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July 13, 2019
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I feel like doin’ a Big Apple” (Mae West as Eve, talking about the Big Apple dance)

Brooklyn-born actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol Mae West (1893-1980) appeared on ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's radio show The Chase and Sanborn Hour on…

July 13, 2019
The Big Apple1930s: Jazzing the Big Apple

“I feel like doin’ a Big Apple” (Mae West on a 1937 radio show)

Brooklyn-born actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol Mae West (1893-1980) appeared on ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's radio show The Chase and Sanborn Hour on…

December 31, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I feel like every office has 3 people who do all the work and 15 people who just walk around”

A jocular saying about business culture was posted on Twitter by Alex Baze on March 5, 2014: "I feel like every office has 3 people who do all the work and 15 people who just walk around with…

July 15, 2017
Streets

“I feel like I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe”

"I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe" -- that is, confused or disoriented -- is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited…

July 8, 2017
Food/Drink

“I feel like people who eat breakfast really have their lives together”

"I feel like people who eat breakfast really have their lives together" is a one-line saying about breakfast that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on May…

February 20, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I feel like the IRS be like ‘HEHE GIRL MATH’ when takin all our money”

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a reputation of taking people's money in any way possible. This was posted on Facebook by Jefferson County, MO on February 16, 2024: "I feel like…

June 1, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksStreets

“I feel like they are adding street lights to my electric bill”

"I feel like they are adding street lights to my electric bill" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the electric bill is expensive. Various energy companies have…

June 1, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksStreets

“I feel like they be adding the street lights to my light bill”

"I feel like they are adding street lights to my electric bill" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the electric bill is expensive. Various energy companies have…

November 8, 2025
Holidays/Events/Parades

“I feel like this holiday season, it’s important to remind people of the true meaning of Christmas: ghosts terrorizing rich people…”

Does "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens reflect the true meaning of Christmas? This was posted on X/Twitter by Dana Schwartz on December 19, 2019, and it received over 40,000 likes:…

March 7, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I feel like work got custody of me and home just got weekend visits”

"I feel like work got custody of me and home just got weekend visits" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I feel like work got custody of me & home just got…

August 28, 2017
Nicknames/Slogans

“I feel relatively neutral about New York” (slogan parody)

The "I Love New York" campaign of the 1970s featured the popular "I (heart) NY" T-shirts. "Now you can join the 'I Feel Relatively Neutral About New York' FB…

November 6, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I feel so strongly about graffiti in public toilets that I’ve signed a partition”

"Petition" shouldn't be confused with " partition," but there are jokes. "I feel so strongly about toilet graffiti, I signed a partition" was posted on the…

December 27, 2012
Food/Drink

“I feel sorry for people who don’t drink; they wake up, and that’s as good as they’ll feel all day”

"I always feel sorry for people who don't drink, because when they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're gonna feel all day" was said by the actor Jack Lemmon…

February 3, 2017
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I feel sorry for people who don’t have dogs. I hear they have to pick up food they drop”

"I feel sorry for people who don’t have dogs. I hear they have to pick up food they drop on the floor" is a jocular saying that has been prints on GIFs. The saying was posted by "A…

February 27, 2016
Time/Weather

“I feel sorry for short people. When it rains, they’re the last to know”

"I feel sorry for short people," a popular joke goes. "When it's raining, they're the last to know." The joke has been cited in print since at least 1970. In 1971, the…

April 11, 2017
Names/Phrases

“I fell in love. His name is New York”

"I fell in love. His name is New York" is a New York City saying that has been printed on several images. "I'm so in love... and his name is New York" was posted on Twitter…

June 11, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“I fell off a 30 foot ladder yesterday. I’m fine, I was only on the second rung”

A joke has it that a person fell off a tall ladder (25 or 50 or 90 or 100 feet). Then, however, it is revealed that the person slipped on only the second rung. The ladder joke has been cited in…

August 18, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I felt bad, but then I installed a new version of office. It improved my outlook”

Entry in progress -- B.P.: Wikipedia: Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Office is an office suite of applications, servers, and services developed by Microsoft. It was first announced by Bill Gates on 1…

February 20, 2018
Food/Drink

“I fetched a pail of water and ate a KFC family meal. Two things I can cross off my bucket list”

A "bucket list" is a list of things to do before one dies "("kicks the bucket"). The list usually doesn't involve a bucket (such as a bucket of KFC chicken), but there…

June 14, 2021
Education/Schools

“I fill sorry four all the kids that half to learn from home with parents who can’t reed…”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic caused many students to stay at home and be homeschooled. "I fill sorry four all the kids that half to lurn from home with purunts who can’t reed, right…

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