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August 9, 2020
Transportation

“I can’t figure out how to operate my automatic transmission car. It didn’t come with a manual”

There is a difference between a "car manual" and a "manual transmission," but there are jokes. "I wonder if in the US cars with an automatic (transmission) come with a…

April 26, 2023
Transportation

“I come from a town where a traffic jam is 4 cars behind a tractor”

"I come from a town where a traffic jam is 4 (or 3, or 5, or 6 -- ed.) cars behind a tractor" is a jocular saying about a small town that has been printed on many images. "I come…

April 26, 2023
Transportation

“I come from a town where a traffic jam is 5 cars behind a tractor”

"I come from a town where a traffic jam is 4 (or 3, or 5, or 6 -- ed.) cars behind a tractor" is a jocular saying about a small town that has been printed on many images. "I come…

August 27, 2016
Transportation

“I couldn’t figure out how to fasten my seatbelt, but then it clicked”

A popular pun about the seatbelt is: "I couldn't figure out how to fasten my seatbelt, but then it clicked." "I couldn't work out how to fasten my seatbelt: then it…

May 14, 2024
TransportationWork/Businesses

“I couldn’t get my fridge to work this morning, so I took the bus instead”

"I couldn't get my fridge to work this morning, so I took the bus instead" is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Puns AndOneliners on August 2, 2019. The joke is that the fridge…

September 26, 2020
Transportation

“I don’t always go the extra mile, but when I do it’s because I missed my exit”

To "go the extra mile" is an idiom meaning to give an extra effort. "Extra mile" usually is not meant literally, but there are jokes. "I don't always go the extra…

July 3, 2018
Transportation

“I don’t snore. I dream I’m a motorcycle”

Entry in progress -- B.P. The Town LineI’M JUST CURIOUS: New T-shirt sayings June 27, 2018by Debbie Walker(...)Wait! I do not snore! I dream I am a motorcycle!

August 14, 2020
Transportation

“I don’t use my blinkers because it’s nobody’s business where I’m going”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Comedy Defensive DrivingWhat’s Your Signal??All too often I see drivers not using a signal before they turn or change lanes. I don’t care if you cut me off, as long as…

August 14, 2020
Transportation

“I don’t use my turn signals because it’s nobody’s business where I’m going”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Comedy Defensive DrivingWhat’s Your Signal??All too often I see drivers not using a signal before they turn or change lanes. I don’t care if you cut me off, as long as…

February 26, 2022
Transportation

“I don’t usually talk about my expensive trips, but I just got back from the gas station”

There is a joke about inflation of grocery prices and gas prices. "I don't usually talk about my expensive trips, but I just got back from the grocery store..........." was posted on…

April 22, 2017
Transportation

“I don’t have a bucket list but my bikeit list is a mile long”

"I don’t have a bucket list but my bikeit list is a mile long" is a one-line biking saying that has been printed on many images. "I don't have a bucket list... but my…

June 20, 2022
Transportation

“I don’t want to be a millionaire, I just want enough money to be able to stare off…” (joke)

"I don’t want to be a millionaire. I just want enough money to be able to stare off into the distance while pumping my gas" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I…

June 18, 2022
Transportation

“I drive a hybrid so I have more money for ammo” (bumper sticker)

"I drive a hybrid so I have more money for ammo" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several bumper stickers. "I saw a prius w/ NH plates with bumpersticker: 'I drive a…

May 12, 2018
Transportation

“I drive like lightning. I hit trees”

A driving joke was posted on Twitter by FunnyOneLiners on April 6, 2010: "I drive like lightening." (sic)"You drive fast?" "No. I hit trees." Twitter…

May 24, 2020
Transportation

“I drive safer when there’s food in my passenger seat than when there’s a person sitting there”

"I drive safer when there's food in my passenger seat than when there's a person sitting there" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "RT @MrDonaldGlover I…

May 24, 2020
Transportation

“I drive safer with really good food in the passenger seat than with a close friend”

"I drive safer when there's food in my passenger seat than when there's a person sitting there" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "RT @MrDonaldGlover I…

August 22, 2022
Transportation

“I drive so badly that when I’m driving, the GPS doesn’t speak, it prays”

"I drive so badly that when I'm driving, the GPS doesn't speak, it prays" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "I drive so badly that when I'm…

February 28, 2018
Transportation

“I dropped my phone from the fourth floor, but it was on airplane mode so it landed safely”

"Airplane mode" for a phone or a computer (or similar electronic device) suspends radio-frequency signal transmission by the device, and was originally intended for safe air travel.…

January 18, 2021
Transportation

“I duck my head down while pulling into a parking garage to make sure my car fits”

"I tend to duck my head a little when I pull into the airport-parking garage so I don't hit my head" was printed in the book Women Fly (2001) by Martha Dreskin. "Today, I…

July 18, 2026
Food/DrinkTransportation

“I fart because it’s the only gas I can afford”

"Help! Dad farted and we can't get out!" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many bumper stickers. When someone farts in a car, others are trapped and have to open windows.…

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