“My girlfriend broke up with me for being too ‘un-American.’ I saw it coming from a kilometre away”

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Entry from March 03, 2021

“My girlfriend broke up with me for being too ‘un-American.’ I saw it coming from a kilometre away”

To “see something coming from a mile away” is an expression meaning that something is very obvious. There is no European version involving kilometers, but there are jokes.

“My wife asked for a divorce today, saying I was too un-American. I saw it coming from a kilometer away” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on November 14, 2020. “My girlfriend broke up with me for being too ‘un-American.’ I saw it coming from a kilometre away” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on February 27, 2021.

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/buckeyespud November 14, 2020
My wife asked for a divorce today, saying I was too un-American.
I saw it coming from a kilometer away.

Twitter
Dad
@ImYourDad___
My wife asked for a divorce today, saying I was too un-American.
I saw it coming from a kilometer away.
7:06 PM · Nov 14, 2020·IFTTT

Reddit—Jokes
Posted byu/MrGupppy February 27, 2021
My girlfriend broke up with me for being too “un-American”
I saw it coming from a kilometre away

Twitter
𝕮𝖑𝖆𝖘𝖘𝕿𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖗
@AlfredMwandagha
My girlfriend broke up with me for being too “un-American”
I saw it coming from a kilometre away…!
5:27 AM · Feb 27, 2021·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Risqué Jokes
@risquejotd
My girlfriend broke up with me for being too “un-American”
I saw it coming a kilometre away
7:05 PM · Feb 28, 2021·Twitter Web App

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