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November 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Tell your cat I said hello”

“Tell your cat I said hello," “Tell your cat I said hi," “Tell your cat I said meow," “Tell your cat I said pspsps," “Tell your cat I said pspspsps" and “Tell…

November 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Tell your cat I said hi”

“Tell your cat I said hello," “Tell your cat I said hi," “Tell your cat I said meow," “Tell your cat I said pspsps," “Tell your cat I said pspspsps" and “Tell…

November 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Tell your cat I said meow”

“Tell your cat I said hello," “Tell your cat I said hi," “Tell your cat I said meow," “Tell your cat I said pspsps," “Tell your cat I said pspspsps" and “Tell…

November 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Tell your cat I said pspspsps”

“Tell your cat I said hello," “Tell your cat I said hi," “Tell your cat I said meow," “Tell your cat I said pspsps," “Tell your cat I said pspspsps" and “Tell…

November 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Tell your dog I said hello”

"Tell your dog I said hi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tell the dog I said hi" was posted on Facebook by Lisa ChilluraBret Callahan on July 26, 2008.…

November 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Tell your dog I said hi”

"Tell your dog I said hi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tell the dog I said hi" was posted on Facebook by Lisa ChilluraBret Callahan on July 26, 2008.…

November 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Tell your dog I said what’s up”

"Tell your dog I said hi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tell the dog I said hi" was posted on Facebook by Lisa ChilluraBret Callahan on July 26, 2008.…

November 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Tell your dog I said woof woof”

"Tell your dog I said hi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tell the dog I said hi" was posted on Facebook by Lisa ChilluraBret Callahan on July 26, 2008.…

November 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Tell your dog I said, ‘woof.’ He’ll know what it means”

"Tell your dog I said hi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tell the dog I said hi" was posted on Facebook by Lisa ChilluraBret Callahan on July 26, 2008.…

February 10, 2026
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Telling my mom the dog video she sent me is AI feels like telling a little kid Santa isn’t real. I just can’t do it”

A parent often has to tell a child that Santa Claus isn't real, and this isn't always easy to break the bad news. Similarly, a child often has to tell a parent or a grandparent that a…

August 10, 2006
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Texas is paradise for men and dogs, but hell for women and horses”

Describing American land as "paradise for men and dogs, but hell for women and horses" goes back to the early nineteenth century and has been applied to Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Idaho,…

November 1, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Thanks to the people that said it’s fine to allow your pets to sleep on your bed. My goldfish is now dead”

Should pets be allowed in bed? This joke was posted on Facebook by John Booth (and others) on October 10, 2021: "Thanks to the people that said its fine to allow your pets to sleep on your…

December 9, 2006
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“That dog won’t hunt” (LBJ)

President Lyndon B. Johnson said "that dog won't hunt" in the 1960s. The ultimate origin of the phrase (used since at least the 1930s) is unknown, but LBJ certainly popularized it.…

August 13, 2017
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“The 5 second rule does not apply when you have a 2 second dog”

A "5-second rule" is an unscientific rule that food dropped on the floor can be eaten if picked up within five seconds. "The 5 second rule for food dropped on the ground does not…

January 6, 2026
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother”

When a child asks parents for a puppy, the parents often say no. Perhaps the child is asking the wrong way? This is from the book How to Win Your Audience With Humor (1969) by Winston K. Pendleton:…

September 10, 2016
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Sports/Games

“The bigger the field, the bigger the certainty” (horse racing adage)

"The bigger the field, the bigger the certainty" in horse racing means that the more horses in the field, the greater it is that the favorite is likely to win. "Backers were…

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

“The doctor told me to lose some weight, so I bought a dog” (joke)

One joke about losing some weight is: "The doctor told me that I need to lose some weight, so I bought a dog, named him 'Some Weight,' and lost him." The joke was posted on…

August 28, 2012
Education/SchoolsPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“The dog ate my homework” (student excuse)

"The dog ate my homework" is the classic lame excuse that a student makes to a teacher to cover for missing homework. It's not known what student first made the excuse. "The dog…

May 21, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“The existence of flamingos suggests there must be flamingstops out there, too”

There are flamingos, but no flamingstops. "my idiot brother, @2_eazzi, says a non-white flamingo is a flamingstop. Palm. To. Face" was posted on X/Twitter by Sagittarius serpentarius on…

December 2, 2015
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog”

American author and organizational consultant Warren Bennis (1925-2014) said, as quoted in The Millionaire's Book of Quotations (1991) by Mark Fisher: "The factory of the future will have…

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