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June 3, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“I found a builder who advertises ‘No job too small’ so I’ve got him tiling the doll’s house”

"No job too small" is what some companies advertise. A joke is: "Found a builder who advertises 'No job too small' so I've got him tiling the bathroom in my…

May 21, 2018
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I found a hat with $17.50 in it. A guy was too busy juggling to pick it up”

Many public performers leave a hat (to collect donations) on the ground. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 17, 2018: "I found a hat with £17.50 in it. I thought this other lad was…

March 15, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I found a hole in my trainer that’s big enough to put my finger through” (joke)

A pun about "trainers" (sneakers) has been printed on several images: "I found a hole in my trainer that's big enough to put my finger through. One formal complaint from her,…

March 21, 2017
Food/Drink

“I found a wallet today and as a good Christian I thought, ‘What would Jesus do?’” (joke)

A drinking joke has been printed on several images: "I found a wallet today and as a good Christian I thought, 'What would Jesus do?' So i turned it into wine." "Today I…

March 21, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I found a wallet today and as a good Christian I thought, ‘What would Jesus do?’” (joke)

A drinking joke has been printed on several images: "I found a wallet today and as a good Christian I thought, 'What would Jesus do?' So i turned it into wine." "Today I…

December 12, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksHolidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“I found a way to get rid of some unwanted junk during the holidays. Put it in an Amazon box. Leave it on the porch”

"Need to get rid of unwanted junk during the holidays? Put it in Amazon boxes and leave it on your front porch" is a jocular saying that has been printed on may images. That is, people…

April 5, 2023
Food/Drink

“I found stir fry all over my bed this morning. I must have been sleep wokking again”

"Wok" can sound like "walk." Some people experience sleepwalking, and "sleep-wokking" has become a joke. "While we’re talking about sleep.. I woke up this…

May 23, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I found the key to success, only to discover that the door was never locked”

People often seek the key (or keys) to success. The "key" is a metaphor. "I found the key to success, only to discover that the door was never locked" is a one-line saying that…

June 7, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I found this great place online to order quality sausage. I’ll send you a link”

Internet links and sausage links aren't the same links, but there are jokes. "I get them online. I'll send you a link."/"Oh, well, at home, I smoke sausages. I'll send…

January 22, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I found this on the local café menu—idemx rilgl. It was mixed grill”

A joke about "mixed grill" is of uncertain authorship. "I found this on the local café menu - idemx rilgl. So I asked the waitress what is it? She said mixed grill" was posted…

April 21, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves”

American abolitionist Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) is often credited with saying: "I freed thousands of slaves. I could have freed thousands more, if they had known they were slaves." There…

November 7, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I gave my freedom away to get my freedom back and I’m still not free and it’s all your fault”

"I gave my freedom away to get my freedom back and I'm still not free and it's all your fault" (or "I gave up my freedom to get my freedom back and I'm still not free…

February 12, 2026
Sports/Games

“I gave up cross-country skiing. Since then, it’s all been downhill”

Many skiing jokes have it that things started off OK, but "went downhill." "couple met on ski trip? .things went downhill after that" was posted on X/Twitter by Mick O Callaghan…

May 20, 2023
Food/Drink

“I gave up drinking on the 1st of January. It’s better for your health, and it’s only one day”

A joke at first sounds like a new year's resolution, but it isn't. "I gave up drinking on the 1st of January. It's better for your health, and it's only one day a…

November 7, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I gave up my freedom to get my freedom back and I’m still not free and it’s all your fault”

"I gave my freedom away to get my freedom back and I'm still not free and it's all your fault" (or "I gave up my freedom to get my freedom back and I'm still not free…

November 29, 2016
Transportation

“I gave up my seat to a blind person on the bus” (joke)

A joke about giving up a seat on the bus was posted to Reddit on October 8, 2016: "I gave up my seat to a blind person on the bus. That's how I lost my job as a bus driver." The joke…

August 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I General Lee don’t find civil war jokes funny”

Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) has a name that sounds like the word "generally" (General Lee). "Civil War jokes? I General Lee don't find them funny" is a…

August 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I General Lee don’t find civil war puns to be funny”

Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) has a name that sounds like the word "generally" (General Lee). "Civil War jokes? I General Lee don't find them funny" is a…

August 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I General Lee don’t care for Civil War jokes”

Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) has a name that sounds like the word "generally" (General Lee). "Civil War jokes? I General Lee don't find them funny" is a…

August 12, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I get fatter and broker each time I don’t take my lunch to work”

People who forget to bring lunch from home to work often have to buy it. A saying was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on August 11, 2017: "I get fatter and broker each time I don't…

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