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March 9, 2025
Time/Weather

“You should go move the clocks…” (Daylight Saving Time joke)

A Daylight Savings Time joke was posted on X/Twitter by Uncle Duke on March 14, 2021: wife: you should go move the clocks me: okay [three hours later] wife: where the hell are all the clocks?…

February 3, 2023
Time/Weather

“You there, Friday! Welcome back you sexy beast you! We have been looking for you since Monday!”

"Hey there Friday! You sexy beast. I've been looking for you since Monday" is a Friday saying that has been printed on many images. Slight variations of the saying have been printed…

February 3, 2023
Time/Weather

“You there, Friday! Welcome back you sexy son of a bitch! We been looking for you since Monday!”

"Hey there Friday! You sexy beast. I've been looking for you since Monday" is a Friday saying that has been printed on many images. Slight variations of the saying have been printed…

May 7, 2015
Time/Weather

“You’re never more than two weeks away from a drought”

"You're never more than two weeks away from a drought" is an adage used in many parts of the United States. "We are never more than two weeks away from a drought in this area…

September 2, 2018
Time/Weather

“You’re never too old to play in the leaves”

"You're never too old to play in the leaves" is an autumn saying that has been printed on several images. "You’re never too old to play in the leaves!" was printed on a…

November 6, 2024
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“Your weekends last a lot longer if you start drinking on Thursdays”

"Your weekends last a lot longer if you start drinking on Thursdays" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. "It's always a long weekend if you start drinking…

December 28, 2016
Time/Weather

“Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve”

American columnist Bill Vaughan (1915-1977), writing in the column "Senator Soaper Says," said this on December 31, 1958: "Youth is when you are allowed to stay up late on New…

November 8, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“‘Hopefully this week is over soon’—Me on a Tuesday”

Many people hate Monday, the traditional start of the work week. They also hate the entire work week. "'Hopefully this week is over soon' -- Me on a Monday" is a jocular saying…

January 29, 2026
Time/Weather

“‘Snew’ is not a word!!! The past tense of ‘snow’ is ‘IT SNODE’!!!!”

"It snode" (for "it snowed") is a snow spelling/saying/meme that has been printed on many images. "It snew" has also been used and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary…

November 11, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Dear Black Friday, We all have big tvs. Put alcohol on sale”

Black Friday sales often have reduced price televisions, but most people need reduced price necessities -- and alcohol. "Dear Black Friday, We Got Plenty of Tv’s Put the Liquor on Sale"…

November 11, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Dear Black Friday, We all have big tvs. Put beer on sale”

Black Friday sales often have reduced price televisions, but most people need reduced price necessities -- and alcohol. "Dear Black Friday, We Got Plenty of Tv’s Put the Liquor on Sale"…

November 14, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Dear Black Friday, We all have big tvs. Put liquor on sale”

Black Friday sales often have reduced price televisions, but most people need reduced price necessities -- and alcohol. "Dear Black Friday, We Got Plenty of Tv’s Put the Liquor on Sale"…

November 14, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Dear Black Friday, We all have big tvs. Put whiskey on sale”

Black Friday sales often have reduced price televisions, but most people need reduced price necessities -- and alcohol. "Dear Black Friday, We Got Plenty of Tv’s Put the Liquor on Sale"…

November 14, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Dear Black Friday, We all have big tvs. Put whisky on sale”

Black Friday sales often have reduced price televisions, but most people need reduced price necessities -- and alcohol. "Dear Black Friday, We Got Plenty of Tv’s Put the Liquor on Sale"…

October 4, 2024
Time/Weather

“Friends, sun, sand, and sea—that sounds like a summer to me”

“Friends, sun, sand, and sea -- that sounds like a summer to me" is a summer saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the saying is unknown. "FRIENDS, SUN, SAND AND…

October 30, 2025
Time/Weather

“I didn’t gain an hour of sleep. I’m just up at 4:00 AM instead of 5:00 AM”

When people turn the clocks back one hour in the fall, it's often said that they get an extra hour of sleep. But they usually go to sleep on Saturday night and wake up on Sunday morning -- and…

October 30, 2025
Time/Weather

“I didn’t gain an hour of sleep. I’m just up at 5:00 AM instead of 6:00 AM”

When people turn the clocks back one hour in the fall, it's often said that they get an extra hour of sleep. But they usually go to sleep on Saturday night and wake up on Sunday morning -- and…

October 30, 2025
Time/Weather

“I didn’t gain an hour of sleep. I’m just up at 6:00 AM instead of 7:00 AM”

When people turn the clocks back one hour in the fall, it's often said that they get an extra hour of sleep. But they usually go to sleep on Saturday night and wake up on Sunday morning -- and…

November 2, 2025
Time/Weather

“I didn’t gain an hour of sleep. I’m just up at 7:00 AM instead of 8:00 AM”

When people turn the clocks back one hour in the fall, it's often said that they get an extra hour of sleep. But they usually go to sleep on Saturday night and wake up on Sunday morning -- and…

January 17, 2025
Time/Weather

“I hate when people say take it one day at a time. What else ima do? Skip Tuesday?”

"I hate when people say take it one day at a time. What else ima do? Skip Tuesday?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Wednesday" and…

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