“If you see a good move, look for a better one” (chess adage)
"If you see a good move, look for a better one" is a chess adage meaning that one should study the position and not jump at the first good thought. The saying has also been used in…
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“If you see a lawyer on a bicycle, why don’t you hit him?” (lawyer joke)
One popular lawyer joke -- yet another on the theme of killing lawyers -- is: Q: If you see a lawyer on a bicycle, why don't you swerve to hit him?A: It might be your bicycle. The joke has…
“If you see a rabbit laying little brown eggs, don’t eat them. It’s not chocolate”
"If you see a rabbit laying little brown eggs, don't eat them. It's not chocolate" is a jocular saying that has been a Minions quote. The popular Easter saying was posted on…
“If you see a Swiss banker jumping out of a window, follow him” (Voltaire?)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: VoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, and…
“If you see a turtle on a fence, he had help getting there”
"If you see a turtle sitting on a fencepost, he had help getting there" is one of Bill Clinton's favorite phrases. The phrase is popular in both Arkansas and Texas to indicate the…
“If you see me running, call the police”
"If you see me running, call the police" is a jocular statement by a non-runner that has been printed on many ecards. "Mon, if you ever see me running, please call the Police, it…
“If you see me talking to myself, just move along. I’m self employed and having a staff meeting”
"Please note that I am self employed. So if you see me talking to myself, please do not disturb. I'm having a staff meeting" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
“If you see me talking to myself, mind your business. I’m having a parent teacher conference.”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreakThe 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute…
“If you see my kids crying outside & picking weeds, just keep on driving. They’re on a field trip”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic closed many schools, and many parents were homeschooling for the first time. "Field trips" were a little different. This was posted on Facebook by…
“If you see my kids locked outside today, mind your business. We are having a fire drill”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in the closing of many schools. Many parents were homeschooling for the first time. "If you see my kids locked outside today, mind your business! We…
“If you see something, say something” (safety slogan)
"If you see something, say something" was the Metropolitan Transit Authority's 2003 response to terrorism. The trademarked slogan (used on buses and trains) was created by Allen Kay,…
“If you see something, steal something”
"If you see something, say something" is a New York anti-terrorism slogan. "See something, steal something" is a variation that was posted on Twitter on March 24, 2010. "If…
“If you see the play happen, you have missed the picture” (sports photography adage)
"If you see the play happen, you have missed the picture" (or "If you see the action, you missed it") is a sports photography adage. A sports photographer must know the sport…
“If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop bitching”
"If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop bitching/complaining" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. "If you see the glass as…
“If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop complaining”
"If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop bitching/complaining" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. "If you see the glass as…
“If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass”
"If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop bitching/complaining" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. "If you see the glass as…
“If you shoot it, you eat it” (hunting adage)
"If you shoot it, you eat it" is not a hunting requirement, but it is a saying that some hunters use. "If you shoot it -- you gotta eat it" has been cited in print since at…
“If you show your papers to attend a Remembrance Day ceremony, you’ve already forgotten”
Remembrance Day (November 11th) recalls the end of the First World War. "If you show your papers to attend a Remembrance Day ceremony, you’ve already forgotten" is a saying that has…
“If you sin 90 times you’ll only get caught 50% of the time because sin90 = cot45”
"If you sin 90 times, you get caught 45 times. Because sin90 = cot 45!" was posted on Twitter by Abhijeet R.Bhalerao on August 28, 2010. This is a math joke about "sine"…
“If you sleep with the elephants, you can’t cover the circus” (journalism adage)
"If you sleep with the elephants, you can't cover the circus" has developed into a newspaper adage. In 1977, it was discovered that New York (NY) Times writer Laura Foreman had been…