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January 7, 2018
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“It was so cold we had to chop up the piano for firewood, but we only got two chords”

Musical "chords" shouldn't be confused with "cords" of firewood, but there have been puns. "It was so cold...we had to chop up the piano for firewood -- but we only…

June 29, 2019
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“It was so hot in New York that fat guys were making their own gravy”

Television's Late Show with David Letterman (1993-2015) was based in New York City, and there were many New York City jokes. David Letterman told this joke in July 1994: "It was so hot in…

July 3, 2019
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“It was so hot in New York that I saw squirrels fanning their nuts”

Television's Late Show with David Letterman (1993-2015) was based in New York City, and there were many New York City jokes. David Letterman told this joke in July 29, 1999, as posted on the…

June 29, 2019
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“It was so hot in New York that I saw two people give each other personal space”

A joke about the heat in New York City was posted on Twitter by Mark Agee on August 13, 2016: "It's so hot in New York that I saw two people give each other personal space."…

February 14, 2016
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“It was so hot in New York that I walked past Grant’s Tomb—and the door was open”

New York syndicated entertainment columnist Earl Wilson (1907-1987) repeated a classic New York gag every summer, crediting American actor and comedian Don Sherman (1932-2012): "The warm…

January 25, 2018
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“It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty has pit stains”

"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…

January 25, 2018
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“It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty put her arm down”

"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…

January 24, 2018
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“It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty was asked to blow out her torch”

"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…

January 25, 2018
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“It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty was holding a Slurpee”

"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…

January 25, 2018
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“It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty went topless”

"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…

January 25, 2018
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“It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty wore a bikini”

"It was so hot in New York that the Statue of Liberty..." has been the start of many jokes. "It was so hot here in New York today, the Statue of Liberty was wearing shorts and a…

February 14, 2016
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“It was so hot in New York that you could fry an egg on the sidewalk”

"It's so hot," runs the expression, "that you can fry an egg on the sidewalk!" New York City has plenty of sidewalks. Is it ever possible to fry an egg on one? A…

June 23, 2025
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“It was so hot today that I saw two fire hydrants fighting over a dog”

Dogs often pee on fire hydrants, and this is the basis of a heat joke. "It's so hot that I just saw two fire hydrants fighting over a dog" was printed in the Troy (OH) Daily News on…

January 29, 2026
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“It will snow. It is snowing. It snows. It snew. It has 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…

December 25, 2022
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“It’s 100 and hell degrees outside” (very hot)

"It's a/one hundred and hell degrees outside" (or "It's 100 and hell degrees outside") means that it's very hot. "We know it's 100-and-hell" was…

January 14, 2022
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“It’s 25 or 6 to 4 somewhere”

"25 or 6 to 4" is a song by the band Chicago that appeared on their second album, Chicago (1970). "It's (always) 25 or 6 To 4 somewhere" is a joke on the drinking saying,…

April 12, 2024
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“It’s 97 degrees outside. Keep your pumpkin spice away from my margarita”

"It’s 97 degrees outside. Keep your pumpkin spice away from my margarita" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is popular in late August and in September, when…

July 4, 2023
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“It’s a hundred and fuck dat degrees outside” (very hot)

"It's a hundred and fuck (dat/that/this/this shit/you) degrees outside" is an expression meaning that it is very hot. "It's one hundred and fuck degrees outside" was…

July 4, 2023
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“It’s a hundred and fuck degrees outside” (very hot)

"It's a hundred and fuck (dat/that/this/this shit/you) degrees outside" is an expression meaning that it is very hot. "It's one hundred and fuck degrees outside" was…

July 4, 2023
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“It’s a hundred and fuck that degrees outside” (very hot)

"It's a hundred and fuck (dat/that/this/this shit/you) degrees outside" is an expression meaning that it is very hot. "It's one hundred and fuck degrees outside" was…

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