“I’m planning on being spontaneous sometime next week”
“Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on the newsgroup bit.listserv.os2-l on August 15, 1997.
Authorship is unknown. “Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow” is sometimes credited to American stand-up comedian Steven Wright, but there’s no evidence that he created the joke.
“I’m planning on being spontaneous tomorrow” was posted on Twitter by Jeremy Jones on April 24, 2009. “I’m planning on being spontaneous next week” was posted on Twitter by Sean Hornby on August 8, 2013. “I’m planning on being spontaneous sometime next week” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on November 13, 2019.
Google Groups: bit.listserv.os2-l
APC Off Topic HUMOR
chris
8/15/97
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Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
13 September 1997, The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), “No lifeguard stationed at the gene pool” by Elsa McDowell, pg. 1:
Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
Newspapers.com
14 December 1997, The Province (Vancouver, BC), “Prefer wise guy to a decent joke? Then Bob’s your uncle” by Bob Stall, pg. A14, col. 3:
“Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.”
Google Groups: rec.arts.comics.misc
META: What’s all this “killfile” garbage??
META: Killfiling
Ryan McGinnis
2/13/98
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Ryan McGinnis ()_() TLKiaWoL
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (_) Jay’s Mosh
http://www.lionking.org/~ryan/lionking
“Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow”
Google Groups: rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Tokina 80-200 2.8 FD Experiences?
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
7/13/98
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Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
Google Groups: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
What do you want for fabric?
DaveQuilts
1/30/99
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Can’t remember…but, I was planning on being spontaneous next Thursday around 4P.M.!
Twitter
Ben Tanner
@_BTanner_
is planning on being spontaneous tomorrow
4:33 PM · Aug 28, 2008·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Jeremy Jones
@jeremy3102
I’m planning on being spontaneous tomorrow…
11:00 AM · Apr 24, 2009·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
JP Loh
@jploh
is planning on being spontaneous next next week. #nonsense
10:29 AM · Sep 7, 2009·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Sean Hornby
@Sean_Hornby74
Replying to @DannyMolyneux
@computerdan @micehee I’m planning on being spontaneous next week.
4:57 AM · Aug 8, 2013 from Leeds, England·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/phillydog1 November 13, 2019
I’m planning on being spontaneous sometime next week.
Twitter
Kids and life hacks
@guys_and
I’m planning on being spontaneous sometime next week.
2:08 AM · Nov 13, 2019·IFTTT
Twitter
Spook1000
@spod1000
I’m just giving you advance notice, I intend being spontaneous sometime next week
6:03 PM · Nov 14, 2019·Twitter Web App