“People must not cough near you, they must cough far away…” (“far cough”)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic made people socially distance and wear face masks. "Far cough" ("fuck off") was a popular joke. "Far cough" has been cited in print…
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“People need to learn loyalty from dogs, but they learned positions”
"People need to learn loyalty from dogs, but they learned positions" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, instead of learning loyalty from dogs, many people learned…
“People need to learn loyalty from dogs”
"People need to learn loyalty from dogs, but they learned positions" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, instead of learning loyalty from dogs, many people learned…
“People need to stop putting flyers on my car. I don’t want to see the band ‘Parking Violation’”
"People need to stop putting flyers on my car. I don't want to see a band called 'Parking Violation' at the 'Courthouse'" is a jocular line about parking tickets…
“People needed to learn loyalty from dogs, but they learned positions”
"People need to learn loyalty from dogs, but they learned positions" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, instead of learning loyalty from dogs, many people learned…
“People never tell you when it’s their first rodeo, but are eager to inform you when it’s not”
“This ain’t my first rodeo” (or "This is not my first rodeo") is a popular saying. The saying almost always uses the negative in discussing a first rodeo. This was posted on Reddit…
“People not liking you isn’t oppression”
"People not liking you isn't oppression" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Some people think that everyone must like them and agree with their opinions. "People…
“People of quality do not fear equality”
"Men/People of quality don't fear equality" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This message has been painted on signs at women's rights marches and LGBTQ pride…
“People of quality don’t fear equality”
"Men/People of quality don't fear equality" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This message has been painted on signs at women's rights marches and LGBTQ pride…
“People often ask me why I wanted to be a film editor. Well, to cut a long story short”
"To cut a long story short" is a common conversational expression. "When I was asked at the job interview 'Why do you want to be a Film Editor?' I replied 'Well, to…
“People often say ‘icy’ is the easiest word to spell and, looking at it now, I see why”
"The phrase ‘i see why’ forms the letters I, C, and Y, which, when put together, spell the word’ icy’. this world is full of beauty" is an observation that was posted on Twitter…
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last—well, neither does bathing”
Billy Sunday (1862-1935) was a popular American evangelist. Someone once commented to him that his conversions don't last. Sunday replied ( a version is cited in print in 1917), "Of…
“People peel the stickers off of bananas despite the peel not being eaten”
A banana sticker (such as "Chiquita") is often found on the banana peel. Many people remove this sticker, despite the fact that the banana peel is not eaten. Then, they (especially young…
“People rarely succeed at anything unless they have fun doing it”
American author Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) wrote in How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936): "The chairman of the board of directors of one of the largest rubber companies in the United…
“People say ‘time heals all wounds,’ but have you ever seen a clock perform surgery?”
"Time heals all wounds" is an old saying that might or might not be true. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by Princess Buttercup on May 23, 2014, and it received over 7,500 likes:…
“People say elevator music is boring. It’s actually very next-level”
"Elevator music" (background music) is usually popular, conservative music, but a joke has it that the music is "next level." "I like listening to elevator music as i take…
“People say laughter is the best medicine, but I think a big bottle of wine is the way to go”
"Laughter is the best medicine" is a popular proverb. "Laughter is the best medicine. Or wine. It might be wine" is a wine saying that has been printed on several images.…
“People say that money is not the key to happiness…”
"People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money you can have a key made" is a classic line from American comedian, actress and television…
“People say time is money. Well, I don’t buy that for a second”
"Time is money" is a proverb that was popularized by Benjamin Franklin (1705-1790). A joke was posted by Steven W Skinner on Twitter on January 18, 2016: "People say time is money-…
“People say your senior year flies. I just didn’t realize it would Zoom” (Class of 2020 joke)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many schools being closed in 2020. Many students finished the school year using Zoom (an online service). "I really feel for the class of 2020.…