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I might say something like "Oof, gravity is kicking in, I gotta go have a seat..."

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 3 months ago (2 children)

someone's faxing me a snickers

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That joke shows your age, how many gen z'ers would give an odd look? πŸ˜‚

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Dropping the kids at the pool.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Take the Browns to the Superbowl

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In our language "sitting" is a synonym of "meeting". So in the office setting, I always say "I have an important sitting coming up".

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

I'm not daddy32, but this halfway works in English haha!

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Found the cat.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

Lay a sewer pickle

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"I gotta go do some paper work" or "I need to get something down on paper" are my two go-tos

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

I've got shit to do

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

"I need to poo-poo in the pot-tay"

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I need to go 3D print something.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

β€œPrairie dogging it” always makes me chuckle when I do a comparison between the two mental images.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

i say β€œgotta go log out”

i do freelance work with technology, and the clients think i am going to do something work related and technical.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

I gotta drop the Browns off at the Superbowl.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm gonna try and lose some weight

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm gonna run for the White House

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You use your own anus? That's filthy yo!

πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

I'm gonna go drop the kids off at the pool

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

The chocolate bus honks.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Gotta paint the town brown

Gotta curl one out

Gotta pinch a loaf

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Gotta make a deposit at the porcelain ATM.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My favorite is, "boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. I'll be back in awhile."

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

I find myself quoting a line from Farscape a lot:

Must...Excrete...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (10 children)

"Gotta see a man about a dog."

Had a coworker that would go the the bathroom and sit in there for 10 to 15 so I started calling it a "Tony ten-er."

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

A silly Dutch one is saying you got a fax from Darmstad, which is a city in Germany but also Darm=intestines and Stad=city.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Gotta make room for dinner

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

"I'll be right back, gotta check if the bathroom still works"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

In Dutch or Flemish at least we say: Ik moet een grote boodschap doen.

Which is a literal translation for: I have to make a big message.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

"Gotta go read The Hobbit" after my dad claimed he could do it in one 'sitting'.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not exactly an answer to your question but hey what a coincidence

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Taking the Browns to the Super Bowl

(the cleveland browns are an american football team)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I need to pinch a loaf.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Gotta drop the kids off at the pool

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Time to go take the Browns to the Super Bowl.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I quote cars.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If I have to pee I'll say "I have to pee" if I have to shit I say "I have to go to the bathroom"

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Gotta work my shift at the fudge factory.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Gotta send teal'c through the stargate.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I need to practice the tuba.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

There's a rumble in the Bronx

There's big trouble in little China

The spice must flow

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