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September 25, 2021
Time/Weather

“Someone asked me if I had plans for the fall. It took me a moment to realize they meant ‘autumn’”

"Fall" can mean "autumn," but it can also mean something or someone who descended quickly. "Someone asked me if I had plans for the fall, it took me a moment to realize…

March 7, 2025
Time/Weather

“Someone once told me that time heals all wounds. That’s right, I said. Then I broke their wrist & gave them my watch”

"Time heals all wounds" is an old saying that might or might not be true. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by Princess Buttercup on May 23, 2014, and it received over 7,500 likes:…

March 3, 2021
Time/Weather

“Someone removed the fifth month from all my calendars. I am really dismayed”

The word "dismay" has nothing to do with the month of May, but there are jokes. "Dismay: To insult the 5th month" was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on March 23, 2005.…

March 7, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“Someone told me that time heals all wounds…GREAT! I’m gonna go buy a clock and skip all those pesky doctor bills”

"Time heals all wounds" is an old saying that might or might not be true. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by Princess Buttercup on May 23, 2014, and it received over 7,500 likes:…

April 25, 2020
Time/Weather

“Someone wrote a book on clocks? It’s about time!”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterLipstickKARO'S EFFECT@OsakaromenSomeone wrote a book on clocks?It's about time!4:12 PM · Jun 12, 2019·Twitter for Android Reddit -- CleanjokesPosted by…

July 31, 2023
Time/Weather

“Sorry for anything I said when it was 109° outside”

"Sorry for anything I said when it was 109° outside" -- very hot -- is a jocular summer saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on X/Twitter by mark on July…

November 28, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Sorry. Can’t. Sunday nights are when I focus my anxieties on several unpleasant hypothetical situations that could happen this week”

Sunday is a day for people to get nervous about the coming week. "Sorry. Can't. Sundays are when I focus my anxieties on several unpleasant hypothetical situations that could happen this…

November 28, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Sorry. Can’t. Sundays are when I focus my anxieties on several unpleasant hypothetical situations that could happen this week”

Sunday is a day for people to get nervous about the coming week. "Sorry. Can't. Sundays are when I focus my anxieties on several unpleasant hypothetical situations that could happen this…

July 19, 2023
Time/Weather

“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June”

"Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June" was printed in…

April 21, 2019
Time/Weather

“Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter”

"Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the flowers is" is a jocular spring poem that has often been called the "Brooklyn National Anthem." "Spring has sprung,…

March 28, 2019
Time/Weather

“Spring is a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be”

"Spring is a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be" is a spring saying that has been printed on many images. "Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can…

March 20, 2017
Time/Weather

“Spring is an excellent reminder that I was supposed to get in shape before spring”

"Spring is an excellent reminder that I was supposed to get in shape before spring" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying about getting in shape…

March 20, 2017
Time/Weather

“Spring is here! I’m so excited I wet my plants”

"Spring is here! I'm so excited I wet my plants" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Local garden center sign reads: 'We're so excited for…

March 7, 2017
Time/Weather

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’”

"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It has been cited in print since at least July 1991, when a…

March 6, 2017
Time/Weather

“Spring is not the best of seasons. Cold and flu are two good reasons”

A poem about spring is: "Spring is not the best of seasons. Cold and flu are two good reasons; Wind and rain and other sorrow,Warm today and cold tomorrow.Whoever said spring was romantic?The…

May 10, 2019
Time/Weather

“Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush”

"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush" is a seasonal saying that has been printed on many images. "Spring is that wonderful time of the year when you…

March 20, 2017
Time/Weather

“Spring needs to stand up to winter and kick it in the snowballs”

"Spring needs to stand up to winter and kick it in the snowballs" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Spring needs to stand up to Winter and kick it…

April 3, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Stop blaming yourself for your failures. Learn astrology and blame the planets”

"Stop blaming yourself for your failures. Learn astrology and blame the planets" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Facebook by Illumi on…

July 5, 2014
Time/Weather

“Summer has arrived when the rain is warm”

An old joke is told in places where it rains much of the time: "Summer has arrived (in Seattle/ Vancouver/ Ireland/ Scotland/ Wales/ England) when the rain is warm." "You can tell…

July 4, 2023
Time/Weather

“Summer is here. It’s a hundred and fuck you 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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