“Democracy, whiskey, sexy”
The 2003 invasion of Iraq (by a coalition led by the United States) was reported in this article in the New York (NY) Times on April 3, 2003: What, the man was asked, did he hope to see now that…
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“Democracy: because minorities are always wrong”
In a pure democracy, the will of the majority always wins and minorities always lose. Because of this tyranny of the majority. a democracy is not a preferred form of government. "Democracy:…
“Democratic Socialism: Everyone votes for the state to forcibly take your money”
Two similar memes about democratic socialism have been printed on many images. The following meme was posted by The Atlas Society on Twitter and Facebook on February 12, 2019: "Teacher:…
“Democrats fall in love; Republicans fall in line”
"Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line" has been a political saying since 2003. In 1999-2000, many people commented that Al Gore (the vice president and Democrat presidential…
“Democrats initiate, Republicans consolidate”
"Democrats initiate, Republicans consolidate" was written by William Norman Grigg in The New American magazine (a publication of the John Birch Society) in the December 4, 2000 issue.…
“Democrats vote on Tuesday, Republicans vote on Wednesday” (joke)
U.S. presidential elections are held the first Tuesday in November. A joke has voters being told that "Republicans vote on Tuesday, Democrats vote on Wednesday," or "Democrats vote…
“Democrats will give you the shirt off my back”
"Democrats will give you the shirt off my back" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Give you the shirt off my back" is an expression that means to give someone…
“Democrats: A bunch of rich people convincing poor people to vote for the rich people…”
"Dimocrats: Rich people convincing poor people the other rich people are the reason they're poor" was posted on Twitter by Joel on May 29, 2014. "Democrats: Rich people telling…
“Demography is destiny”
"Demography is destiny" (infrequently given as "demographics is destiny" or "demographics are destiny") was coined by Ben Wattenberg and Richard M. Scammon in their…
“Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. The five stages of realizing you’re out of wine”
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance have been called the "five stages of grief." "The five stages of Monday; Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Wine" is a…
“Denise” and “Denephew” (New York dialect joke)
New York dialect has historically pronounced "these-them-those" and "dese-dem-dose." A joke (cited in print to at least 1972) usually attributes this comical dialect to someone…
“Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who can’t fight”
"Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who can't fight" (or "Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who don't know how to fight") is a saying that has been…
“Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who don’t know how to fight.—Friedrich Nietzsche”
"Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who don’t know how to fight" (or "Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who can't fight") is a saying that has been printed…
“Dentists are going on strike. Brace yourself!”
"Brace yourself" doesn't mean to put braces on your own teeth, but there are jokes. "Dentists are going on strike...brace yourselves" was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot…
“Dentists are going on strike. Brace yourselves!”
"Brace yourself" doesn't mean to put braces on your own teeth, but there are jokes. "Dentists are going on strike...brace yourselves" was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot…
“Dentists are janitors for mouths”
"A dentist is just a janitor for someone's mouth" was posted on Twitter on March 29, 2016. "A dentist is just like a janitor for your mouth" was posted on Reddit -- Shower…
“Deposed kings get throne away”
A royal riddle is: Q: What happens to deposed kings?A: They get throne away. "Throne away" is a pun on "thrown away." The riddle was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on August…
“Depression—When you buy a hula-hoop and it fits you”
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. It can help people to exercise. The hula hoop is not supposed to fit like a belt -- unless someone is extremely fat.…
“Depression is the toothpaste to the sweet orange juice that is life”
Brushing one’s teeth with toothpaste and then drinking orange juice results in an unpleasant taste, but it’s usually not fatal. “Toothpaste before orange juice equals death” is a one-line…
“Depresso: when you’ve run out of coffee. Represso: when you refuse to talk about it”
"Represso" (repression + espresso) is a jocular coffee term. "Is #represso the opposite of #espresso?" was posted on Twitter by Molly C Loar on November 19, 2013. "I made a…