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July 30, 2023
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“I just realized the paper towels by the gas pump are for wiping away tears after filling your gas”

The paper towels by a gas pump are for cleaning (such as cleaning a windshield, or wiping oil from a dipstick). However, a popular comment (printed on many images) has it that the paper towels are…

March 6, 2019
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“I just switched my phone to airplane mode and a small child appeared and started kicking me”

"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.…

October 13, 2013
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“I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early”

New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra is known for his quotations ("Berraisms") as well as his play. The Yankees were playing the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 World Series, and Berra was…

June 11, 2021
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“I know it’s time to clean out my purse when my car assumes it’s a second passenger…”

Many people place a handbag on the empty passenger seat of a car. "I know it’s time to clean out my purse when my car assumes it’s a second passenger who’s not wearing their…

February 3, 2017
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“I know you shouldn’t text and drive but I’ve only had 2-3 texts tonight, tops, so I should be okay”

You shouldn't text while driving. Texting before driving is a different story. A joke is: "I know you shouldn't text and drive but I've only had 2-3 texts tonight, tops, so I…

August 12, 2024
Food/DrinkTransportation

“I like my coffee like I like my men. Sliding off the roof of my car as I drive away”

"I like my women like I like my coffee" is a meme that has been used on many images. "A Negro comedian pulled this one: 'I like my coffee strong and black -- the same way I like…

August 12, 2024
Food/DrinkTransportation

“I like my coffee like I like my women. Sliding off the roof of my car as I drive away”

"I like my women like I like my coffee" is a meme that has been used on many images. "A Negro comedian pulled this one: 'I like my coffee strong and black -- the same way I like…

December 28, 2024
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“I love clean airport jokes! They are always doody free”

"Duty free" shouldn't be confused with "doody free," but there are jokes. "I love clean airport jokes! They are always doody free" was posted on X/Twitter by…

March 5, 2024
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“I love kindness unless it’s a person at a four way stop waving for me to go when it is clearly their turn”

At a four-way traffic stop, sometimes it's a person's turn to go, but that person waves for another vehicle to go first. This comment was posted on X/Twitter by Simon Holland on July 16,…

September 7, 2018
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“I love you a yacht” (“I love you a whole yacht”)

"I love you a lot," to a boat owner, might be "I love you a yacht." "I love you a yacht" (or "I love you a whole yacht") is a saying that has been printed on…

August 10, 2017
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“I mostly use my driver’s license to buy stuff that impairs my ability to drive”

There's an irony that people use a driver's license to buy alcohol. "I mostly use my driver's license to buy stuff that impairs my ability to drive" was posted on Reddit --…

December 16, 2023
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“I need y’all to drive with that same energy you pulled out in front of me with”

"I need y'all to drive with that same energy you pulled out in front of me with" (or "I need you to drive with the same energy you pulled out in front of me with") is a…

December 17, 2023
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“I need you to drive with the same energy you pulled out in front of me with”

"I need y'all to drive with that same energy you pulled out in front of me with" (or "I need you to drive with the same energy you pulled out in front of me with") is a…

July 11, 2018
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“I never drive on back roads after smoking marijuana, because it’s not the high way”

A "highway" is not necessarily for people who are "high," but a joke was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on July 10, 2018: "I never drive on back roads after smoking…

March 3, 2017
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“I never joined the mile-high club because I don’t give a flying fuck”

People who have sex on flying aircraft are said to have joined the "mile-high club." A one-line joke is: "I never joined the mile-high club because I don't give a flying…

May 27, 2026
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“I never see a whole family driving in a cyber truck. It’s always one man all alone”

Many people do not like Tesla Cybertrucks, and make fun of the drivers and owners. "I never see a whole family driving in a cyber truck. It’s always one man all alone" was posted on…

September 6, 2025
StreetsTransportation

“I once read the road sign ‘Survey Crew Ahead’ as ‘Screwy Curve Ahead’”

The road sign "Survey Crew Ahead" confuses many people. A crew is surveying the road. "I saw a sign on the road while driving today that said, Survey crew ahead. I did. They looked…

September 7, 2017
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“I put my phone on airplane mode. Now it won’t stop calling me Shirley”

The comedy movie Airplane! (1980) has this classic joke: Striker: Surely you can't be serious?Rumack: I am serious. And don't call me Shirley. A joke on the term "airplane mode"…

February 13, 2019
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“I quit as a taxi driver. Couldn’t stand all the people talking behind my back”

A taxi joke has the driver quit because people were talking behind his back. "(Mickey -- ed.) Finn crowd-pleases with some classic taxi humour like: 'That's what I hate about this…

April 4, 2018
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“I run on caffeine, grease, loud music and cuss words”

"I run on coffee, chaos and cuss words" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. There have been many "I run on..." variations. "I run on #coffee and cuss…

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