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October 23, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesTransportation

“Trunk or Treat” (“trick or treat” from a vehicle’s trunk)

"Trunk or Treat" is a variation of "trick or treat" from a vehicle's trunk. Google Groups: alt.religion.mormon Whats "appropriate" in the chapel??…

January 11, 2020
Transportation

“Turbulence is the pot hole of the sky”

Some people riding in a car to riding in an airplane. "Turbulence are the potholes of the sky. As quickly as you go in one, you have to come out. Otherwise it ain't a pothole" was…

January 12, 2020
Transportation

“Turbulence is the pothole of the sky”

Some people riding in a car to riding in an airplane. "Turbulence are the potholes of the sky. As quickly as you go in one, you have to come out. Otherwise it ain't a pothole" was…

September 20, 2013
Transportation

“Turn the key, be idle free” (anti-idling slogan)

"Turn the/your key, be idle free" is a slogan of anti-idling campaigns, encouraging drivers to turn off their engines when the vehicle is not moving. "Be idle free! Turn off the…

September 20, 2024
Transportation

“Turning to the person next to me and saying ‘thanks for nothing’ as I get off the train”

Many people have their own ideas about train etiquette. This was posted on X/Twitter by Dan Carney on Septembe 19, 2024, and received over 73,000 likes: "Turning to the person next to me and…

January 1, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/WeatherTransportation

“TV said if I get all my booster shots, eat bugs, and get an electric car that the weather would get gooder”

"The tv told me that if I eat bugs and pay more money to the government the weather will be gooder" is a popular meme. The meme shows the Ralph Wiggum character from the animated…

February 17, 2026
Transportation

“Underground trains are subways. Elevated trains are domways”

“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn't mean that for every "subway" there must exist also a "domway," but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the…

April 21, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceTransportation

“Unpopular opinion: Car insurances should give us back some money at the end of the year for having no accidents”

"Unpopular opinion: Car insurances should give us back some money at the end of the year for having no accidents" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Good drivers who…

August 20, 2022
Transportation

“Using your turn signal is not ‘giving information to the enemy’”

Many people are reluctant to use turn signals while driving. "Using your turn signal is not 'giving information to the enemy'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…

January 20, 2013
Transportation

“Vehicle insured by Smith & Wesson” (bumper sticker)

Smith & Wesson is a firearms manufacturer. A popular bumper sticker is "This Car/Vehicle Is Insured By Smith & Wesson" -- that is, the driver carries a Smith & Wesson firearm…

January 11, 2024
Transportation

“WARNING: I brake for no apparent reason”

"CAUTION: I brake for no apparent reason" (or "WARNING: I brake for no apparent reason") is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. "New Driver -- I…

April 27, 2025
Food/DrinkTransportation

“Warning: I break for coffee” (bumper sticker)

"I break for coffee" is a jocular bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. It's a joke on the "coffee break." "WARNING! I BREAK FOR COFFEE"…

September 23, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTransportation

“Warning: In case of Rapture, this car will be unmanned” (bumper sticker)

"Caution/Warning: In case of Rapture, this car/vehicle will be unmanned" is a jocular bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. “Come the Rapture, can I have your…

September 23, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTransportation

“Warning: In case of Rapture, this vehicle will be unmanned” (bumper sticker)

"Caution: In case of Rapture, this vehicle will be unmanned" is a jocular bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. Wikipedia: Rapture The Rapture is an eschatological…

October 19, 2018
Transportation

“Watch out for the idiot behind me” (bumper sticker)

"Watch out for the idiot behind me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many bumper stickers. "WATCH OUT FOR THE IDIOT BEHIND ME" was printed in the Toronto (ON) Star…

February 24, 2018
Transportation

“We had dinner and watched a movie together. Then the plane landed”

Sometimes airplanes put people in contact with very desirable people. American comedian Dave Attell has told this joke since at least 1992: "I was on this date with this really hot model.…

April 5, 2006
Transportation

“We Move New York” (TWU Local 100)

"We Move New York" is the slogan of Transport Workers Union Local 100. The slogan is not trademarked, but appears on the union website. There was a three-day transit strike in December…

June 26, 2024
Transportation

“We really used to print out 4 pages from MapQuest and travel like pirates”

"We really used to print out 4 pages from MapQuest and travel like pirates" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many drivers now use GPS. "Me: 'What did we do…

September 12, 2021
Transportation

“What color can you use to start your car?”/“Khaki”

"Khaki" can sometimes sound like "car key." "One of my favorite clients (a NY'er) was telling me about how he left his car keys in the fridge. At first I thought he…

July 27, 2016
Transportation

“What did the boy scout say when he fixed the car horn?”/“Beep repaired.”

The motto of the Boy Scouts of America is "Be Prepared." There's a joke: Q: What did the boy scout say when he fixed the car horn?A: "Beep repaired." The joke has been…

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