“Got thrown out of Coffee Club. I turned up wearing a tea shirt”
"T-shirt" shouldn't be confused with "tea shirt," but there are jokes. "Got thrown out of Coffee Club. I turned up wearing a tea shirt" was posted on Twitter by…
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“Got thrown out of Mime Club yesterday. Must have been something I said”
"The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club" is a saying in the novel Fight Club (1996) and the 1999 film. What would be a similar saying for Mime Club?…
“Got thrown out of the Stock Exchange for sitting in a bath full of Scrumpy, In cider trading”
"In cider trading" is a pun on "insider trading." "I was thrown out of the London Stock Exchange for standing in a bucket of Scrumpy, apparently there's rules against…
“Got up at 6 am today, went to the gym, ran 10 miles, finished my Christmas shopping…”
People lie about impossibly perfect days of getting everything accomplished. "I just went to the gym, ran 10 miles, went to church and then came home to write a tweet that is a total lie"…
“Got up this morning and ran around the block 5 times. Then I got tired, so I picked up the block”
"Got up this morning and ran around the block 5 times. Then I got tired, so I picked up the block and put it back in the toy box" -- that is, it's a toy block (such as a Lego) and…
“Gotham criminals should only do crime on cloudless nights”
Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He saves Gotham City -- similar to New York City -- from crime. Batman is summoned by Gotham City Police…
“Gotta go to Mo’s!” (Modell’s Sporting Goods)
Modell's Sporting Goods has many stores throughout New York City. In 1994, it came up with it's catchy jingle, "Gotta Go To Mo's!" When you gotta go, you gotta go.…
“Gotta say that the Class of 2020 outdid themselves with Senior Skip Day this year”
Seniors in schools often celebrate a "senior skip day." The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, however, cancelled most schools. "Gotta say that the Class of 2020 outdid themselves with…
“Gourmet burrito is an oxymoron”
Jeffrey Gundlach, a professional investor, did not like Chipotle, the gourment Mexican food chain. "Gourmet burrito is an oxymoron," he said in April 2013. The saying quickly spread…
“Govern me harder, daddy”
"Govern me harder, daddy" -- a satiric saying about government screwing the people -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic,…
“Government—Protecting and serving the hell out of you”
"Government -- Protecting and serving the crap/hell/shit out of you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters. The posters show what appear to be two police officers…
“Government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have”
U.S. president Gerald Ford told Congress in 1974: "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." The saying…
“Government can’t profit from self-sufficient people”
"Government((s) can't profit from self-sufficient people" (or "Governments & corporations can't profit from self-sufficient people") is a saying that has been…
“Government creates the crises so it can ‘rescue’ you with the loss of freedom”
"Government creates the crises so it can 'rescue' you with the loss of freedom" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "GOVT CREATES THE CRISES SO IT CAN…
“Government creates wealth the way ticks create blood”
"Governments create wealth the same way ticks create blood" (or "Government creates wealth the way ticks create blood") is a saying that has been printed on many images. That…
“Government does not solve problems—it subsidizes them”
"Government/Washington does not solve problems -- it subsidizes them" is a line that Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) used many times as governor of California and while campaigning for…
“Government expands to absorb revenue, and then some” (Wicker’s Law)
"Government expands to absorb revenue, and then some" was labeled "Wicker's Law" by New York (NY) Times political writer Tom Wicker, in a book review article…
“Government is a corporation in the limit”
"Government is a corporation in the limit. Government is the biggest corporation, with a monopoly on violence, and where you have no recourse. So, if you don't like corporations, you…
“Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure”
"Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is usually credited to American libertarian, businessman, radio…
“Government is an insurance company with an army”
The federal government funds Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other programs. It's sometimes said that "the federal government is a health insurance company with an army."…