| 100% | PUN | 3 | "I used to be a banker, but I lost interest," e.g. |
| 77% | NOPUNINTENDED | 13 | Comment that might follow "I used to be a banker until I lost interest" |
| 56% | PUN | 3 | Mae West's "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted," e.g. |
| 47% | MAEWEST | 7 | "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" |
| 46% | COULDNTFINDTHETHYME | 19 | "I always wanted to be a gardener, but I ... " |
| 46% | HADNOCOMMONSCENTS | 17 | "I always wanted to be a perfumer, but I ... " |
| 46% | HAVENTGOTWHATIKNEAD | 19 | "I always wanted to be a baker, but I ... " |
| 46% | JUSTDIDNTGETTHEPOINTE | 21 | "I always wanted to be a ballerina, but I ... " |
| 45% | DADJOKE | 7 | "I used to hate my beard, but then it grew on me," e.g. |
| 45% | ONELINER | 8 | “I used to hate facial hair, but then it grew on me,” e.g. |
| 45% | DISCLAIMER | 10 | "I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV," e.g. |
| 45% | MAE | 3 | West who said "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" |
| 45% | WEST | 4 | Mae who said "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" |
| 43% | BAKER | 5 | "I used to be a ___ until I found out I was in it for the dough!" |
| 43% | DONTKNOWTHERITEPEOPLE | 21 | "I always wanted to be a wedding officiant, but I ... " |
| 43% | NEVERGOTTHECHANTS | 17 | "I always wanted to be a Gregorian monk, but I ... " |
| 43% | ASPIRE | 6 | Have hopes ("I ___ to be a doctor," for e.g.) |
| 41% | INNUENDO | 8 | "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?," e.g. |
| 40% | TUBE | 4 | I'm a slender "testing" container used to make chemical reactions. Who am I? |
| 40% | MIND | 4 | "I was going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my ___!" |
| 39% | TRIVIAGAME | 10 | "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," e.g. |
| 39% | PUN | 3 | "I told a chemistry joke, but there was no REACTION," e.g. |
| 39% | OLDME | 5 | Person I used to be |
| 38% | SPEC | 4 | Materials to be used, e.g. |
| 38% | EXES | 4 | They used to be a "thing" |
| 38% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 38% | OLDME | 5 | Who I used to be, with "the" |
| 38% | EXES | 4 | People who used to be a couple |
| 38% | EWE | 3 | She used to be a little lamb |
| 38% | ROS | 3 | A ___e is a thorny flower used to symbolize love |