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39 groans printed to date. Every one of them survived a public verdict.

September 2026

  1. 01 Sept 2026 · Setup & punchline · Wry4 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    I said I would only check one recipe — Forty minutes later I know a stranger's full life story and still no dinner.

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  2. 01 Sept 2026 · One-liner poster · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    I do not procrastinate. I let tasks mature.

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  3. 01 Sept 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Wry1 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    BIRTHDAY CANDLE BLOWN OUT, WISH IMMEDIATELY SPENT ON PARKING

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  4. 01 Sept 2026 · Top & bottom caption · Wry1 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    ONLINE ORDER: ARRIVING TODAY / ALSO ONLINE ORDER: DEFINE TODAY

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  5. 01 Sept 2026 · Top & bottom caption · Gentle0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    NEIGHBOUR STARTS DRILLING AT 8AM SATURDAY / I NOD LIKE WE AGREED ON THIS

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  6. 01 Sept 2026 · Top & bottom caption · Wry1 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    ME: I WILL START THE HOBBY PROPERLY / THE HOBBY: LIVES IN A CUPBOARD NOW

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  7. 01 Sept 2026 · Certified fact · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    School morning physics

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  8. 01 Sept 2026 · Certified fact · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    On home improvement

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  9. 01 Sept 2026 · Certified fact · Gentle0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    Self checkout etiquette

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  10. 01 Sept 2026 · Certified fact · Wry2 ratings · 50% thumbs up

    Waiting rooms bend time

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  11. 01 Sept 2026 · Setup & punchline · Wry1 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    The forecast said light showers — The forecast has never carried an umbrella in its life.

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  12. 01 Sept 2026 · Setup & punchline · Gentle0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    I packed light for the trip — Then packed a second bag for the version of me who panics.

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  13. 01 Sept 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Wry1 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    Your refund is being processed, a phrase that has outlived several office plants.

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  14. 01 Sept 2026 · Certified fact · Savage0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    Revision Notes Become 40% More Important Once Lost

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  15. 01 Sept 2026 · Setup & punchline · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    My dog learned a new trick — He waits until the food is on the table before pretending we are strangers.

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  16. 01 Sept 2026 · Setup & punchline · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    I meal-prepped for the whole week — By Tuesday it had become a hobby I no longer enjoy.

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  17. 01 Sept 2026 · One-liner poster · Gentle1 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    Sleep is free, which is exactly how I treat it.

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  18. 01 Sept 2026 · One-liner poster · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    My budget is a beautiful document I read after spending the money.

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  19. 01 Sept 2026 · One-liner poster · Wry1 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    I bought a fitness tracker so something would be disappointed in me on schedule.

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  20. 01 Sept 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Gentle0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    FAMILY GROUP CHAT REACHES 61 MESSAGES, NO PLAN

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  21. 01 Sept 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    PHONE AT 4% ANNOUNCES IT WILL DECIDE THE REST OF YOUR DAY

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  22. 01 Sept 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    LOCAL MAN ATTENDS MEETING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A LIST

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  23. 01 Sept 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Wry2 ratings · 50% thumbs up

    Self-checkout asks if you brought a bag, as if either of you planned this properly.

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August 2026

  1. 31 Aug 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Wry1 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    You scanned a QR code from a stranger. That's how every movie starts.

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  2. 29 Aug 2026 · Certified fact · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    The average person waits 26 minutes for a thing that takes four.

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  3. 27 Aug 2026 · One-liner poster · Gentle0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    Nothing unites a room faster than everyone agreeing the wifi is the problem.

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  4. 25 Aug 2026 · Setup & punchline · Wry0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    "Sure, I'll be there in five minutes." — Has not stood up. Has not found shoes. Has, however, started a new hobby.

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  5. 23 Aug 2026 · Top & bottom caption · Wry1 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    Me: I'll check my phone for one second / The one second, forty minutes later:

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  6. 21 Aug 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Savage0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    Confidence is just being wrong at a volume nobody wants to argue with.

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  7. 19 Aug 2026 · Certified fact · Gentle0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    A to-do list is a diary of things you have decided to be haunted by.

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  8. 17 Aug 2026 · One-liner poster · Wry1 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    I do my best thinking in the shower, which is a terrible place to keep a career.

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  9. 15 Aug 2026 · Setup & punchline · Savage0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    "I only need one more episode." — Sunrise. Same blanket. New personality. No memory of episodes two through nine.

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  10. 13 Aug 2026 · Top & bottom caption · Gentle0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    What I look like leaving the house / What the group chat says I look like

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  11. 11 Aug 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Gentle1 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    Somebody is reading this instead of talking to the person next to them. Bold. Correct. But bold.

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  12. 09 Aug 2026 · Certified fact · Savage0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    Every group has one person who replies "haha" to genuine emergencies.

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  13. 07 Aug 2026 · One-liner poster · Savage0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    Adulthood is picking the restaurant, then resenting everyone for letting you.

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  14. 05 Aug 2026 · Setup & punchline · Gentle1 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    "I'm not tired, I just have my eyes closed." — Snoring. Loudly. In a chair designed by someone who has never sat down.

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  15. 03 Aug 2026 · Big type, generated backdrop · Wry2 ratings · 100% thumbs up

    This joke was written by a machine with no sense of humour and a very good filing system.

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  16. 01 Aug 2026 · Top & bottom caption · Savage0 ratings · 0% thumbs up

    Me at 7am: today I fix my life / Me at 7:04am: reheating yesterday

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