“I was born to be rich. I can tell by the way I spend money”
"I was meant to be rich. I can tell by the way I spend money" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I was born to be rich, I can tell by the way i spend"…
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"I was meant to be rich. I can tell by the way I spend money" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I was born to be rich, I can tell by the way i spend"…
Politicians have been known to stretch the truth. "If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics" was written by American humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935) in his…
Socrates (470-399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. There was no philosopher named "Mediocrates" or…
"I was meant to be rich. I can tell by the way I spend money" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I was born to be rich, I can tell by the way i spend"…
"Turducken" is a dish of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, further stuffed into a deboned turkey. It is not a "stuffed animal," but there are jokes. "A new…
Shrove Tuesday is often celebrated by eating pancakes, and it's called Pancake Day in the United Kingdom. There was no Saint Pancake, but there are jokes. "Happy St. Pancake's…
"Neccescelery/Nececelery/Necescelery" (necessarily + celery) is a nonsense word. "@damienmulley not necescelery" was posted on Twitter by Paraic on September 4, 2009.…
"Eggs as well as colts must be broken before they can be used" was printed in the Vermont Watchman & State Journal (Montpelier, VT) on May 9, 1883. "Why is an egg like a colt?…
"If I agree, it's free speech. If I disagree, it's hate speech" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "Free speech is only free if the left agrees with it. If they…
"Neccescelery/Nececelery/Necescelery" (necessarily + celery) is a nonsense word. "@damienmulley not necescelery" was posted on Twitter by Paraic on September 4, 2009.…
"Modern slaves are not in chains. They are in debt" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Driving around yesterday, I saw the most accurate window…
"I was meant to be rich. I can tell by the way I spend money" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I was born to be rich, I can tell by the way i spend"…
Entry in progress -- BP The Big LeadTexas Blizzard Has Now Produced a 'Snownado'By Ryan Phillips | Feb 15, 2021, 6:37 PM ESTThings are bad in Texas right now. There's a massive…
The nation of "Greece" is often used as a joke for the word "grease." "Why is a map of Turkey-in-Europe like a dripping pan? Because there is Greece at the bottom" was…
"Eggs as well as colts must be broken before they can be used" was printed in the Vermont Watchman & State Journal (Montpelier, VT) on May 9, 1883. "Why is an egg like a colt?…
The nation of "Greece" is often used as a joke for the word "grease." "Why is a map of Turkey-in-Europe like a dripping pan? Because there is Greece at the bottom" was…
"Just trying to find the YEE to my HAW, and I keep finding the HELL to my NAW" is a jocular saying that has been printe on many images. "Just trying to find the yee to my haw, and I…
"What does a government do once it has disarmed its citizens? Anything/Whatever it wants" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed in many images, usually with a picture of Cuban…
The Gospel of John calls Jesus the "Lamb of God." This is not connected to the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb," but there are jokes. "'Mary had a little lamb is…
The letters "U.S." (United States) have been personified by the fictional character of "Uncle Sam." The letters "C.S." (Confederate States) were personified by the…