Quotation marks can be used for a few different reasons. Most commonly, to indicate a direct quote from someone but it can also be used to specify different meanings. Sometimes, it’s accidental and when that happens it’s very suspicious…but also hilarious.
Luckily, there’s a place online called, “Suspiciously” Used Quotation Marks where people can share all the funny unnecessary quotes they’ve encountered in the wild and I have so many questions.
1. First, Some “Examples” Of Suspicious Quotes
2. “Suspicious Church”
3. “A ‘Loving Tribute'”
4. “I Feel Sorry For That Actor”
5. “Starbucks Is Offering Everything These Days”
6.”This Is What I Think Of Your So-Called Allergy”
7. “That Is Unsettling”
8. “Oh No, Timmy”
9. “My Husband Was Given This Notepad At His New Job. Most Discouraging Use Of Quotation Marks”
10. “You Might Want To Clarify Your Acronym A Bit”
11. “Mom, Are You Proud Or Not?”
12. “I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Been More Intimidated By A Piece Of Mail”
13. “Don’t Know How I Feel About This ‘Plastic Surgeon'”
14. “I Don’t Know If I Want To Visit This So-Called ‘Church’ Of Yours”
15. Suspicious Quotation Marks
16. “Sir, This Is The ‘Police'”
17. “Should I Doubt The Safety Of My Holidays?”
18. “Sober”
19. “Befriended”
20. “I’d Rather Not Touch The ‘Rock’, Thanks”
21. “I Also ‘Love’ My Job”
22. “Rightfully Suspicious Quotes”
23. “Stop Mom! Free ‘Face Painting'”
24. “I Always Buy My ‘Candy’ At My Local Bowling Alley”
25. “Uh, What Kinda Teacher Again?”
26. “‘Nothing’ In Car”
27. “Of Course. I Mean, What Else Would You Even Put In There”
28. “Uhm?”
29. “Yours? Hmm”
30. “Hate It When You ‘Accidental’ Salmon”
31. “Receiving Unsolicited Mail From Sarcastic Politicians”
32. “Yes, Officer, I’m ’21′”
33. “‘If’ You Catch My Drift”
34. “It’s Written On Police Cars”
35. “Specialized In Various Specialties”
36. “Mechanic Wanted”
37. “When Looking Up What McNuggets Are Made Of”
38. “Found This At A Secondhand”
39. “A What Now”
40. “Just Seen In A Microsoft Presentation. Yeah, It Sure Is”
When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.