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June 2, 2021
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“Don’t be dismayed, be disjuned”

The word "dismay" has nothing to do with the month of May, but there are jokes. "Good morning, everyone. It's June 1. We are disMAYed" was posted on Twitter by El Gecko on…

March 23, 2015
Time/Weather

“Don’t count the days, make the days count”

"Don't count the days, make the days count" is a saying that has been printed on many posters, with credit often given to American boxer Muhammad Ali. If Ali ever said it, he…

February 8, 2014
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“Don’t eat the yellow snow”

Snow is white; "yellow snow" is snow that is urinated on. "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" was popularized as a song title on Frank Zappa's album, Apostrophe ( ' )…

November 2, 2025
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“Don’t forget to reset those clocks you never look at because you have a phone”

People have to "spring forwarf and fall back" their clocks two times every year. However. most people get the time from their cell phones, and that's automatically adjusted.…

March 10, 2024
Time/Weather

“Don’t forget to set your clock on fire this Sunday. Time isn’t real”

"Don't forget to set your clock on fire this Sunday. Time isn't real" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people have to set their clocks forward an hour and…

March 10, 2024
Time/Weather

“Don’t forget to set your clock on fire tonight. Time isn’t real”

"Don't forget to set your clock on fire this Sunday. Time isn't real" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people have to set their clocks forward an hour and…

December 30, 2017
Time/Weather

“Don’t kiss anyone on New Year’s Day because it’s only the first date”

Should you kiss on New Year's Day? "I don't kiss on new years because you're not supposed to kiss on the first date" was posted on Twitter on July 10, 2013. "You…

January 25, 2025
Time/Weather

“Don’t let the weekend be your weak end”

"Don't let the weekend become your weak end" (or "Don't let the weekend be your weak end") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying could refer to…

January 25, 2025
Time/Weather

“Don’t let the weekend become your weak end”

"Don't let the weekend become your weak end" (or "Don't let the weekend be your weak end") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying could refer to…

December 2, 2022
Time/Weather

“Don’t tell anyone ‘I hate you’ directly. Say ‘You are the Monday of my life’”

Many people hate Mondays. "How to say I hate you in a nice way? 'You are the Monday of my life'" and "Don't tell anyone 'I hate you' directly. Say 'You…

March 23, 2015
Time/Weather

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going!”

"Don't watch the clock; do what it does Keep going!" has been printed on many posters, with credit usually given to Brooklyn-born humorist Sam Levenson (1911-1980). Levenson included…

January 2, 2018
Time/Weather

“Don’t worry about the snow storm. Everything’s going to be all white”

Some people panic at the forecast of a major snowstorm. "Don't worry about the snow storm, everything's going to be all white" -- a pun on "all right" -- was posted on…

November 2, 2025
Time/Weather

“Don’t forget to adjust all the clocks you never look at because you have a phone”

People have to "spring forwarf and fall back" their clocks two times every year. However. most people get the time from their cell phones, and that's automatically adjusted.…

November 8, 2021
Time/Weather

“Don’t forget to set your clocks from sunshine and happiness back to misery and despair”

"Don’t forget to set your clocks from sunshine and happiness back to misery and despair (tonight/this weekend)" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Turning clocks…

June 9, 2018
Time/Weather

“Dreams are like rainbows. Only idiots chase them”

"Dreams are like rainbows. Only idiots chase them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was printed on a jocular 2003 demotivational image from…

April 3, 2026
Time/Weather

“Dress for the weather you want, not the weather you have”

“Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have” is an employment adage. Does the same concept apply to the weather you want? Bluesky Adam Corlett ‪@adamcorlett.bsky.social‬ Dress…

December 29, 2016
Time/Weather

“Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect”

Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984), the New York (NY) Times theatre critic from 1925 to 1960, wrote in the book Once Around the Sun (1951): "Drop the last year in the silent limbo of the past. Let it…

September 2, 2018
Time/Weather

“Early sunsets, warm tea, messy hair, big sweaters”

"Early sunsets, warm tea, messy hair, big sweaters" is an autumn saying that has been printed on many images. "Early sunsets, warm tea, & messy hair" was posted on Twitter…

April 22, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Earth Day implies the existence of Earst, Earnd and Earrd Days as well”

Does Earth Day (April 22) imply the existence of some other days? "Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night. Give it up for the moon everybody" was posted on X/Twitter by "o’…

April 22, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Earth Day implies the existence of Mercury Day and Venus Day and Mars Day and…”

Does Earth Day (April 22) imply the existence of some other days? "Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night. Give it up for the moon everybody" was posted on X/Twitter by "o’…

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