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April 16, 2023
Time/Weather

“The spring blossoms get you out of your head and out working in the garden”

"April is the kindest month. April gets you out of your head and out working in the garden" and "The spring blossoms get you out of your head and out working in the garden" are…

February 20, 2025
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“The start of Girl Scout Cookie Season marks the official end of New Year’s Resolution Season”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookies are cookies sold by Girl Scouts in the United States to raise funds to support Girl Scout councils and individual troops.…

October 28, 2025
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“The surface of the earth is approx 70% water. None of it is carbonated, thus proving the earth is flat”

There is carbonated water and there is non-carbonated water, sometimes called "flat" water. This plays into a flat earth joke. "If the earth is 71% water and it's not…

September 10, 2020
Time/Weather

“The temperature went from 90 to 55 like it saw a state trooper” (summer to fall)

"The temperature/weather just went from 90 to 55 like it saw a state trooper" (a quick transition from summer to fall) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Speeding…

October 11, 2017
Time/Weather

“The third hand on a clock is also the second hand”

Many non-digital clocks have three hands -- an "hour" hand, a "minute" hand and a "second" hand. A joke is that the "third hand" is the "second…

January 21, 2025
Time/Weather

“The trouble with going out in the cold at my age is by the time I get all bundled-up, I’ve forgotten where I was going”

"The trouble with going out in the cold at my age is by the time I get all bundled-up, I’ve forgotten where I was going" was posted on X/Twitter by Sue on December 25, 2012.…

May 10, 2019
Time/Weather

“The trouble with the last snowfall of the season is that you can’t be sure”

Around the end of March or the beginning of April, many people announce "the last snowfall/snowstorm of the season" -- and then it often snows again a few days later. "The trouble…

January 1, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“The TV told me that if I eat bugs and enslave myself on behalf of the ruling 1% that the weather will get gooder….”

"The tv told me that if I eat bugs and pay more money to the government the weather will be gooder" is a popular meme. The meme shows the Ralph Wiggum character from the animated…

January 1, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“The tv told me that if I eat bugs and pay more money to the government the weather will be gooder”

"The tv told me that if I eat bugs and pay more money to the government the weather will be gooder" is a popular meme. The meme shows the Ralph Wiggum character from the animated…

January 1, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“The TV told me that if I pay money to the government and accept totalitarian surveillance state the weather will be gooder”

"The tv told me that if I eat bugs and pay more money to the government the weather will be gooder" is a popular meme. The meme shows the Ralph Wiggum character from the animated…

January 1, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“The TV told me that if I pay money to the government the weather will be gooder”

"The tv told me that if I eat bugs and pay more money to the government the weather will be gooder" is a popular meme. The meme shows the Ralph Wiggum character from the animated…

October 8, 2021
Time/Weather

“The two happiest days in a time traveler’s life…” (joke)

“The two happiest days of a man’s life—the day he bought the boat and the day he sold the boat” is a well known joke. "The two happiest days in a time traveler's life: The day…

June 13, 2017
Time/Weather

“The weather is so nice I think I’ll go outside and watch other people run”

When the weather is nice, some people go outside and run, but many people don't run in any weather. A joke is: "The weather is so nice I think I'll go outside and watch other people…

September 10, 2020
Time/Weather

“The weather just went from 90 to 55 like it saw a state trooper” (summer to fall)

"The temperature/weather just went from 90 to 55 like it saw a state trooper" (a quick transition from summer to fall) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Speeding…

April 11, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“The weekend is a short escape from reality. Monday is the return ticket”

"The weekend is a short escape from reality; Monday is the return ticket.' – Unknown" was posted on Blog to Bloom (no date is given, but probably about 2023). The same image was…

June 19, 2023
Time/Weather

“The weekend should get a speeding ticket”

Many people feel that a two-day weekend (Saturday and Sunday) passes by too quickly. "Weekend should get a speeding ticket. It's flying!!!!" was posted on Twitter by Randall A.…

February 1, 2024
Time/Weather

“The worst part about Friday is realizing it’s only Tuesday”

"Nothing ruins (a/your) Friday like realizing it's only Tuesday" has been printed on many images, and "Nothing ruins (a/your) Friday like realizing it's only…

January 31, 2024
Time/Weather

“The worst part about Friday is realizing it’s only Wednesday”

"Nothing ruins (a/your) Friday like realizing it's only Tuesday" has been printed on many images, and "Nothing ruins (a/your) Friday like realizing it's only…

September 15, 2020
Time/Weather

“The worst part about turning the clocks back is having to endure an extra hour of 2020”

The coronavirus pandemic, along with violent protests and looting, wildfires and hurricanes, made 2020 a horrible year for many people. "Thinking about starting a petition to cancel setting…

December 26, 2019
Time/Weather

“Them awkward days between Christmas and New Year when you don’t know what day it is”

"That bit between Christmas and New Year where you don’t know what day it is, who you are or what you’re suppose(d) to be doing" is a jocular end-of-year saying that has been printed…

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