“The problem with natural immunity is that it’s free”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines "natural immunity" as immunity "acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease."…
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“The problem with Netflix recommendations is they assume I liked a show just because I watched 13 hours of it”
People can watch hours of a Netflix show -- and then decide if they like it. This was posted on X/Twitter by Tig Notaro on May 27, 2020, and it received over 22,000 likes: "The problem with…
“The problem with sex in the movies is that the popcorn usually spills”
"The problem with sex in the movies is that the popcorn usually spills" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "'The problem with sex in the movies is your popcorn…
“The problem with socialism is, you can vote your way into it, but you have to shoot your way out”
"You can vote your way into communism/socialism, but you have to shoot your way out" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The problem with socialism is that you can…
“The problem with the French is that they don’t have a word for entrepreneur”
U.S. President George W. Bush supposedly said to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair at a G8 Summit in July 2002: "The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for…
“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind”
Entry in progress -- B.P. 19 November 1996, Denver (CO) Post, pg. A2:Sez who: "The problem with the whole world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." - Humphrey Bogart Google BooksA…
“The problem with Workaholics Anonymous meetings is they never end”
Workaholics Anonymous does exist, but it's mostly used in jokes. "I need to find Workaholics Anonymous. Problem is I don't have the time to attend the meetings" was posted on…
“The Projects” (public housing projects)
People live in "the projects" - not their science projects, one would hope! The term dates to the 1930s and the "public housing projects" started at that time. 2 March 1939, New…
“The prophecy has been fulfilled” ($7.11 gas at 7-Eleven store)
7-Eleven retail convenience stores were named after the hours 7 a.m. (opening) and 11 p,m, (closing), although many stores are now open all 24 hours a day. An interesting occurrence is when it…
“The protected need to be further protected from the unprotected by forcing the unprotected…”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some vaccines mandates, but some people questioned that if the vaccines worked, why do the vaccinated need further protection from the unvaccinated?…
“The protected need to be protected from the unprotected by forcing the unprotected…”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some vaccines mandates, but some people questioned that if the vaccines worked, why do the vaccinated need further protection from the unvaccinated?…
“The pub is ten minutes from my house. However, my house is two hours from the pub”
It's often faster to walk from one's house to a pub than it is to walk from a pub back to the house -- that is, the person walking home from the pub is drunk. A joke was posted on…
“The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men”
"The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men" is often credited to Samuel Adams (1722-1803), who wrote this in a letter to James Warren, dated November 4,…
“The public ignores a presidential election until after the World Series”
"The public ignores a presidential (or general) election until after the World Series" has been a political axiom since at least the 1920s. The World Series used to end in early October,…
“The public is right during the trends, but wrong at both ends” (Wall Street adage)
Humphrey Bancroft Neill (1895-1977), the "Vermont ruminator," was a stock market contrarian, as expressed in his book, The Art of Contrary Thinking (1954). He wrote: "The public is…
“The public stayed away in droves”
American film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) was known for his humorous misstatements or malapropisms that became known as "Goldwynisms." One famous "Goldwynism" was when…
“The pulley is the most egotistical of all machines. It’s always the center of a tension”
"What does a pulley like the best about its position? It's the center of a tension" -- a pun on "center of attention" -- was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on August 18, 2017.…
“The punchline comes before the question. What’s the worst part about time traveling jokes?”
Time travel jokes are difficult. "You know the punchline before you're ever told the joke. What's the worst part about time traveling jokes?" was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on…
“The punishment for tax evasion is getting to live off of other people’s taxes”
"Is it strange that people like Wesley Snipes go to prison for tax evasion so that other people's tax dollars can pay to keep him there?" was posted on Twitter on December 9, 2010.…
“The purpose of a meme is to disturb the humorless, and to humor the disturbed”
"The purpose of a meme is to disturb the humorless, and to humor the disturbed" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on an image) was posted on iFunny on…