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January 31, 2023
Buildings/Housing/ParksPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Home is where the dog hair sticks to everything except the dog”

"Home is where the dog hair is” and and "Home is where the dog hair sticks to everything but the dog" are jocular dog saying that have been printed on many images. "Home is…

October 15, 2006
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Horse high, bull strong, and pig tight” (qualities of a Texas fence)

A good fence should be "horse high, bull strong, and pig tight." These qualities became associated with a Texas fence, but they applied to any fence. The phrase dates from the 19th…

February 9, 2017
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Horse meat burgers won’t be around furlong”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterJon Dunn@cromercanary@blackratgreen Best thing to do is nag the buyers at your local Tesco - the offending burgers won't be around furlong.That's the mane…

July 12, 2013
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Sports/Games

“Horse sense is what keeps horses from betting on people”

"Horse sense is something a horse has that keeps him from betting on people. (MBS broadcast)" was cited in Reader's Digest in 1942. “Horse sense is something a horse has that keeps…

May 27, 2019
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Sports/Games

“Horses can’t read the tote board” (horse racing adage)

A tote board displays the odds on each horse in a race, but the horses don't know the odds. "Horses can't read the tote board" is a horse racing saying. "But as the late…

September 19, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Horses: Life’s apology for every crappy day ever”

"Pets: Life’s apology for every crappy day ever" is a saying that has been printed on many images. People come home after a bad day at work (or school) and are greeted by their pets.…

November 1, 2020
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“How do dog catchers get paid?”/“By the pound.”

How do dog catchers get paid? A poem was printed in the Indianapolis (IN) News on September 15, 1064: The dog catcher, the butcher, And the carpenter, I've found,All have one thing in…

October 18, 2017
Buildings/Housing/ParksPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“How do you keep a dog from barking in your front yard?”/“Put him in your back yard.”

A dog riddle is: Q: How do you keep a dog from barking in your front yard? A: Put him in your back yard. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1991. “How do you stop a dog from barking…

March 22, 2016
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“How do you make a hot dog stand?”/“Take away its chair.”

A joke about a hot dog stand is: Q: How do you make a hot dog stand?A: Take away its chair. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1980. "How do you make a bandstand?" is a…

October 18, 2017
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Streets

“How do you stop a dog from barking in the street?”/“Put him in a barking lot!”

A car riddle was published in Bennett Cerf's Book of Animal Riddles (1964): Q: What is a good way to keep a dog off the street?A: Put him in a barking lot! "How do you stop a dog from…

October 17, 2017
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“How do you stop a dog howling in the back of a car?”/“Put him in the front.”

A car riddle was published in Bennett Cerf's Book of Animal Riddles (1964): Q: How do you stop a dog from barking in the back seat of a car?A: Have him sit in front with you.…

July 24, 2018
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Sports/Games

“I backed a horse last week at ten to one. It came in at quarter past four”

"I backed a horse last week at ten to one. It came in at quarter past four" -- the first numbers are odds, but the second numbers are a time (it took the horse over three hours to run the…

April 27, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“I brake for animals not people” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for animals" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning -- I Brake For Animals" (a bumper sticker slogan from Friends of Animals, Inc. in…

April 27, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“I brake for animals so get off my tail” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for animals" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning -- I Brake For Animals" (a bumper sticker slogan from Friends of Animals, Inc. in…

April 28, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“I brake for animals so stay off my tail” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for animals" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning -- I Brake For Animals" (a bumper sticker slogan from Friends of Animals, Inc. in…

April 27, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“I brake for animals” (bumper sticker)

"I brake for animals" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning -- I Brake For Animals" (a bumper sticker slogan from Friends of Animals, Inc. in…

November 2, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I can’t watch a movie where a dog dies, but I will watch a serial killer documentary where 27 people are murdered to relax at night”

Many pet lovers cannot watch a movie where a pet dies. "I can't watch a movie where a dog dies, but I will watch a serial killer documentary where 27 people are murdered to relax at…

February 24, 2020
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I cried when my dad chopped Onions. Onions was a good dog”

Many people cry when they chop up onions, and this is the subject of a popular dark joke. "When I cut up onions, it always makes me cry. He was a good dog and will be missed" was posted…

January 3, 2026
Buildings/Housing/ParksPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I don’t care how cool your cat is. You have a box of shit in your house”

Many people like cats, but almost everyone hates litter boxes. This was posted on Facebook by Jacob Stahler on June 27, 2022, and it received over 56,000 shares: "I dont care how cool your cat…

October 2, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“I don’t care what anyone thinks of me. Except dogs. I want dogs to like me”

"I don't care what anyone thinks of me. Except dogs. I want dogs to like me" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I don't care what anyone thinks of me.…

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