“I might wake up early and go running…” (joke)

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Entry from June 23, 2017

“I might wake up early and go running…” (joke)

“I might wake up early and go running. I also might wake up and win the lottery. The odds are about the same” is a jocular line about running—or not running—that has been printed on many images. “I might wake up early and go running but I also might win the lottery the odds are about the same” was posted on Twitter on June 2, 2014.

Twitter
Cαssie Morgαn‏
@cassiefasu
I might wake up early and go running but I also might win the lottery the odds are about the same
10:20 PM - 2 Jun 2014

Twitter
Kassidy Gautier‏
@kassidyg12
I might wake up early and go running but I also might win the lottery the odds are about the same
7:44 PM - 3 Jul 2014

Twitter
Christine Moto‏
@DeeDeeSpeaks
I might wake up early and go jogging somewhere, or I might win the lottery.
The odds are about the same.
9:25 PM - 31 Jul 2014

Twitter
Tej Chaggar‏
@tejchaggar
I might wake up early and go running. I also might wake up and win the lottery. The odds are about the same.
1:19 PM - 5 Feb 2015

Twitter
lm.‏
@_LVLI
I might wake up early and go jogging. But I might wake up and win the lottery too so the chances are about the same. So who knows ☺️ GN YALL
12:21 AM - 21 Feb 2015

Twitter
CpremeB!NG 😐 🙂 ☺ 😃 😑‏
@itachy81
Might wake up early and go exercise for once but I also might win the lottery, the odds are about the same.
12:45 AM - 28 Feb 2015

Twitter
Bill Murray‏
@BiIIMurray
Might wake up early and go running but I also might win the lottery, the odds are about the same.
4:26 PM - 23 Jul 2015

Twitter
Bill Murray‏
@BiIIMurray
Might wake up early and go running but I also might win the lottery, the odds are about the same
5:44 AM - 12 Mar 2016

Me.Me
MIGHT WAKE UP EARLY AND GO RUNNING BUT I ALSO MIGHT WIN THE LOTTERY THE ODDS ARE ABOUT THE SAME MISS T MEME
LOTTERY MEMES RUN RUNNING 🤖 ARES WAKE ODD MISS WINS WIN WINNING WAKE UP WAKING UP MISSED SAME WIN THE LOTTERY WINNING THE LOTTERY WAKING UP EARLY WAKE UP EARLY UP EARLY ODDS ARE
FOUND @ 5 LIKES ON 2016-10-22 23:18:02 BY ME.ME
SOURCE: FACEBOOK

Twitter
Shrishti Banerjee‏
@shrishti_b
I might wake up early and do some exercise, or I might win the lotto, the odds are the same.
11:25 AM - 4 Nov 2016

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