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January 22, 2022
Sports/Games

“Makeup is allowed in beauty pageants, yet steroids aren’t allowed in sports”

"If drugs/steroids aren't allowed in sports, why is makeup allowed in beauty contests/pageants?" is a question that has been printed on many images. "If steroids aren't…

July 6, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetSports/Games

“Male birth control is free and it’s called holding a fish in your profile photo”

"Male birth control is free and it's called holding a fish in your profile photo" is a joke that has been printed on many images. Women, according to this saying, and not interested…

January 19, 2016
Sports/Games

“Marriage is like a deck of cards” (joke)

Marriage is compared to a deck of cards in a popular joke printed on many images: "Marriage is like a deck of cards. At first all you need is two hearts and a diamond. By the end, you wish you…

June 9, 2017
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Sports/Games

“Maybe I should’ve said DiMaggio?” (talking dog joke)

Was New York Yankee Babe Ruth (1895-1948) the greatest baseball player ever? Or was it New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999). A joke involves a man who enter a bar and tells the bartender that…

February 21, 2023
Sports/Games

“Medical diagnosis is rarely black and white unless it’s a chess infection”

A "chest infection" is not a "chess infection" and has nothing to do with the game of chess, but there are jokes. "It must be cold in Russia, I hope Garry Kasparov…

December 9, 2016
Sports/Games

“Men at 20 play football, at 30 play tennis, at 40 play golf…” (joke)

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterTiffany Mason‏@dttpaixoxomen in their 20s play football, 30's they play tennis, 40's they play golf, proven: when men get older their balls get smaller!…

December 15, 2024
Sports/Games

“Men go fishing for two reasons—either they have no wife to go home to, or they do”

"Men go fishing for two reasons -- either they have no wife to go home to, or they do" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "MEN GO FISHING FOR TWO REASONS --…

May 2, 2017
Sports/Games

“Men like football because the priorities are Scoring and Ball Security”

A football joke is: "Men like football because the biggest priorities in football are also the biggest priorities in every man's life, Scoring and Ball Security." "Why do men…

December 22, 2017
Sports/Games

“Million Dollar Video Game Idea: A game that teaches gamers how to say words to women”

A stereotype of a video gamer is a male who can't approach women. "Million Dollar Video Game Idea: A game that teaches gamers how to say words to women" is a saying that has been…

November 14, 2014
Sports/Games

“Million-dollar arm, ten-cent head”

"Million-dollar arm, ten-cent head" is said of a baseball pitcher (or a football quarterback) with a great arm, but who seemingly doesn't have the intelligence to take advantage of…

December 19, 2021
Sports/Games

“Modern baseball implies the existence of ancient cringeball”

"Base" and "cringe" are opposites, so many people have applied this to the sport of baseball to invent its opposite. "Baseball or cringeball?" was posted on Twitter…

March 25, 2013
Sports/Games

“Momentum is only as good as the next day’s starter” (baseball adage)

"Momentum is only as good as the next day's starter" is a baseball adage credited to manager Earl Weaver (1930-2013), although it's not certain when he said it. "What was…

October 1, 2021
Sports/Games

“Monotony is a bored game. Monopoly is a board game”

Monopoly is a favorite board game. "Monotony is my favorite bored game" is jocular saying, with "Monotony" for "Monopoly" and "bored" for "board."…

October 1, 2021
Sports/Games

“Monotony is my favorite bored game”

Monopoly is a favorite board game. "Monotony is my favorite bored game" is jocular saying, with "Monotony" for "Monopoly" and "bored" for "board."…

November 24, 2015
Sports/Games

“More people like baseball than football because they don’t need a college education to get tickets”

Football before 1940 was less popular than baseball and was mostly played on the college level. The National Football League (NFL) was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football…

January 10, 2021
Sports/Games

“Most board games have one winner and multiple losers. Jenga has one loser and multiple winners”

Jenga is a game where players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower of 54 blocks. If the tower collapses, that player "loses" and the other players "win."…

September 3, 2024
Sports/GamesWork/Businesses

“Move in silence until it’s time to say checkmate”

"Move in silence, only speak when it's time to say checkmate" (or "Move in silence until it's time to say checkmate") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

September 3, 2024
Sports/GamesWork/Businesses

“Move in silence, only speak when it’s time to say checkmate”

"Move in silence, only speak when it's time to say checkmate" (or "Move in silence until it's time to say checkmate") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

July 24, 2013
Sports/Games

“Mud is a great leveller” (sports adage)

Mud has been called a "great leveller" because a muddy playing field makes it difficult to run up and down, thus preventing much scoring. "Mud, like death, is a great leveller"…

October 11, 2018
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Sports/Games

“My family’s leaving me because of my obsession with horse racing. And they’re off!”

"They're off!" is a famous starting call in horse racing. "My wife and daughter are leaving because of my obsession with horse racing. And they're off!" was posted on…

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