“All Communists Are Bastards” (ACAB)
"ACAB" usually stands for "All Cops Are Bastards." "ACAB" also stands for "All Communists Are Bastards," and this has been printed on many images. The…
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“All Coppers Are Bastards” (ACAB)
A chanted jingle -- “I’ll sing you a song / And it wont take long [or: It’s not very long] / All coppers are bastards” -- has been cited in the United Kingdom since at least 1945.…
“All Cops Are Bastards” (ACAB)
A chanted jingle -- “I’ll sing you a song / And it wont take long [or: It’s not very long] / All coppers are bastards” -- has been cited in the United Kingdom since at least 1945.…
“All countries got Coronavirus eventually, but China got it right off the bat”
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak began, according to one theory, from people in Wuhan, China, who ate bats. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on March 17, 2020: "All countries got…
“All Cows Eat Grass” (ACEG music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P. EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy Deserve Favor/Favour,” "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge," "Every Good Boy Does Fine," "Every Girl Bakes…
“All currencies eventually go to zero”
"All (fiat/paper) currencies eventually go to zero" means that all paper money -- not backed up by anything -- will eventually be worthless. It's not clear who first said this…
“All dogs go to heaven”
It's often said that all (good) animals go to heaven. "If all dogs go to heaven, as Conan Doyle suggests" was printed in the Wilmington (DE)News-Journal on May 11, 1922. "All…
“All drugs are ‘safe and effective’ when they’re making billions of dollars”
"All drugs are safe and effective when they're making billions of dollars" was posted on Twitter by ReallyAWulf on January 14, 2021. "All drugs are 'safe and…
“All eggs are poached eggs”
"Poach" can mean "to cook something in simmering liquid" and also "to take game or fish illegally." "I always thought poached eggs were eggs that you'd…
“All gaps eventually get filled”
Investment jargon defines a "gap" as the difference between an investment's opening price and its prior day closing price. "All gaps (eventually) get filled/closed" means…
“All gave some, some gave all”
"all gave some and some gave all" is a popular saying about those who served in war. "Some Gave All" (official video of 1992 song) was written and performed by Billy Ray Cyrus,…
“All governments lie about everything and you are programmed not to question anything…”
"ALL GOVERNMENTS LIE ABOUT EVERYTHING AND YOU ARE PROGRAMMED NOT TO QUESTION ANYTHING AND TO HATE THOSE WHO DO" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Jibo Zhema on July 4, 2018.…
“All gurgle and no guts”
"All gurgle and no guts" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying is popular in Texas and is used to describe someone who is boastful, but doesn't have the…
“All horses go to heaven”
It's often said that all (good) animals go to heaven. "If all dogs go to heaven, as Conan Doyle suggests" was printed in the Wilmington (DE)News-Journal on May 11, 1922. "All…
“All hotel rooms look the same with the lights off”
"All hotel rooms look the same with the lights off" (also "all hotel rooms look the same in the dark" or "all hotel rooms look the same with your eyes closed") means…
“All I ask is if we arm the teachers, the librarians get silencers”
Following school shootings (such as the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida on February 14, 2018), one plan has been to arm teachers. "All for it if the librarians get…
“All I ask is the chance to prove that money can’t make me happy”
"Money can't buy happiness" is a proverb that has been cited in English since at least 1821. There have been many jocular additions to the proverb. "All I ask is the chance to…
“All I could get on screen were pics of plates of stew. Turned out to be a wireless hotpot”
A "wireless hotspot" shouldn't be confused with a "wireless hotpot," but there are jokes. "RT @amateuradam: Cooking dinner tonight only using the Internet - making a…
“All I could get on screen were pics of plates of stew. Turned out to be a wireless hotpot”
A "wireless hotspot" shouldn't be confused with a "wireless hotpot," but there are jokes. "RT @amateuradam: Cooking dinner tonight only using the Internet - making a…
“All I do is work, go home, blink a few times then it’s back to work”
"All I do is work, go home, blink a few times then it's back to work" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Finish work, go home, blink, go back to work!…