“It’s Question Period, not Answer Period”
Canada's House of Commons has a "Question Period." A common joke is, "It’s Question Period, not Answer Period." The book Democracy Derailed: A Breakdown of Government…
Alphebetical for "i"
“It’s quite hot tonight, might have to sleep with an open window! *39 mosquitos liked your post*”
"I can't wait for warm summer nights, outside on the patio. *326 mosquitos liked your post*" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There are several variations. "(On…
“It’s science: I eat dumplings, and my happiness Gyoza up”
Many people love to eat dumplings. "We might be a little biased, but we're pretty sure life is just better when you're eating dumplings!" was posted on X/Twitter by 168 Asian…
“It’s science: when you eat dumplings, your happiness Gyoza up”
Many people love to eat dumplings. "We might be a little biased, but we're pretty sure life is just better when you're eating dumplings!" was posted on X/Twitter by 168 Asian…
“It’s spring. Don’t forget to reverse your battery cables so the air conditioner comes on…”
Reversing the cables of a car's battery doesn't turn the heat into air conditioning, or the air conditioning into heat. However, there are seasonal jokes that have been printed on many…
“It’s such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother — the world calls her grandmother”
"It’s such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother — that’s why the world calls her grandmother" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It’s such a grand thing…
“It’s that weird time of day when I don’t know if I need water, coffee, a cookie or…”
"It’s that weird time of day when I don’t know if I need water, coffee, a cookie or to leave civilization and go live amongst the woodland creatures" was posted on Twitter by…
“It’s the weekend, baby! Might mess around and use a different setting on the washing machine”
"it’s the weekend, baby! might mess around and use a different setting on the washing machine" was posted on Twitter by Mowgli on January 23, 2022. That is, the speaker is not doing…
“It’s weird liberals celebrate Women’s History Month when they can’t even tell you what a woman is”
Women's History Month is celebrated in March in the United States. "It’s weird #Liberals celebrate Women’s History month when they can’t even tell you what a woman is" was…
“It’s weird to think that before Facebook, all of this dumb stuff stayed in people’s heads”
"It's so crazy/scary/strange/weird to think that before Facebook/Twitter/Social Media, all this nonsense/shit just stayed in our heads" is a saying that has been printed on many…
“It’s with a heavy heart and a deep sadness that I have to announce that I’m at work”
"It’s with a heavy heart and a deep sadness that I have to announce that I'm at work" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on…
“Italian by blood. American by birth. Patriot by choice”
"American by birth. Patriot by choice" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "American by birth, patriot by choice!" was printed in the Albany (OR) Democrat-Herald…
“Italians eat ham with melon, but flip out about pineapple on pizza”
"Hawaiian pizza" is a pizza topped with pineapple and either ham or bacon. "Prosciutto e melone" is an Italian dish of cured ham and melon. Many people find that the former…
“Italians eat prosciutto e melone, but draw the line at pineapple on pizza”
"Hawaiian pizza" is a pizza topped with pineapple and either ham or bacon. "Prosciutto e melone" is an Italian dish of cured ham and melon. Many people find that the former…
I Eta Pi (fictional fraternity)
"Iota Eta Pi" or "I Eta Pi" is a fictional fraternity name made to sound like "I ate a pie." "I. Eta Pi" has been cited in print since at least 1908 and was…
I-95 Primary (Northeast presidential primaries)
The U.S. presidential primaries on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, held in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, were dubbed the “I-95 Primary." Interstate…
I.O.U.S.A. (IOU + USA)
"I.O.U.S.A." (IOU + USA) was printed in an income tax poem by an anonymous author that appeared in several newspapers since 1952: "Income tax is almost due,And this makes me,…
I’d rather be a lamppost in New York than mayor anywhere else
This saying goes way, way back. It has been said in various forms; a friend of mine remembers the boxer Sonny Liston saying that he'd rather be a lamppost in Harlem than mayor of Philadelphia.…
I’ve got a hunch that I don’t have any money left over after paying for college. It’s all intuition”
"Intuition" sounds like "in tuition," and there are jokes. I've got a hunch that I don't have any money left over after paying for college. It's all…
Iatrogenic Government
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) was the United States Senator from New York when he wrote the essay "Iatrogenic Government: Social Policy and Drug Research" for The American Scholar…