| 100% | DADJOKE | 7 | "I used to hate my beard, but then it grew on me," e.g. |
| 82% | ONELINER | 8 | “I used to hate facial hair, but then it grew on me,” e.g. |
| 39% | PUN | 3 | "I used to be a banker, but I lost interest," e.g. |
| 39% | PUN | 3 | Mae West's "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted," e.g. |
| 34% | MEH | 3 | “Not my favorite, but I didn’t hate it” |
| 34% | ONELINER | 8 | Mitch Hedberg's "I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it," e.g. |
| 34% | MIND | 4 | "I was going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my ___!" |
| 33% | HBO | 3 | "I have a show; it's on Max ... They used to call it ___, but people found that too popular" (Conan O'Brien quote) |
| 31% | HAIR | 4 | Slowly but surely, it grows on you |
| 31% | GROANER | 7 | "I had a joke about oil, but I'm still refining it," e.g. |
| 31% | ESSAY | 5 | "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," e.g. |
| 30% | DISCLAIMER | 10 | "I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV," e.g. |
| 30% | TODAY | 5 | It's supposed to end at midnight, but then it doesn't |
| 30% | MAEWEST | 7 | "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" |
| 30% | TED | 3 | He anonymously donates a wing to a hospital but then tells everyone about it, much to Larry's chagrin, on Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| 29% | EAR | 3 | "I used to play piano by ___. Now I use my hands!" |
| 29% | ITRY | 4 | "___ to do my best, but it's never enough!": 2 wds. |
| 29% | CASHCROP | 8 | You know how I used to grow corn as a ___? ...
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| 29% | TRACTOR | 7 | Remember how I used to ride a ___ on a farm? ...
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| 29% | ABSENCE | 7 | They say it makes the heart grow fonder, but I've also heard it makes the heart to wander |
| 29% | DOOWOP | 6 | It used to be sung on street corners |
| 29% | CHALK | 5 | It's used to write on a blackboard |
| 29% | PAPI | 4 | “Ay ___, I say / to the scar on my belly. i only knew my name / when it came out of her mouth”: José Olivarez, “Guapo” |
| 29% | THEONETOTHEWESTOFHERE | 21 | "You caught me!," says the thief, who then admits: "The diamond isn't here in my room, but it's hidden in ___" |
| 29% | COLINKAEPERNICK | 15 | He said, “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way” |
| 29% | KIMBRA | 6 | Singer featured on Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" |
| 29% | SCTV | 4 | Candy used to be seen on it |
| 29% | CEL | 3 | Bugs used to be seen on it |
| 29% | ILLTRY | 6 | "Count on me to do my best" |
| 29% | MAE | 3 | West who said "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" |