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November 4, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I got kicked out of a pool for peeing in it” (joke)

A classic swimming pool joke has been cited in print since at least 1993. A lifeguard tells a swimmer that he's banned for peeing in the pool. "But everyone pees in the pool!" the…

November 3, 2015
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn’t mine”

A dancer's career often involves injuries. Comedian Rita Rudner started as a dancer on Broadway, until she suffered an injury. "I pulled a groin muscle," Rudner said in 1988.…

April 23, 2023
Food/Drink

“I got kicked out of the coffee club just because I wore a tea shirt”

"T-shirt" shouldn't be confused with "tea shirt," but there are jokes. "Got thrown out of Coffee Club. I turned up wearing a tea shirt" was posted on Twitter by…

February 28, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I got kicked out of the hospital after telling the coronavirus infected patients to stay positive”

"Stay positive" usually means to stay optimistic, but for a Covid test to "stay positive" means that the person still has the disease. The original authorship of a popular…

June 15, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I got mood poisoning at work. It must be something I hate”

"I got mood poisoning. Must have been something I hate" (or "I got mood poisoning at work. It must be something I hate") -- a pun on "food poisoning" and…

May 27, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I got mood poisoning. Must have been something I hate”

"I got mood poisoning. Must have been something I hate" (or "I got mood poisoning at work. It must be something I hate") -- a pun on "food poisoning" and…

June 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“I got my first shot. And I’ll get my second shot as soon as I can get the bartender’s attention”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines that usually required to shots. "Just got my first shot. I'll get my second one as soon as the bartender gets back down here"…

May 29, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I got my stomach doing crunches—usually either Nestlé or Captain”

"I got my stomach doing crunches -- usually either Nestlé or Captain" (that is, Nestlé Crunch chocolate bars and Cap'n Crunch cereal) is a jocular statement that has been printed…

July 21, 2020
Transportation

“I got myself a seniors’ GPS. Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination…”

"I got myself a seniors' GPS. Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination, it tells me why I wanted to go there" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several…

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

“I got pulled over by a cop with Alzheimer’s. He said, ‘Do you know why I pulled you over?’”

When a police officer asks a driver "Do you know why I pulled you over?', the police officer knows the answer to the question -- or does he/she? This was posted on Twitter by Random Guy…

April 29, 2021
Streets

“I got pulled over in the carpool lane today…” (joke)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in social distancing, but what about carpools? "I got pulled over for driving alone in the carpool lane. I said that due to social distancing my…

February 8, 2020
Food/Drink

“I got so drunk last night I walked across the dance floor to get a drink & won a dance contest”

"I got so drunk last night, I walked across the dance floor to get another drink and won the dance contest" is a jocular saying that as been printed on many images. "Last night I was…

December 21, 2017
Food/Drink

“I got so drunk last night, I don’t know if I found some keys or lost a car”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter Sawyer Stone‏ @FuckinnShiti sooooooo wasted I don't kno if I found some keys or lost a car2:19 PM - 26 Sep 2013 TwitterRyan‏ @RyanGoodyerI'm so…

October 8, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I got so much procrastinating done today”

"I got so much procrastinating done today" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. "Got up early so I could get more procrastinating done today. Only managed…

April 6, 2020
Food/Drink

“I got so pissed last night, I don’t remember getting home from the kitchen” (quarantine)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic forced many people to stay at home in quarantine. "It's driving me crazy not going out. I was that pissed last night I don't remember getting home…

December 24, 2020
Food/Drink

“I got stung by a bee yesterday. Twenty dollars for a jar of honey!”

A bee stings, but it usually doesn't have a sting operation -- that is, to catch suckers. "IT'S early evening in a south London pub and Robbie Williams -- for so long dubbed `the…

October 17, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I got thrown out of a strip club last night for using Monopoly money”

"Monopoly money" (from the board game Monopoly

September 26, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I got thrown out of the zoo for making a parrot laugh. Polly tickle correctness!”

"Politics" is sometimes jocularly written as "polly tics," and there's a "polly" joke about "political correctness." "@DanRebellato *starts car*…

October 7, 2016
Education/Schools

“I got voted ‘least likely to succeed’ by my high school class” (joke)

A teacher joke was posted by Jamie Tighe on Twitter on January 21, 2014: "I got voted 'Least Likely To Succeed' by my high school class. Christ I hate being a teacher." The joke…

June 17, 2022
Time/Weather

“I gotta get my life together. This damn heat made me realize I can’t go to hell”

"I gotta get my life together. This damn heat made me realize I can’t go to hell" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "It's hot af fam. This weather made…

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