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April 26, 2023
Transportation

“I come from a town where a traffic jam is 5 cars behind a tractor”

"I come from a town where a traffic jam is 4 (or 3, or 5, or 6 -- ed.) cars behind a tractor" is a jocular saying about a small town that has been printed on many images. "I come…

August 19, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I come from mixed race parents. My dad was a hurdler and my mom a sprinter”

"Mixed race parents” usually does not involve running, but there are jokes. "My mate's mam is a hurdler, but his dad is a sprinter. Will they be deported for being a mixed race…

November 26, 2021
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthHolidays/Events/Parades

“I consider myself a moral person. That’s why I only eat turkeys that have exhausted appeals”

The president of the United States traditionally pardons one turkey just before Thanksgiving. American television host and comedian Conan O'Brien posted this joke on Twitter on November 26,…

February 9, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I consider page 2 of Google results the dark web”

What is the dark web? It's a mysterious part of the web that is not indexed. However, to many, the dark web is Google search page two (where they never go). "I suspect 'the dark…

July 12, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I consider sex a misdemeanor. The more I miss, de meaner I get”

"I consider sex a misdemeanor. The more I miss, de meaner I get" (or "Sex is a misdemeanor. De more I miss de meaner I get") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…

March 11, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I continued the cycle of my own oppression today” (“I voted” sticker parody)

"I continued the cycle of my own oppression today" (made to look like the "I voted" sticker) is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on a sticker)…

November 20, 2025
Food/Drink

“I cooked on the back left stove burner just to feel something different. Thanks for following my journey”

There are usually four burners on a stove, and sometimes a cook likes to get adventurous. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by Simon Holland on January 26, 2022, and it received over 1,500 likes:…

June 20, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I correct auto correct more than auto correct corrects me”

"I correct autocorrect more than autocorrect corrects me" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This makes autocorrect mostly useless. "all the timeeee!…

June 20, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I correct autocorrect more than autocorrect corrects me”

"I correct autocorrect more than autocorrect corrects me" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This makes autocorrect mostly useless. "all the timeeee!…

May 7, 2022
Radio/Television

“I could actually watch golf on TV if land mines were involved”

"I would definitely watch golf if land mines were involved" ( or "I could actually watch golf on TV if land mines were involved") is a saying that has been printed on several…

April 8, 2017
Food/Drink

“I could be a morning person if my coffee maker brewed wine instead of coffee”

"I could be a morning person if my coffee maker brewed wine instead of coffee" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on March…

June 18, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I could be a morning person, if morning happened around noon”

"I could be a morning person, if morning happened around noon" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "I could be a morning person . . . If morning…

October 31, 2014
Food/Drink

“I could burn water” (i.e., I can’t cook)

A bad cook burns the food, but an epically bad cook "can burn water." "Cpl. Agarn (on the television comedy F-Troop -- ed.), who can burn water, becomes the troop cook, with…

June 9, 2024
Education/Schools

“I could only afford a second hand calculator and the ‘X’ button was missing. Times were hard”

The saying "times were hard" usually has nothing to do with multiplication, but there are jokes. "I was never privileged at school, I had to use a second-hand calculator which had…

July 16, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I could see every ketchup bottle in the restaurant. Heinz sight is 20/20”

Heinz dominates the market for ketchup, and there are several puns about "Heinz sight" (hindsight). "If hindsight is 20/20, does that make Heinz-sight 57/57?" was cited in 1999.…

May 8, 2020
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I could sing a verse for you. But I’ll refrain”

"Refrain" can be a verb or a noun. "I was going to make a bad music pun, but I'll refrain from doing as such" was posted on Twitter by Morris Dutchley on October 3, 2011.…

May 17, 2021
Food/Drink

“I could use a foot massage, 3 donuts, and an orgasm”

"I could use a foot massage, 4 donuts, and an orgasm" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. “@NaughtyFacts: I could use a foot massage, 4 donuts, and an…

May 17, 2021
Food/Drink

“I could use a foot massage, 4 donuts, and an orgasm”

"I could use a foot massage, 4 donuts, and an orgasm" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. “@NaughtyFacts: I could use a foot massage, 4 donuts, and an…

May 17, 2021
Food/Drink

“I could use a foot massage, four donuts, and an orgasm”

"I could use a foot massage, 4 donuts, and an orgasm" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. “@NaughtyFacts: I could use a foot massage, 4 donuts, and an…

May 14, 2021
Food/Drink

“I could use a foot massage, three donuts, and an orgasm”

"I could use a foot massage, 4 donuts, and an orgasm" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. “@NaughtyFacts: I could use a foot massage, 4 donuts, and an…

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