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May 1, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Swimsuit season is right around the corner, but so is Taco Bell”

"Bikini season is right around the corner... unfortunately so is Taco Bell" and "Bikini season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, so is the taco truck" are jocular…

April 30, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Swimsuit season is right around the corner. Unfortunately so is the taco truck”

"Bikini season is right around the corner... unfortunately so is Taco Bell" and "Bikini season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, so is the taco truck" are jocular…

December 20, 2024
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“Taco Tuesday sends a terrible message to our nation’s children. They need to know that tacos are always an option no matter what day it is”

"Taco Tuesday sends a terrible message to our nation's children. They need to know that tacos are always an option no matter what day it is" is a jocular saying that has been printed…

November 4, 2025
Time/Weather

“Talking about the weather is not small talk anymore”

Many people regard talking about the weather as small talk that everyone can have an opinion on (but no one can do anything about). Many other people regard talking about the weather as very…

August 8, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“Taxing people into poverty is not going to change the weather”

"Taxing people into poverty is not going to change the weather" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying means that additional taxes to prevent "climate change"…

August 8, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“Taxing people into poverty won’t change the weather”

"Taxing people into poverty is not going to change the weather" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying means that additional taxes to prevent "climate change"…

June 7, 2024
Time/Weather

“Thank God it rained! My mud was getting dehydrated”

"Thank goodness it's raining again... My mud was getting dehydrated" (or "Thank God it rained! My mud was getting dehydrated") is a sarcastic saying about getting a lot of…

August 28, 2019
Time/Weather

“Thank God It’s Almost Friday” or “Thank Goodness It’s Almost Friday” (TGIAF)

"Thank God It's Friday" or "Thank Goodness It's Almost Friday" (TGIAF) has been printed on many images. The saying is an extension of “Thank God It’s Friday” or…

August 27, 2019
Time/Weather

“Thank God It’s Friday” or “Thank Goodness It’s Friday” (TGIF)

T.G.I. Friday's restaurant started in 1965 in New York City and, with Maxwell's Plum, was one of the nation's first "singles bars." ("Singles bar" has been cited…

August 28, 2019
Time/Weather

“Thank Goodness It’s Almost Friday” or “Thank God It’s Almost Friday” (TGIAF)

"Thank God It's Friday" or "Thank Goodness It's Almost Friday" (TGIAF) has been printed on many images. The saying is an extension of “Thank God It’s Friday” or…

August 27, 2019
Time/Weather

“Thank Goodness It’s Friday” or “Thank God It’s Friday” (TGIF)

T.G.I. Friday's restaurant started in 1965 in New York City and, with Maxwell's Plum, was one of the nation's first "singles bars." ("Singles bar" has been cited…

June 7, 2024
Time/Weather

“Thank goodness it’s raining again… My mud was getting dehydrated”

"Thank goodness it's raining again... My mud was getting dehydrated" (or "Thank God it rained! My mud was getting dehydrated") is a sarcastic saying about getting a lot of…

October 7, 2025
Time/Weather

“Thank you, Autumn, for being Fall’s stripper name”

"Autumn" can sound like a stripper name. "Thank you fall for occasionally going by the name autumn, just like my cousin megan who became a stripper" was posted on X/Twitter by…

December 26, 2019
Time/Weather

“That bit between Christmas and New Year where you don’t know what day it is”

"That bit between Christmas and New Year where you don’t know what day it is, who you are or what you’re suppose(d) to be doing" is a jocular end-of-year saying that has been printed…

April 24, 2024
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“The ‘W’ in Wednesday stands for wine”

"The 'W' in Wednesday stands for wine" is a Wednesday saying that has been printed on several images. "the 'w' every wednesday begins with? it stands for…

December 26, 2019
Time/Weather

“The 5 days between Christmas and New Year where you don’t know what day it is”

"That bit between Christmas and New Year where you don’t know what day it is, who you are or what you’re suppose(d) to be doing" is a jocular end-of-year saying that has been printed…

January 14, 2024
Time/Weather

“The air hurts my face. Why am I living where the air hurts my face?”

"The air hurts my face. Why am I living where the air hurts my face?" -- usually meaning that the winter air is very cold, possibly causing frostbite -- is a saying that has been printed…

May 12, 2020
Time/Weather

“The astronomer’s research project didn’t win a Galaxy Award, but he received a constellation prize”

A "consolation prize" is not a "constellation prize," but there are jokes. "The astronomer's research project didn't win him the coveted Galaxy Award, but he did…

August 5, 2018
Time/Weather

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot”

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "You Are the Pilot When Time Flies" was…

July 4, 2021
Time/Weather

“The beginning of eternity. The end of time and space” (riddle)

The letter "e" has several riddles. This was printed in The Lady's Magazine in December 1787: "THE beginning of eternity,The end of time and space,The beginning of every end,And…

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