide if people who wear pajamas in public have given up on life or are living it to the fullest" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was…

February 15, 2016
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I can’t die! I’m booked!”

New York-born actor and comedian George Burns (1896-1996) wanted to live to at least age 100 and he constantly worked, without formally retiring. He long-planned to celebrate his 100th birthday…

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