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October 22, 2019
Food/Drink

“I eat hummus when I don’t know the words”

"Hummus" can sound like the words "hum us," so there are jokes. "Dad: Hey April do you like hummus? Me: Yes I do. Dad: That's because you don't know the…

February 1, 2011
Food/Drink

“I eat my peas with honey; I’ve done it all my life…” (poem)

A frequently reprinted poem (attributed to "Anonymous") about food is: "I eat my peas with honey; I've done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny, But it keeps them on…

March 24, 2017
Food/Drink

“I eat salad every day. Bean salad…Coffee bean salad…Coffee. I drink coffee every day”

A joke has been printed on several images: "I eat salad every day.Bean salad.Coffee bean salad.Coffee.I drink coffee every day." The "I eat salad" joke was posted on Twitter on…

May 21, 2025
Food/Drink

“I eat salads in front of my plants to assert dominance”

Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter KiwiCairo @KiwiCairo "I eat salads in front of my house plants to remind them who's boss." -unknown #quotes 7:00 AM · Dec 22, 2012 X/Twitter…

November 8, 2015
Food/Drink

“I eat tacos over a tortilla so when stuff falls out, BOOM!, another taco”

"I eat tacos over a tortilla so when stuff falls out, BOOM!, another taco" is a jocular line that has been printed on ecards. "Hey everyone, start eating tacos over a tortilla so…

July 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“I eat the broken cookies first because I feel bad for them”

"I eat the broken cookies first because I feel bad for them" is a one-line saying about broken cookies that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on May 19,…

November 11, 2017
Food/Drink

“I eat the same Indian bread as everyone else. I’m a naan conformist”

"Naan" sounds like "non" and has been used in several "naan conformist" puns. "One of said friends was pigging out on the Indian bread, so I immediately accused…

December 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“I either drink coffee or I say bad words to strangers”

"I either drink coffee or I say bad words. Just kidding, I do both" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I either drink COFFEE or say bad words to strangers" was…

December 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“I either drink coffee or I say bad words. Just kidding, I do both”

"I either drink coffee or I say bad words. Just kidding, I do both" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I either drink COFFEE or say bad words to strangers" was…

December 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“I either drink coffee or say bad words to everyone”

"I either drink coffee or I say bad words. Just kidding, I do both" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I either drink COFFEE or say bad words to strangers" was…

October 12, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I endorse podiums. That’s a product I can stand behind!”

Several jokes state that a podium is a product that a salesman can stand behind. However, you stand on a podium, and you stand behind a lectern. "It must really suck to be a podium salesman.…

April 2, 2020
Food/Drink

“I enjoy a glass of wine each night for its health benefits. The other glasses are for my sarcasm”

"I enjoy a glass of wine each night for its health benefits. The other glasses are for my witty comebacks and flawless dance moves" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…

October 2, 2025
Food/Drink

“I enjoy coffee on special occasions. Like ‘being alive’ and ‘existing’”

"I enjoy coffee on special occasions. Like 'being alive' and 'existing'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker clearly enjoys coffee,…

June 1, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I enjoy long romantic walks in Costco”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: CostcoCostco Wholesale Corporation (doing business as Costco Wholesale and also known simply as Costco) is an American multinational corporation which operates a…

December 16, 2014
Food/Drink

“I enjoy long, romantic walks…to the fridge”

"I enjoy long, romantic walks...to the fridge" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, T-shirts and coffee mugs. "I like long walks to the…

February 2, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I enjoy using the comedy technique of self-deprecation - but I’m not very good at it”

"I enjoy using the comedy technique of self-deprecation - but I'm not very good at it" is a funny one-liner. Scottish Jewish comedian Arnold Brown said it at the Edinburgh Festival…

January 8, 2021
Food/Drink

“I entered a competition and won a year’s supply of Marmite—one jar”

Marmite is something that many people don’t use a lot of. "But I'm in a great mood tonight because the other day I entered a competition and I won a years supply of Marmite......... one…

December 26, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I entered a dad joke competition and won $1000. It was a grand dad joke”

The sum of $1,000 is a "grand." There is a "dad joke" -- or rather a "grand dad joke" -- about this. "I was paid $1000 for this joke. It was a grand dad…

January 13, 2022
Sports/Games

“I entered a kleptomania competition. I got gold, silver and bronze”

"I entered a kleptomania competition. I got gold, silver and bronze" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on May 28, 2019, and again on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June 21, 2019. "I once…

December 25, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I entered what I ate today into my new fitness app and it just sent an ambulance to my house”

A joke about a fitness app was posted on Twitter by Mikey on October 12, 2015: "Entered what I ate today into my new fitness app and it just sent an ambulance to my house." The one-line…

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