“The people have spoken—the bastards!”
Democratic politician and strategist Dick Tuck ran for the California State Senate in 1966, but finished second in a crowded field. When asked by a television newsman for his reaction, Tuck said:…
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“The people have spoken…and they must be punished”
New York City Mayor Ed Koch (1924-2013) lost the 1989 Democratic primary to David Dinkins. Many people didn't like Dinkins as mayor; wherever Koch appeared, people would ask if he'd run…
“The people on the ‘right side of history’ are usually fighting for freedom and liberty…”
"The people on the ‘right side of history’ are usually fighting for freedom and liberty, not censorship and reeducation camps" (also shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Kevin…
“The people stand up for royalty. The queen sits down for royal tea”
"Royalty" sounds like "royal tea." A pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day and then on the newsgroup Google Groups: alt.humor.puns on September 19, 1999: "The people…
“The people that want to own everything are telling us we will be happy with owning nothing”
“You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy” is a saying that the World Economic Forum has popularized since 2016, and has been associated with its plans for a Great Reset. "The people…
“The people who currently own this world don’t care which ruler you choose. They care only that you keep choosing to be ruled”
"The people who currently own this world don't care which ruler you choose. They care only that you keep choosing to be ruled" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
“The people who take memes seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them”
"The people who take memes/politicians seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The stripper does not…
“The people who take politicians seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them”
"The people who take memes/politicians seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The stripper does not…
“The people who told you everything was fine because they were in control will shift to saying…”
"Hours ago, we saw the biggest bank failure in the US since 2008. Soon, the people who told you everything was fine because they were in control, will shift to saying that everything is going…
“The people who told you you don’t need guns and walls have surrounded themselves with…”
"Just remember, the people who told you that we don't need guns and walls have surrounded themselves by guns and walls" was posted on Twitter by Seattle Independent on January 18,…
“The people who write instructions for places like IKEA must be in good shape. All that manual labor”
"Manual labor" (physical work) doesn't involve writing instruction manuals, but there are jokes. "Does writing an instruction book count as manual labor?" was posted on…
“The people you’re afraid to offend don’t like you anyway, so stop being afraid to stand up”
"The people you’re afraid to offend don’t like you anyway, so stop being afraid to stand up" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Facebook by…
“The performer is available for a limited number of cancellations”
American pianist and composer Oscar Levant (1906-1972) and Russian-born American classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) both became notorious for cancelling concerts. Levant joked (by at…
“The person I see in the self checkout camera is not who I am in my heart”
No one seems to look good in a store's self checkout camera. This has the reputation for making people look even worse than passport photos or driver's license photos. "I never look…
“The person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it” (success/failure proverb)
"The person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it" is similar to other sayings, such as "if you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." The…
“The person who doesn’t know where his next dollar is coming from…”
"The person who doesn't know where his next dollar is coming from usually doesn't know where his last one went" is a financial saying that has been printed on many images.…
“The person who invented AutoCorrect walks into a barn. He orders a bear” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An AutoCorrect version was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on October 6, 2019: "The person…
“The person who invented bowling: “Oh and we’ll make them wear different shoes for no reason. Clown shoes’”
Bowling alleys usually require bowling shoes to be worn. The infrequent bowler usually rents shoes from the alley. Other non-bowling shoes can damage the alley, or cause the bowler to slip and…
“The person who invented hand sanitizer must be rubbing their hands together right now”
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increased the sale of hand sanitizer. "The guy/person who invented hand sanitizer must be rubbing his/their hands together now" -- that is, rubbing…
“The person who named sweetbreads isn’t allowed to name stuff anymore”
"Sweetbread" is not "sweet bread." A joke was posted on Twitter by GlennyRodge on October 3, 2015: "The person who named sweetbreads isn't allowed to name stuff…