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July 10, 2025
Time/Weather

“I have a joke about a broken clock, but it’s not the right time”

"I have a joke about a broken clock but it’s not the right time" is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Matt Walsh on July 25, 2020. "I was gonna tell a a joke about a broken…

December 9, 2013
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I Have a Little Dreidel” or “My Dreidel” (The Dreidel Song)

Entry in progress -- B.P.dreidel Wikipedia: I Have a Little Dreidel"I Have a Little Dreidel" (also known as "The Dreidel Song" or "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel") is a…

March 15, 2025
Food/Drink

“I have a lot of acting experience if you count every time I’ve pretended to not want the last piece of pizza”

Many people pretend not to want to eat the last piece of food. "I have a lot of acting experience if you count every time I’ve pretended to not want the last piece of pizza" was posted…

June 3, 2016
Work/Businesses

“I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but none of them work”

"I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but none of them work" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "I thought up a lot of jokes about unemployed people,…

June 25, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I have a love hat relationship with autocorrect”

"I have a love hat relationship with auto-correct...." -- a pun on "love-hate relationship" -- was posted on Twitter by John Daugherty on August 7, 2011. "I have a love hat…

January 29, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I have a lovely gold watch—a family heirloom. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold it to me”

Woody Allen performed this joke in his early 1960s standup act, and it was printed in Parade magazine on December 21, 1963: "I have a lovely gold watch -- a family heirloom. My grandfather, on…

January 3, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I have a medical condition. I’m allergic to tyranny. It makes me break out in rebellion”

"I have a medical condition. I'm allergic to tyranny. It makes me break out in rebellion" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is in reference to the COVID-19…

June 26, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I have a pen that can write underwater! It can also write other words, too”

"I've got a pen that can write underwater. And lots of other words" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Miles Watts on September 19, 2014. "I just got a pen that can write…

January 17, 2026
Buildings/Housing/ParksPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I have a pet manatee named Hugh. I built him a house.  It’s a habitat for Hugh manatee”

Habitat for Humanity builds houses for underserved communities. "Humanity" can sound like "Hugh Manatee," and there are jokes. "Habitat for Hugh, Manatee…

July 12, 2025
Food/Drink

“I have a pogo stick made out of vegetables.  It’s a spring onion”

"Spring onions" don't contain springs, but there are jokes. "I have a pogo stick made out of vegetables. It’s a spring onion. Spring Jokes..." was posted on X/Twitter by…

March 16, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I have a Polish friend who is a sound engineer and I have a Czech one too”

Sound engineers often test by saying, "Check one-two." A joke has been printed on several images: "I have a Polish friend who is a roadie for a band. I have a Czech one too. A Czech…

September 7, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I have a pretty big ass, so when I half ass something. you’re still getting something impressive”

"I have a pretty big ass/butt, so when I half ass something. you're still getting something impressive" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Something…

September 6, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I have a pretty big butt, so when I half ass something you’re still getting something impressive”

"I have a pretty big ass/butt, so when I half ass something. you're still getting something impressive" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Something…

October 19, 2021
Food/Drink

“I have a rice cake joke, but it’s tasteless”

Many people find rice cakes to be tasteless. "I have a rice cake joke, ......but it's tasteless" was posted on Twitter by Double Canister on July 25, 2020. "I had a joke about a…

June 15, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“I have a smart phone with a dumb battery”

"I have a smart phone with a dumb battery" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Smart phone has a dumb battery" was posted on Twitter on April 17,…

August 24, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“I have a step ladder. I never knew my real ladder”

Are step-ladders like step-fathers? "I have a step ladder. I never knew my real ladder" is a popular joke of uncertain origin. "It's not my REAL ladder. It's my…

October 12, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I have a Supreme Court figure—no appeal”

The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States; there is no appeal of its decisions. "Tom Howard of 'It Pays to Be Ignorant' said that Lulu McConnell has a supreme…

February 4, 2013
Food/Drink

“I have a weight problem—I can’t wait to eat”

"I have a weight problem -- I can't wait to eat!" is a pun that has been printed on T-shirts. "I've got a weight problem -- I can't wait to eat!" has been cited…

October 8, 2025
Food/Drink

“I have abandoned my search for truth and am now looking for a corndog”

"I have abandoned my search for truth and am now looking for a corndog" is a jocular saying that has been printed on T-shirts. A T-shirt was posted on X/Twitter by Terius FX on October 5,…

February 22, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I have absolutely no desire to fit in with a world that accepts tyrants for rulers”

"I have absolutely no desire to fit in with a world that accepts tyrants for rulers" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "I have absolutely no desire to fit into a…

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