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October 19, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion”

"Going to war without France is like going (deer) hunting without an accordion" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Of course, an accordion is not useful for hunting.…

April 15, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Golf is like taxes” (joke)

"Golf is like taxes. You drive hard to make the green, then end up in the hole" is a jocular saying that has been printed on wall signs. The saying has been cited in print since at least…

April 8, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gonna ask my momma if that offer to slap me into next year is still on the table”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic made 2020 a difficult year for many people. "Bruh i need my momma to slap me into next year i cant deal" was posted on Twitter by razzle_dazzle876 on…

December 2, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Good cannot unite with evil. Right cannot unite with wrong”

After an election (a primary election or a general election), there are usually calls to unite. "Good cannot unite with evil" is a popular response by those who do not wish to unite.…

January 13, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Good government is good politics”

"Good government is good politics" was a newspaper headline in 1890 and has been used by many politicians since then. Republican President Herbert Hoover used the line in 1931, Democratic…

October 30, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Good government is no substitute for self-government”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Henry Campbell-Bannerman Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB PC (né Campbell; 7 September 1836 – 22 April 1908) was a British statesman and Liberal Party…

July 4, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Good ideas don’t require force”

"Good ideas don't require force" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The saying became popular in 2012. "Good ideas don't require force. Bad ideas…

April 9, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Good morning, inmates” (2019–20 coronavirus pandemic quarantine)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic locked people in their homes, as if they were in jail. "Good morning inmates" was posted on Twitter by The real me on February 26, 2020. "Good…

December 27, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Got my Pfizer vaccine this morning. Pfeeling pfine!”

The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in several companies competing to make vaccines. One of those companies was Pfizer, Inc. (pronounced without the "p," like…

September 11, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Got Tea?” (tea party variant of “Got Milk?”)

"Got Milk?" is a popular milk advertising campaign that began in 1993. At a TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party in Cincinnati (OH) on March 15, 2009, "Got Tea?" shirts (using a…

February 1, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

December 22, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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,…

August 2, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

August 24, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

July 16, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

April 17, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

April 29, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

October 25, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

August 2, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

March 17, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

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