| 2024-07-07 | Like some hipster T-shirts |
| 2023-08-13 | Like O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" |
| 2023-06-28 | Like a free ride when you've already paid, per a 1996 hit |
| 2021-12-02 | 1996 hit for Alanis Morissette |
| 2020-08-18 | Alanis Morissette song about unfortunate situations |
| 2020-05-21 | 1996 hit with the lyric "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife" |
| 2019-10-31 | Against expectations, say |
| 2014-11-24 | Like a firehouse burning down? |
| 2013-01-19 | Having a twist |
| 2010-11-15 | Funny in a twisted way |
| 2010-10-13 | Having a twist |
| 2010-01-30 | Like Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" |
| 2009-07-05 | Like some Swift writing |
| 2006-06-20 | Like many O. Henry stories |
| 2005-02-17 | Twisted, in a way |
| 2004-06-08 | Like many an O. Henry story |
| 2002-01-05 | "Isn't it ___?" |
| 2000-06-29 | Like many Rod Serling works |
| 2000-03-05 | Unexpected, in a way |
| 1999-12-26 | Like a break-in at a burglar's house |
| 1999-03-26 | Like some of Chekhov's writings |
| 1999-03-03 | Unexpectedly appropriate, maybe |
| 1998-07-09 | Double-edged |
| 1998-05-24 | Like some Swift writing |
| 1996-02-08 | Like many O. Henry stories |
| 1995-08-14 | Having hidden humor |
| 1994-10-18 | Satirical, maybe |