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January 22, 2026
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“I will not eat my winter snacks early”

Many people prepare for an extreme weather event by buying snacks, but then there's the temptation to immediately eat them. "I WILL NOT EAT MY [HURRICANE/SNOWSTORM] SNACKS EARLY" is…

January 22, 2026
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“I will not eat my winterpocalypse snacks early”

Many people prepare for an extreme weather event by buying snacks, but then there's the temptation to immediately eat them. "I WILL NOT EAT MY [HURRICANE/SNOWSTORM] SNACKS EARLY" is…

July 30, 2023
Time/Weather

“I’d enjoy summer a lot more if someone came by hourly and misted me like produce”

"I'd enjoy summer a lot more if someone came by hourly and misted me like produce" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on X/Twitter by…

April 7, 2023
Time/Weather

“I’m a time traveler. I travel in time at the rate of one second per second”

We all time travel. "I can time travel.... but only forwards.....and really slowly... at one second per second" was posted on Twitter by Rudy Lippert on July 26, 2010. "I time travel…

September 15, 2020
Time/Weather

“I’m directing a cowboy film called The Sun. It’s set in the west”

A joke about the sun is: "I'm directing a cowboy film called The Sun. It's set in the west." The joke was posted on Twitter by alankemp (and others) on September 14, 2014, and…

August 2, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I’m fueled by pure, unadulterated ‘Why is it not Friday yet?!’ energy”

"I'm fueled by pure, unadulterated 'Why is it not Friday yet?!' energy" was posted on Facebook by Sarcastic Mama on July 31, 2025. This is a saying that might have support…

March 20, 2021
Time/Weather

“I’m glad cold season is over so allergy season can finally begin”

For some people, the change from winter to spring means going from cold season to allergy season. "I'm glad cold season is over so allergy season can finally begin/start" is a saying…

March 20, 2021
Time/Weather

“I’m glad cold season is over so allergy season can finally start”

For some people, the change from winter to spring means going from cold season to allergy season. "I'm glad cold season is over so allergy season can finally begin/start" is a saying…

July 14, 2022
Time/Weather

“I’m glad it’s not snowing. I would hate to shovel snow in this heat”

A popular heat joke is of unknown authorship. "I hope it doesn't snow today...I mean, wouldn't you hate to shovel snow in this heat?" was posted on Twitter by Travis Moody on…

December 23, 2021
Time/Weather

“I’m going to stay up on New Year’s Eve this year. Not to see the new year in…”

During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, people were happy to see years such as 2020 and 2021 end. "I'm going to stay up on New Year's Eve this year. Not to see the new year in,…

September 22, 2020
Time/Weather

“I’m just a girl, standing in front of a Tuesday, asking it to be a Friday”

"I'm just a girl, standing in front of a Tuesday, asking it to be a Friday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm also just a girl, standing in…

January 13, 2022
Time/Weather

“I’m not fat enough for this level of cold weather”

Rolls of fat can help a person (or an animal) insulate against cold weather. "I’m not fat enough for this level of cold weather" was posted on Twitter by The Protagonist on December 30,…

January 25, 2020
Time/Weather

“I’m not going outside until temperature is above my age”

"I'm not going outside until (the) temperature is above my age" is a winter saying that has been printed on many images. The older one gets, the hotter the temperature needed.…

January 25, 2020
Time/Weather

“I’m not going outside until the temperature is above my age”

"I'm not going outside until (the) temperature is above my age" is a winter saying that has been printed on many images. The older one gets, the hotter the temperature needed.…

November 25, 2024
NeighborhoodsTime/Weather

“I’m not saying I live in a rough area, but I bought an Advent calendar and all the windows were boarded up”

An Advent calendar has windows, where people can open and have a treat such as a chocolate. This is the subject of several jokes. "I had an advent calendar from Woolworths actually...all the…

March 30, 2021
Time/Weather

“I’m ready for the rest of this week! I have my umbrella, my flip flops, my mittens…”

"I'm ready for the rest of this week! I have my umbrella, my flip flops, my mittens, my suntan lotion, my winter coat, my sunglasses, my thermals, my iced tea and my hot chocolate!"…

March 16, 2021
Time/Weather

“I’m ready for the weekend, but it’s only Tuesday”

Entry in progress -- BP TwitterAakar Shroff@aakarI'm ready for the weekend, but it's only Tuesday7:35 AM · Mar 10, 2009·Twitter Web Client TwitterMarianne Stanley@Marianne70ready for…

March 7, 2023
Time/Weather

“I’m ready to stop complaining about winter and start complaining about summer”

"I've been waiting all winter to complain about the summer heat" (or "I've been waiting all winter to start complaining about the summer heat") is a spring saying that…

October 6, 2025
Sports/GamesTime/Weather

“I’m really looking forward to the Autumn Olympics, particularly the Men’s Raking”

There are Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games, but nothing for autumn. Many people have suggested events (jokingly) that could be in an Autumn Olympics, such as bobbing for apples,…

May 24, 2024
Time/Weather

“I’m so old I remember when global warming was called Summer”

Many people do not believe in "climate change" or "global warming." "When i was young global warming was called summer time" was posted on X/Twitter by joseph cotton…

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