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April 2, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hell hath no fury like a vested interest masquerading as a moral principle”

"Hell hath no fury like a vested interest masquerading as a moral principle" is a popular saying. Barber Conable (1922-2003), a U.S. Congressman from New York and former President of the…

April 2, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hell hath no fury like a vested interest parading as a moral principle”

"Hell hath no fury like a vested interest masquerading as a moral principle" is a popular saying. Barber Conable (1922-2003), a U.S. Congressman from New York and former President of the…

April 2, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hell hath no fury like a vested interest scorned”

"Hell hath no fury like a vested interest masquerading as a moral principle" is a popular saying. Barber Conable (1922-2003), a U.S. Congressman from New York and former President of the…

January 20, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hell-bent for election”

Entry in progress -- B.P. The Free Dictionaryhell-bent or hell·bent (hlbnt)adj.Impetuously or recklessly determined to do or achieve something: was hell-bent on winning. Merriam-Webster's…

November 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hello, government? I’d like to unsubscribe from your ‘service’”

"Hello, government? I'd like to unsubscribe from your 'service'" is a saying that has been printed on many images, usually showing a woman speaking on a telephone.…

December 15, 2022
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“Help! I’m having a coincidence!!”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, and many unvaccinated people warned that these vaccines were dangerous. A "joke" was that when a vaccinated person died…

July 17, 2017
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“Here’s your Social Security card. It’s paper & has to last you forever. Don’t laminate it”

Social Security cards are made of paper, but a holder is supposed to have it for a lifetime. "Here’s your social security card. It’s paper & has to last you forever. Don’t laminate…

November 9, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with”

"Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with" is a popular saying on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. It was printed in the novel Everneath (2012) by Brodi…

June 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Heroes work here” (slogan)

"Heroes work here" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It (a sign -- ed.) reads: 'Heroes Work Here' in reference to the six squad members who worked last…

May 30, 2020
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“Hey girl, are you a cop? Because you’ve taken my breath away”

The deaths of African Americans such as Eric Garner (in Staten Island on July 17, 2014) and George Floyd (in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020) at the hands of police resulted in protests. Garner was…

June 10, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hey girl, are you Coronavirus? Because if I took you home, it might kill my parents”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many jocular pickup lines (and anti-pickup lines). "Hey girl, are you Coronavirus? Cause you take my breath away" was posted on Twitter by…

June 10, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hey girl, are you Coronavirus? Because you’re breathtaking” (pickup line)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many jocular pickup lines (and anti-pickup lines). "Hey girl, are you Coronavirus? Cause you take my breath away" was posted on Twitter by…

June 10, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hey girl, are you Coronavirus? Because your smile is infectious” (pickup line)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many jocular pickup lines (and anti-pickup lines). "Hey girl, are you Coronavirus? Cause you take my breath away" was posted on Twitter by…

November 21, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hey girl, are you in the proletariat? Because I feel an uprising in my lower class”

A joke pick-up line from German philosopher and economist Karl Marx (1818-1883) was posted on Twitter on November 11. 2009: Pick up line of the day...Karl Marx: "When do you get off work?…

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

“Hey girl, do you have coronavirus? Because I can’t stop looking atchoo” (pickup line)

"Ah-choo!" or "Achoo!" or "Atchoo!" (a sneeze) sounds like "at you." A jocular pickup line was used during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. “Do you have…

January 19, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hey girl, your name must be Moderna because you just made my heart stop”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, produced by companies such as Pfizer and Moderna. Many of the vaccines caused heart problems. "Hey girl, is your last name Pfizer? Cuz…

January 19, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hey girl, your name must be Pfizer because you just made my heart stop”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, produced by companies such as Pfizer and Moderna. Many of the vaccines caused heart problems. "Hey girl, is your last name Pfizer? Cuz…

March 13, 2023
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“Hey, don’t call me a cynic but I’m starting to think these blood drinking, moloch worshipping..

"Hey, don’t call me a cynic but I’m starting to think these blood drinking, moloch worshipping pedophiles who run our government might not have our best interests in mind" (shown with…

June 1, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Hey, hey! Ho, ho! (Person/thing) has got to go!” (protest chant)

"Hey, hey! Ho, ho! (Person/thing) has got to go!" has become a standard protest chant. In the early 1950s, it was a sports cheer, with the familiar "got to go" replaced by…

March 3, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“High blood pressure implies the existence of high crip pressure”

The Bloods and the Crips are rival street gangs. "RT @Elle_Boogz: Giving me high blood pressure 😠>high crip pressure" was posted on X/Twitter by Miranda Baely on October 2, 2012.…

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