“Good government is good politics”
"Good government is good politics" was a newspaper headline in 1890 and has been used by many politicians since then. Republican President Herbert Hoover used the line in 1931, Democratic…
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“Good grades, enough sleep, or a social life—pick any two”
A common college saying is that a student can "pick/choose any two -- good grades, enough sleep, or a social life." Accomplishing all three is not possible. The 1992 Princeton Review…
“Good help is hard to find”
According to modern accounts, some slaveholders after the Emancipation Proclamation or after the Civil War refused to give up their slaves, stating "good help is hard to find." This story…
“Good horses make good jockeys” (horse racing adage)
"Good horses make good jockeys" is an old horse racing adage of unknown authorship. "It is an old turf proverb that good horses make good jockeys" was cited in the New-York (NY)…
“Good Humor man: sundae driver”
A "Sunday driver" is someone who drives slowly (and often poorly), There are several puns about a "sundae driver." An early pun involves a driver who eats ice cream. "A…
“Good ideas don’t require force”
"Good ideas don't require force" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The saying became popular in 2012. "Good ideas don't require force. Bad ideas…
“Good intentions don’t move mountains, bulldozers do”
"There is an old saying that good intentions don't move mountains; bulldozers do," wrote management author Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) in Managing the Non-Profit Organization:…
“Good judgment comes from experience—and that comes from bad judgment”
"Good judgment comes from experience -- and that comes from bad/poor judgment" is a jocular saying that was allegedly told by Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. (1886-1945) in 1936. The saying…
“Good moms have sticky floors, dirty ovens, and happy kids”
"Good moms have sticky floors, dirty ovens, and happy kids" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as kitchen plaques. "Good moms have sticky floors, messy…
“Good moms let you lick the beaters. Great moms turn them off first”
"Good moms let you lick the beaters. Great moms turn them off first" is a jocular saying about mothers and baking that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on…
“Good morning class. Today’s lesson is on Whole Numbers and I need your undivided attention”
"Good morning class. Today’s lesson is on Whole Numbers and I need your undivided attention" is a school joke. The joke was posted on the Sickipedia website on October 21, 2020.…
“Good morning, I’ll take a large iced fuckoffee with a shot of stresspresso”
"Good morning, I'll take a large iced fuckoffee with a shot of stresspress" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Fuckoffee" (fuck off + coffee) is a…
“Good morning, inmates” (2019–20 coronavirus pandemic quarantine)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic locked people in their homes, as if they were in jail. "Good morning inmates" was posted on Twitter by The real me on February 26, 2020. "Good…
“Good morning, self-isolation inmates! Anyone know how much vodka goes in scrambled eggs?”
"Anyone know how much vodka goes into scrambled eggs?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Can someone tell me how much vodka goes into scrambled eggs again, I…
“Good morning. Don’t forget to drink water and mind your own business today”
"Drink water & mind your business" (also "Good morning. Don't forget to drink water and mind your own business," among other variations) is a saying that has been…
“Good morning. I see the assassins have failed”
"Good morning. I see the assassins have failed" is a jocular morning saying that has been printed on many images. "Good morning, I see the assassins have failed" was posted on…
“Good morning. Today’s Saturday and I like to be what I call ‘comfortably caffeinated’”
"Good morning. Today's Saturday and I like to be what I call 'comfortably caffeinated.' That means I've got coffee and I may or may not be wearing pants" is a jocular…
“Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite”
Bedbugs were a problem in the 19th century, almost disappeared by the 1940s, but re-appeared from about 1995. Many New York City homes and stores became infested with bedbugs, as it grew to become…
“Good people drink good beer”
"Good people drink good beer" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. American author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) created the "Good people drink good…
“Good pitching will always stop good hitting, and vice versa”
"Good pitching will always beat good hitting" is a baseball proverb that has been cited in print since at least 1963. "Good pitching always stops good hitting...and vice versa"…