How To Say No:   I'd Love to, but...
 

1

I have to floss my cat.

2

I've dedicated my life to linguini.

3

I want to spend more time with my blender.

4

The President said he might drop in.

5

The man on television told me to say tuned.

6

I've been scheduled for a karma transplant.

7

It wouldn't be fair to the other Beautiful People.

8

I'm building a pig from a kit.

9

I did my own thing and now I've got to undo it.

10

There's a disturbance in the Force.

11

I have to go to the post office to see if I'm still wanted.

12

I have to check the freshness dates on my dairy products.

13

I'm going through cherry cheesecake withdrawal.

14

I'm planning to go downtown to try on gloves.

15

My crayons all melted together.

16

I'm trying to see how long I can go without saying yes.

17

I'm getting my overalls overhauled.

18

My patent is pending.

19

I'm attending the opening of my garage door.

20

I'm sandblasting my oven.

21

I'm worried about my vertical hold.

22

The grunion are running.

23

My Millard Filmore Fan Club meets then.

24

The monsters haven't turned blue yet, and I have to eat more dots.

25

I'm converting my calendar watch from Julian to Gregorian.

26

I've come down with a really horrible case of something or other.

27

My plot to take over the world is thickening.

28

I have to fulfill my potential.

29

I don't want to leave my comfort zone.

30

It's too close to the turn of the century.

31

I have some real hard words to look up in the dictionary.

32

My subconscious says no.

33

The last time I went, I never came back.

34

I've got a Friends of Rutabaga meeting.

35

I have to answer all of my "occupant" letters.

36

I'm having all my plants neutered.

37

People are blaming me for the Spanish-American War.

38

My yucca plant is feeling yucky.

39

My chocolate-appreciation class meets that night.

40

I never go out on days that end in "Y."

41

My mother would never let me hear the end of it.

42

I have too much guilt.

43

There are important world issues that need worrying about.

44

I have to draw "Cubby" for an art scholarship.

45

I'm uncomfortable when I'm alone or with others.

46

I promised to help a friend fold road maps.

47

I feel a song coming on.

48

I'm trying to be less popular.

49

I'm waiting to see if I'm already a winner.

50

I have to study for a blood test.

51

I'm observing National Apathy Week.

52

I have to rotate my crops.

53

My uncle escaped again.

54

I'm up to my elbows in waxy buildup.

55

I'm having my baby shoes bronzed.

56

I have to thaw some karate chops for dinner.

57

Having fun gives me prickly heat.

58

I prefer to remain an enigma.

59

I think you want the OTHER [your name].

60

I'm trying to cut down.

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