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March 28, 2026
Banking/Finance/InsuranceTransportation

“Made my last car payment. I still owe a lot, but I’m just not paying anymore”

"🎉made my last car payment🎉 I still owe a lot but I’m just not paying anymore" was posted on X/Twitter by Brent Terhune on October 24, 2020, and this received over 16,000 likes.…

July 30, 2023
Transportation

“Make Affordable Gas Again” (MAGA)

"Make Affordable Gas Again" and "Make America's Gas Affordable" and "Make American Gas Affordable" (MAGA) are sayings that have been printed on many images. They…

July 30, 2023
Transportation

“Make America’s Gas Affordable” (MAGA)

"Make Affordable Gas Again" and "Make America's Gas Affordable" and "Make American Gas Affordable" (MAGA) are sayings that have been printed on many images. They…

July 30, 2023
Transportation

“Make American Gas Affordable” (MAGA)

"Make Affordable Gas Again" and "Make America's Gas Affordable" and "Make American Gas Affordable" (MAGA) are sayings that have been printed on many images. They…

January 15, 2025
Transportation

“Man Shaves 1.7 Seconds Off 2-Hour Flight by Standing Up as Soon as Plane Lands” (satirical news headline)

Many people who travel on an airplane begin to stand up as soon as the plane lands -- sometimes even before the "fasten seat belt" sign is turned off. This perhaps saves a small amount of…

July 18, 2024
Time/WeatherTransportation

“Man you turn the AC off in ya car for 1 sec and it feel like the sun hopped in the passenger seat”

"Man you turn the AC off in ya car for 1 sec and it feel like the sun hopped in the passenger seat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "You turn the AC off in ya car…

August 9, 2022
Transportation

“Me at home: Why isn’t there more kindness in the world?/Me while driving: I hate everyone”

Road rage affects many people. "I hate every single person when I'm driving!" was posted on Twitter by Michael Sheffield on November 10, 2010. "I am a sweet person, but I hate…

December 27, 2023
Transportation

“Me driving at night: I hope this is the road”

Driving at night is difficult for many people. "Me driving at night: Gah I hope this is the road" was posted on X/Twitter by Jimmer James Shirley on December 16, 2023. The…

April 9, 2025
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusTransportation

“Me pausing my music to see if the siren is in the song or it’s outside”

When a person is driving a vehicle and is listening to music, is the siren that is heard in the music or from another vehicle? "Me pausing the music to see the siren is in the Song or…

September 9, 2018
Transportation

“Me: It’s not about how many times you fall… Cop: That’s not how field sobriety tests work.”

"It's not about how many times you fall (get knocked down), it's about how many times you get back up" is an old saying. A joke on the saying was posted on Twitter by Henpecked…

April 6, 2024
Transportation

“Mfs who let the seat belt noise go off the whole ride be halfway retarded”

"People who let the seat belt noise go off the whole ride don't be right all the way mentally" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Mfs who let the seat belt noise…

September 26, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“Michelin star restaurants are cool and everything but have you ever had food from a gas station down south?”

The best food in the American south can often be found at gas stations. "Michelin star restaurants are cool and everything but have you ever had food from a gas station down south?"…

March 5, 2022
Transportation

“Might have to start doing some of that shady Klondike Bar shit for a gallon of gas soon”

"Might have to start doing some of that shady Klondike Bar shit for a gallon of gas soon" is a saying about high gas prices that has been printed on many images. "What would you do…

July 20, 2011
Transportation

“Miracle on the Hudson” (US Airways Flight 1549)

US Airways Flight 1549 was scheduled to fly from New York's LaGuardia Airport to the Charlotte.Douglas International Airport on January 15, 2009. A flock of Canada Geese got caught in the…

December 19, 2024
Transportation

“Model trains aren’t that much hotter than regular trains”

"Model trains" aren't like fashion models, but there are jokes. "Model trains aren't that much hotter then regular trains" was posted on X/Twitter by Casey W Bell on…

December 21, 2024
Transportation

“Model trains continue to set an unrealistic expectation for regular trains”

"Model trains" aren't like fashion models, but there are jokes. "Model trains aren't that much hotter then regular trains" was posted on X/Twitter by Casey W Bell on…

January 31, 2019
Transportation

“More Than Awful (Metropolitan Transportation Authority or MTA nickname)

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates the subways and buses in New York City. The Daily News (New York, NY) front page headline on January 31, 2019, provided a nickname:…

April 22, 2017
Transportation

“Most bicyclists in New York City obey instinct far more than they obey the traffic laws”

The New Yorker magazine, in "Talk of the Town" on June 9, 1986, printed an anonymous passage titled "Anarchy Without Malice": "Most bicyclists in New York City obey…

July 12, 2015
Transportation

“Motorboat, motorboat go so slow…” (children’s rhyme)

A popular children's jump rope rhyme is: Motor boat, motor boat, Go so slow. Motor boat, motor boat, Go so fast. Motor boat, motor boat, Step on the gas. The jump rope acts as the motor boat,…

April 20, 2020
Transportation

“Motorcyclists wearing face masks but no helmet is the ultimate irony”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic saw face mask requirements in several places. This was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on April 21, 2020: "Motorcyclists wearing face masks but no helmet…

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