“Give him someone else’s fish and he’ll vote for you”
Entry in progress -- BP “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; give a man a welfare check and he’ll vote for a Democrat” is a related saying. "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a…
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“Give me a dime for a sandwich.”/“Let me see the sandwich first.”
"Please give me a dime (or another amount) for a sandwich" is what a beggar might request. The line usually means that the beggar is hungry and needs the money to buy himself a sandwich…
“Give me a gun and I can rob a bank. Give me a bank and I can rob the world”
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular proverb. "Give a man a gun and he'll rob a bank. Give a man a bank…
“Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I’ll win a war!” (General George S. Patton quote?)
World War II General George S. Patton is often quoted as saying: "Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a…
“Give me a T” (tea joke)
"T" and "tea" sound the same. A "Give me a T" joke -- not, as it turns out, a letter cheer -- has been cited in print since at least October 2015. Sickipedia"Give…
“Give me all your money or you’re geography!” (bank robbery joke)
A popular bank robbery joke is: THIEF: Give me all your money, or you're geography! VICTIM: Don't you mean history?THIEF: Don't change the subject. The joke has been cited in print…
“Give me an athlete and I can turn him into a lacrosse player”
Lacrosse relies on athleticism, but many athletes choose major sports (such as basketball or football) first. Lacrosse coaches often say, "Give me an athlete and I can turn him into a lacrosse…
“Give me coffee to change the things I can, and the beach to accept the things I can’t”
"Give me coffee to change the things I can, and the beach to accept the things I can’t" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the…
“Give me four years to teach the children, and the seed I have sown shall never be uprooted”
"Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted" is a popular quotation credited to Russian political leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924).…
“Give me golf clubs, fresh air, and a beautiful partner”
American comedian and actor Jack Benny (1894-1974) was has been quoted with this golf gem (cited in print since at least 1959): "Give me my golf clubs, the fresh air and a beautiful partner,…
“Give me liberty. That’s it. I can handle the rest”
"Give me liberty. That's it. I can handle the rest" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The classical saying is, "Give me liberty or give me death!"…
“Give My Regards to Broadway” (1904)
This standard is now 100 years old. We're able to reproduce the lyrics in full. George M. Cohan's statue stands in the heart of Time Square, at Duffy Square, on the same traffic island as…
“Give peace a chance” (“Give war a chance”)
Beatles musician John Lennon (1940-1980) wrote the song "Give Peace a Chance" in 1969; Pete Seeger sang it at the anti-Vietnam War Moratorium March on Washington on November 15, 1969.…
“Give the lady what she wants” (Marshall Field slogan)
"Give the lady what she wants" is said to have been the motto of Marshall Field (1834-1906), the founder of Chicago's Marshall Field & Company department store. "Give the…
“Give up carbs? Over my bread body”
"Give up carbs? Over my bread body" is a jocular saying -- a bread pun on "over my dead body" -- that has been printed on GIFs. “Emma eating only carbs is rlly unhealthy you…
“Give your co-workers the silent treatment by sending them blank emails”
Some employees give their co-workers the "silent treatment" -- they don't talk to them. "Giving co-workers the silent treatment by sending them blank emails" is a jocular…
“Give, get, or get off” (“Give, get, or get out”)
Trustees of institutions of higher learning and members of the boards of directors of nonprofit corporations are often told to "give or get" -- give money or get money. This has expanded…
“Given enough coffee, I could rule the world”
"Given enough coffee I could rule the world" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on the newsgroup newsguy.general on July 1, 2002.…
“Giving a fuck doesn’t go with my outfit”
"Giving a fuck doesn't go with my outfit" (or "Giving a fuck doesn't really go with my outsift today") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has…
“Giving a fuck doesn’t really go with my outfit today”
"Giving a fuck doesn't go with my outfit" (or "Giving a fuck doesn't really go with my outsift today") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has…