“Personal liberty is the greater good”
Government sometimes seeks to suspend personal freedoms and liberty "for the greater good." The saying "Freedom is the greater good" has been printed on many images.…
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“Personnel is policy”
'Personnel is policy" is a saying used to describe the personnel that a new executive puts in place. The saying became popular in 1981, after Ronald Reagan's presidential victory and…
“Pessimism never won any battle”
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) said in July 1955: "We cannot look at this whole situation with out realizing first that pessimism never won any battle, whether it was in peace…
“Pesto is just Italian guacamole”
Pesto is often compared to guacamole. Both are green. although the ingredients are very different. "Pesto- the italian guacamole" was posted on Twitter by Wear A Damn MasKiki on December…
“Petroleum jelly implies the existence of petroleum peanut butter”
Petroleum jelly (such as Vaseline) is a popular non-food product. There is no petroleum peanut butter, but there are jokes. "Just wondering...Why is there no petroleum peanut butter?" was…
“Pets: Life’s apology for every bad day ever”
"Pets: Life’s apology for every crappy day ever" is a saying that has been printed on many images. People come home after a bad day at work (or school) and are greeted by their pets.…
“Pets: Life’s apology for every crappy day ever”
"Pets: Life’s apology for every crappy day ever" is a saying that has been printed on many images. People come home after a bad day at work (or school) and are greeted by their pets.…
“Pets: Life’s apology for every crummy day ever”
"Pets: Life’s apology for every crappy day ever" is a saying that has been printed on many images. People come home after a bad day at work (or school) and are greeted by their pets.…
“Pharma funds the media. The media funds your fears. Your fears fund your disease…”
"Pharma funds the media. The media funds your fears. Your fears fund your disease. Your disease funds pharma" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Pharma funds the…
“Pheidippides walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A marathon runner variation is: "A marathon runner walks into a bar. The bartender…
“Philosophies are questions that may never be answered. Religions are answers…”
"Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown.…
“Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may not be questioned”
"Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown.…
“Philosophy is wondering if a Bloody Mary counts as a smoothie”
“Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad” is a popular saying. “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a salad.…
“Philosophy majors ask why you want fries with that”
"Do you want fries with that?" is a popular question asked at many fast food restaurants. By extension, it's used in several jokes about liberal arts graduates who seemingly…
“Phoney as a three-dollar bill” (“Queer as a three-dollar bill”)
Three-dollar bills were printed by various states in the 1800s, but there has never been a U.S. three-dollar bill. There are U.S. one-dollar bills and U.S. two-dollar bills. "Rufe Davis…
“Photographers are violent people. First they frame you, then they shoot you”
"Photographers are violent people. First they frame you, then they shoot you, then they hang you on the wall" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was…
“Pi Day is just a fake holiday created by math companies to sell more math”
"Pi Day is just a fake holiday created by math companies to sell more math" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Pi Day is March 14th (3/14), just as Pi is…
“Pibb Xtra is a poor man’s Dr Pepper”
The soft drink Mr. Pibb (originally introduced in the 1970s, and now called Pibb Xtra) has been compared to Dr Pepper (introduced in the 1880s). "Mr Pibb. pah. The poor man's Dr…
“Pick your poison” (“Choose your poison”)
Liquor was jocularly called "poison" in the 19th century. Bar patrons would select their "poison." "Nominate your poison" was cited in March 1864. "Name your…
“Picking up nickels in front of a steamroller”
"Picking up pennies/nickels/dimes/quarters in front of a bulldozer/steamroller" means steadily making investments for a small return, only to be eventually crushed (by a financial crash…