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May 28, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I just bought one of those real life sex dolls and she’s so realistic she just wants to be friends”

Some men are so unfortunate that they can't get lucky with a sex doll. "I'm terrible with women. Even my sex doll only wants to be friends" was posted on Twitter by Hasan LaLa…

April 21, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I just flew in from a Transformers convention. And boy, my arms are tires”

“I just flew in and boy, are my arms tired!” is a very old joke (1940s). The arms are tired from flapping so much (like a bird's wings). Transformers arms are actual tires, and there are…

October 20, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I just found out it doesn’t matter how early I go to sleep I just don’t want to go to work”

"I just found out it doesn't matter how early I go to sleep I just don't want to go to work" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, even if the speaker gets…

January 29, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I just got a job working in a full size cuckoo clock…” (joke)

A cuckoo clock often features a figure that comes out of a house to strike the hour. A cuckoo clock joke was posted on Twitter on December 10, 2010: "I've got a job working in a full size…

July 1, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I just got done working all night, and I am ready to call it a day”

"I just got done working all night, and I am ready to call it a day" is a seemingly contradictory saying about working during the night. "Been working all night on the…

February 14, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I just got fired from a florist. Apparently I took too many leaves”

"Leaves of absence" are not like the leaves on a plant, but there are jokes. "I just got fired from a florist, apparently I took too many leaves" was posted on Twitter by Funny…

December 27, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I just got hired at the yacht store. They made me the sails manager”

"Sales manager" shouldn't be confused with "sails manager," but there are jokes. "YES! Just been hired as a sails manager at the yacht club 🚣" was posted on…

May 20, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I just joined a dating site for arsonists. Still waiting for a match”

"is match.com a dating site for arsonists?" is a jocular question that was posted on Twitter by peedrinkingcrapface on February 6, 2010. "Match.com ... is that a dating site for…

June 15, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I just lost my job as a zookeeper…” (joke)

Zoo signs such as "Do not feed the animals" are for the public and not for zoo staff, but there are jokes. "I was always one to follow the rules...at the zoo the sign said don't…

January 2, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I just passed my drug test. My dealer has some serious explaining to do”

"I just passed my drug test. My dealer has some serious explaining to do" is a jocular line -- the joke is that the "drugs" the dealer sold weren't legit -- that has been…

December 13, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I just used the self checkout in Walmart without needing assistance and they made me district manager”

Walmart stores promote self-checkouts, and many customers need assistance. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by mark on August 21, 2014: "I just used the self checkout in Walmart without…

January 22, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I just won a reward for most secretive person in the office” (joke)

"I've just won the 'Most secretive person 2013' award. I can't tell you how much it means to me. #sickipedia" was posted on Twitter by Sickipedia Official on July 11,…

March 1, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I keep trying to buy a grocery checkout divider, but the cashier keeps putting it back”

How can one buy a supermarket divider? The cashier keeps putting it back! "I keep trying to buy the little divider thing at the check stand and the cashier keeps putting it back. Stuck in a…

February 27, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I keep trying to remember to buy new Post-It notes, but I don’t have anything to remind me”

Post-It notes are reminders, but when they run out, how does someone remember to buy more? "I keep forgetting to buy new Post-its because I have nothing left I can use to remind me to buy new…

May 22, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I kinda wish Dolly sang 10-2 instead”

"9 to 5" is a 1980 song written and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton

May 22, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I kinda wish Dolly sang 10-3 instead”

"9 to 5" is a 1980 song written and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton

October 14, 2025
Education/SchoolsExercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“I knew school was a scam when my business teacher didn’t own a business, and my PE teacher was fat”

"I knew school was a scam when my business teacher didn't own a business, and my PE teacher was fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In other words, the teachers…

October 14, 2025
Education/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“I knew school was a scam when my business teacher never owned a business”

"I knew school was a scam when my business teacher didn't own a business, and my PE teacher was fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In other words, the teachers…

September 23, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceWork/Businesses

“I knew the psychic was no good the moment she accepted my check”

"I knew the psychic was no good the moment she accepted my check" is a joke that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker wrote a check on insufficient funds, but the psychic…

August 16, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I know a lot of jokes about retired people, but none of them work”

"I know a lot of jokes about retired people, but none of them work" is a jokes that has been printed on several iamges. "I know a lot of jokes about retired people. But none of them…

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