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March 10, 2026 6 days, 3 hours ago
A fool and his money are soon partying.
March 8, 2026 1 week, 1 day ago
Just bring me the coffee and nobody will get hurt
March 6, 2026 1 week, 3 days ago
"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself."
February 28, 2026 2 weeks, 1 day ago
My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.
February 28, 2026 2 weeks, 2 days ago
My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.
February 26, 2026 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
February 18, 2026 3 weeks, 4 days ago
A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor
February 14, 2026 1 month ago
Nobody raises his own reputation by lowering others
February 12, 2026 1 month ago
Ambition is an excuse for not haven enough sense to be lazy.
February 8, 2026 1 month, 1 week ago
Usenet Cheaper than drugs, just as addictive, but you have to know how to read!
February 4, 2026 1 month, 1 week ago
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
January 30, 2026 1 month, 2 weeks ago
THINK -- it gives you something to do while the computer is down.
January 26, 2026 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Velveeta cheese has so many preservatives that it doesn't have a shelf life...it has a half life!
January 22, 2026 1 month, 3 weeks ago
There is a place inside my mind, A place I like to hide.
January 18, 2026 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Normal is in the eye of the beholder.
January 16, 2026 2 months ago
Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I
January 10, 2026 2 months ago
I've always wanted to be somebody. Next time I'll be more specific.
January 8, 2026 2 months, 1 week ago
You're slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.
January 6, 2026 2 months, 1 week ago
99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
January 2, 2026 2 months, 1 week ago
I don't suffer from stress. I'm a carrier.
December 30, 2025 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The fastest way to a man's heart is through his chest with a sharp knife.
December 28, 2025 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Stop the violins. Visualize whirled peas.
December 22, 2025 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can't see anything wrong with each other.
December 14, 2025 3 months ago
Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world.
December 8, 2025 3 months, 1 week ago
Love may be blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.
December 6, 2025 3 months, 1 week ago
The only evidence against evolution are its opponents.
December 4, 2025 3 months, 1 week ago
Whenever man comes up with a better mousetrap, nature immediately comes up with a better mouse.
November 30, 2025 3 months, 2 weeks ago
The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a life time
November 28, 2025 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Abolish mornings!
November 26, 2025 3 months, 2 weeks ago
I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day.
November 24, 2025 3 months, 2 weeks ago
I have not lost my mind - it's backed up on disk somewhere.
November 16, 2025 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Women are meant to be loved, not understood.
November 14, 2025 4 months ago
The thought of heaven couldn't drag me from the path when I'm wandering here alone.
November 11, 2025 4 months ago
There are three types of people in this world: Those who can count, and those who can't.
October 31, 2025 4 months, 2 weeks ago
When all else fails manipulate the data.
October 11, 2025 5 months ago
Just remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
July 14, 2025 8 months ago
Believe the best of yourself, others see you as a mirror.
July 12, 2025 8 months ago
Attempt to get a new car for your spouse - it'll be a great trade!
July 10, 2025 8 months ago
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention
July 6, 2025 8 months, 1 week ago
Time is what keeps everything from happening to us all at once.
July 2, 2025 8 months, 2 weeks ago
He who is not busy being born is busy dying.
June 30, 2025 8 months, 2 weeks ago
ONLY the STRONG SURVIVE...all those DOWNWIND PASSOUT !!!!
June 28, 2025 8 months, 2 weeks ago
A hard thing about business is minding your own
June 26, 2025 8 months, 2 weeks ago
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts
June 20, 2025 8 months, 3 weeks ago
I don't have a big ego, I'm way too cool for that.
June 5, 2025 9 months, 1 week ago
If we can put a man on the moon, why not all of them?
May 24, 2025 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Life's too short to argue, I'm ALWAYS right!
May 18, 2025 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Patience carries a lot of wait
May 16, 2025 10 months ago
The reason some people are alive is simply because it's against the law to kill them.
May 8, 2025 10 months, 1 week ago
Love is blind, but friendship closes its eyes.
May 6, 2025 10 months, 1 week ago
The way to a man's heart is between the fourth and fifth ribs
May 2, 2025 10 months, 1 week ago
I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
April 30, 2025 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The future is purchased by the present
April 26, 2025 10 months, 2 weeks ago
It's obvious you won't survive by your wits alone.
April 24, 2025 10 months, 2 weeks ago
You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.
April 12, 2025 11 months ago
If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
March 30, 2025 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Teamwork is essential--it allows you to blame someone else.
March 26, 2025 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Optimists may say the glass is half-full, and pessimists may say the glass is half-empty. Well, I say the glass is too damn big!
March 24, 2025 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
March 22, 2025 11 months, 3 weeks ago
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
March 20, 2025 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Elevators smell different to midgets.
March 16, 2025 1 year ago
When I got up this morning I took two Ex-Lax in addition to my Prozac. I can't get off the john, but I feel good about it.
March 12, 2025 1 year ago
Do Not Underestimate the Power of the Chocolate Side of the Force!
March 8, 2025 1 year ago
Vegetables aren't food. Vegetables are what food eats.
March 6, 2025 1 year ago
I finally managed to teach my dog to beg. Last night he came home with $35.00
March 4, 2025 1 year ago
If we were all beautiful would there be ugliness?
March 2, 2025 1 year ago
Think big. Pollute the Mississippi.
February 28, 2025 1 year ago
Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.
February 26, 2025 1 year ago
The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.
February 22, 2025 1 year ago
Persistence is the hard work that you do after you are tired of doing the hard work you already did
February 20, 2025 1 year ago
If we learn from our mistakes, I should be brilliant by now.
February 16, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
He who laughs last thinks slowest.
February 12, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
For every action, there is an equal but opposing Government program.
February 10, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
Work is for people who don't SURF THE NET
February 8, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman: Where's the self-help section? She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
February 6, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity
February 4, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
Half the people you know are below average.
February 2, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
If I could get a firm grip on reality, I'd choke it!
January 30, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
You can't have everything, where would you put it?
January 28, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
My Reality Check bounced.
January 27, 2025 1 year, 1 month ago
Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid doing altogether.
January 8, 2025 1 year, 2 months ago
In ten years will we still be on IRC?
January 4, 2025 1 year, 2 months ago
Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
December 22, 2024 1 year, 2 months ago
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else get your way
December 20, 2024 1 year, 2 months ago
Everyone has a right to be stupid. Some just abuse the privilege.
December 14, 2024 1 year, 3 months ago
The best love affairs are those we never had.
December 10, 2024 1 year, 3 months ago
You lose it if you talk about it.
December 6, 2024 1 year, 3 months ago
Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.
December 4, 2024 1 year, 3 months ago
If you don't know what procrastination is just look up the definition tomorrow.
December 2, 2024 1 year, 3 months ago
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct
November 26, 2024 1 year, 3 months ago
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
November 24, 2024 1 year, 3 months ago
Am I supposed to be impressed?
November 22, 2024 1 year, 3 months ago
An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.
November 20, 2024 1 year, 3 months ago
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
October 2, 2024 1 year, 5 months ago
Mixed emotions: When your mother-in-law drives your new car over the cliff.
September 30, 2024 1 year, 5 months ago
We are not human doings, rather, we are human beings.
September 28, 2024 1 year, 5 months ago
Laugh at your problems, everyone else does.
September 26, 2024 1 year, 5 months ago
God made the world in six days, and was arrested on the seventh.
September 24, 2024 1 year, 5 months ago
If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, I guess I am a coward.
September 22, 2024 1 year, 5 months ago
No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. (Yoda)
August 10, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
August 6, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
I was abducted by space aliens and I vote!
August 4, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.
August 2, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
Don't count your chickens before they cross the road.
July 30, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
I feel like a new man. Do you have one I could use?
July 28, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
In the fight between you and the world, back the world.
July 26, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste.
July 24, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
Computer Literacy? You mean my computer is supposed to read?
July 22, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
If the going gets easy you may be going downhill
July 20, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
Break a bad habit - drop it
July 18, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
Computers aren't intelligent. They just think they are.
July 16, 2024 1 year, 7 months ago
In a world of glamour, simple things will stand out.
July 14, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
Flirtation, attention without intention.
July 12, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
You are here: X
July 10, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
I went to school to become a wit, only got halfway through...
July 8, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
Some people develop eye strain looking for trouble
July 4, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
July 2, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
June 30, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
Start each day with expectations, they could be true by nightfall.
June 28, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
Success is...more attitude than aptitude
June 24, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
Never judge in haste, in case your judgement is found wanting.
June 22, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
Kids in the back seat cause accidents, accidents in the back seat cause kids
June 20, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
One thing you can give and still keep is your word
June 18, 2024 1 year, 8 months ago
Triumph is just "umph" added to "try"
June 14, 2024 1 year, 9 months ago
There are two ways to be rich --, make more or need less.
June 2, 2024 1 year, 9 months ago
The obvious is always least understood
May 30, 2024 1 year, 9 months ago
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
May 28, 2024 1 year, 9 months ago
Never trust a dog to watch your food.
May 26, 2024 1 year, 9 months ago
Birds have bills too, and they keep on singing
May 24, 2024 1 year, 9 months ago
He who hesitates IS LUNCH!
May 20, 2024 1 year, 9 months ago
Life is uncertain, eat dessert first.
May 17, 2024 1 year, 9 months ago
Forget Love - I want to fall in Chocolate
April 12, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
A chill in the air, a cat on the lap, a mug of chocolate, and a good book. Ah, Paradise!
April 8, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
We has met the enemy, and it is us.
April 6, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
Love can only be debased in the eyes of others.
April 2, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
That which does not kill me... makes me meaner!
March 30, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
March 28, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
It's a control freak thing. I won't let you understand!
March 26, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
One who lacks courage to start has already finished
March 24, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
Indecision is the key to flexibility.
March 22, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
I'm not myself today. Maybe I'm you.
March 20, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
Courtship - A man pursuing a woman until she catches him.
March 18, 2024 1 year, 11 months ago
Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.
March 16, 2024 2 years ago
Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.
March 14, 2024 2 years ago
We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced or laughed at least once.
March 6, 2024 2 years ago
Arguments with furniture are rarely productive.
March 4, 2024 2 years ago
If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it FedUP?
March 2, 2024 2 years ago
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves
February 28, 2024 2 years ago
Frogs have it easy, they can eat what bugs them
February 26, 2024 2 years ago
Does time really move or do we just grow old from the earth's gravity pull?
February 24, 2024 2 years ago
Love is one big illusion I should try to forget, but there is something left in my head.......
February 20, 2024 2 years ago
Did you know that Friday the 13th comes on a Tuesday this month?
February 18, 2024 2 years ago
Does vacuuming count as Aerobic Exercise?
February 16, 2024 2 years ago
We have strange and wonderful relationship. You're strange and I'm wonderful.
February 14, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
The best vitamin for making friends, B-1
February 12, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
Hookt On Fonicks Werked Four Me!
February 10, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
I'm not just a gardener, I'm a Plant Manager.
February 6, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with.
February 4, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
Been there. Done that. Went back for more.
February 2, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
My ex gave me a reason to live -- I want Revenge!
January 30, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
Patience is something admired in the driver behind you, but not in the one ahead of you.
January 28, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb? A: How many can you afford?
January 26, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
He who throws mud loses ground
January 20, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
Blood is thicker than water. And much tastier.
January 18, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.
January 16, 2024 2 years, 1 month ago
Hard work is the yeast that raises the dough
January 14, 2024 2 years, 2 months ago
Reality is an obstacle to hallucination.
January 12, 2024 2 years, 2 months ago
To know yourself, is to know your place in this universe.
December 28, 2023 2 years, 2 months ago
A pint of example is worth a gallon of advice
December 25, 2023 2 years, 2 months ago
Merry Christmas Joyeux Noël to all. 🎅 🤶
December 20, 2023 2 years, 2 months ago
The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face.
December 18, 2023 2 years, 2 months ago
Marriage is the price men pay for sex, sex is the price women pay for marriage.
December 16, 2023 2 years, 2 months ago
Reality is the Anchovy on the Pizza of Life
December 14, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
Opportunities are often lost because they are not recognized.
December 10, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
December 8, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
The facts, though interesting, are irrelevant.
December 6, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
I am the one your parents warned you about.
December 6, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
I am the one your parents warned you about.
December 4, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
I filled out an application that said 'In Case Of Emergency Notify:' I wrote 'Doctor'... What's my mother going to do?
December 2, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
If you can't say something nice about someone you're probably not alone.
November 30, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
Remember when Windows were washed, mice were trapped, and UNIX guarded the harem?
November 28, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
Just because you're smart does not mean that the other guy is stupid.
November 22, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
Optimists may say the glass is half-full, and pessimists may say the glass is half-empty. Well, I say the glass is too damn big!
November 18, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
Live as you wish your kids would
November 16, 2023 2 years, 3 months ago
The more you complain, the longer God lets you live.
November 14, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
My job drives me to drink. If it wasn't for that, I'D QUIT!
November 12, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
Love: a temporary insanity, curable by marriage.
November 10, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
Now Accepting Compliments
November 8, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
November 2, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
Sweat is nature's way of showing you your muscles are crying.
October 30, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
The easiest way to refold a road map is differently.
October 28, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
Power interrupts. Uninterruptable power interrupts absolutely.
October 26, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
One thing you can't recycle is wasted time
October 24, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
Help wanted telepath: you know where to apply
October 22, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
If Ignorance is Bliss, why aren't more people happy?
October 20, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
I know that you have a thing for me, but why is it so small and deformed?
October 18, 2023 2 years, 4 months ago
The Road to Enlightenment is Long and Difficult. Bring Snacks and a Book to read.
October 16, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather ... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
October 14, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
Proudly marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish
October 12, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
October 10, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
Oh, no! I turned out just like my mother!
October 8, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
Animal testing is futile! The animals always get nervous and give the wrong answers
October 6, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
Young at Heart. Slightly Older in Other Places.
October 4, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
October 2, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
The severity of the itch is proportional to the reach.
September 30, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
I get plenty of exercise - jumping to conclusions, pushing my luck, and dodging deadlines.
September 28, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
You're just jealous because the little voices talk to me.
September 26, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
Caution is not cowardly. Carelessness is not courage
September 24, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
No man knows less than the man who knows it all
September 22, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often
September 20, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
"Normal" is a setting on my washing machine.
September 16, 2023 2 years, 5 months ago
Treat this earth gently, future generations have to share it too.
September 14, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it
September 10, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
All I ask is that you treat me no differently than you would the Queen.
September 8, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
Do not force your view on others, their views are as true as yours are.
September 6, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
Time is Nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen at once.
September 4, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
Now that I have it all, can I give some of it back?
September 2, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
August 28, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
Red meat isn't bad for you; fuzzy blue-green meat is.
August 26, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
August 24, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits
August 22, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
If I had know I'd live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
August 20, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.
August 18, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
Feed your faith and doubt will starve to death
August 16, 2023 2 years, 6 months ago
The heart has it's reasons which reason does not understand.
August 14, 2023 2 years, 7 months ago
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.
August 12, 2023 2 years, 7 months ago
Money talks and often just says, "Good Bye"
August 10, 2023 2 years, 7 months ago
It's worse than you think and they ARE out to get you!
August 8, 2023 2 years, 7 months ago
One day at a time is all we get, make the most of it!
August 6, 2023 2 years, 7 months ago
Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
August 4, 2023 2 years, 7 months ago
Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
August 2, 2023 2 years, 7 months ago
Too err is human. To really screw things up you need a computer.
July 30, 2023 2 years, 7 months ago
Lost time is never found again
July 20, 2023 2 years, 7 months ago
Too many of us speak twice before we think
July 16, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.
July 14, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it
July 10, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
In case of Rapture, can I have your car?
July 8, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
Heaviest thing to carry - a grudge
July 6, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
Go Fascinate Someone Else
July 4, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
July 2, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
When a young man complains that a young lady has no heart, it is a pretty certain sign that she has his.
June 30, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
It is much easier to apologize than to ask permission.
June 28, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
Two wrongs are only the beginning.
June 26, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
When you do a good deed, get a receipt, in case heaven is like the IRS!!!
June 24, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
Kindness, a language deaf people can hear and blind see
June 22, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
Fight Crime: Shoot Back!
June 20, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
June 18, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
June 16, 2023 2 years, 8 months ago
Is that money in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
June 14, 2023 2 years, 9 months ago
If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?
May 30, 2023 2 years, 9 months ago
Seek joy in what you give not in what you get
May 28, 2023 2 years, 9 months ago
To appreciate nature, is to believe in the miracle of Creation.
May 26, 2023 2 years, 9 months ago
You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.
May 24, 2023 2 years, 9 months ago
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
May 22, 2023 2 years, 9 months ago
If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.
May 20, 2023 2 years, 9 months ago
Stay away from prunes.
May 18, 2023 2 years, 9 months ago
Inflexibility is the hallmark of the Tiny Mind.