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

“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
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“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.…

April 19, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“High taxes don’t redistribute income, they redistribute people”

Entry in progress -- B.P. BizzyBlogNovember 30, 2005Voting with Our Feet, Part 5: Willisms Looks at State Migration Patterns(...)COMMENTSGeorge Gilder summed it up years ago. “Taxes don’t…

June 5, 2010
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“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme”

"History repeats itself" is an old proverb. "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme" is often credited to Mark Twain (1835-1910), but there is no evidence that he…

December 7, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“History is a set of lies agreed upon”

"History is a set of lies agreed upon" has usually been credited to Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) -- "La vérité historique est souvent une fable convenue." However, in 1758,…

May 29, 2020
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“Hitler wasn’t all bad. After all, he did kill Hitler”

German politician and leader of the Nazi Party Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) shot himself in the head on April 30, 1945, just as Soviet troops were approaching. (Many believe tat Hitler escaped to South…

October 5, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Homeless are people are the best activists. They’re always asking for change!”

Homeless people want change, but does that make them activists? "I just saw a homeless political activist begging for change. #worstjokeIcouldthinkofonthespot" was posted on Twitter on…

November 29, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Honesty in politics is like oxygen—the higher up you go, the scarcer it becomes”

"Honesty in politics is much like oxygen -- the higher up you go, the scarcer it becomes" is a humorous saying about politics that's cited frequently on the internet. George D.…

June 24, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is the best defense”

'Honesty is the best policy" is an old proverb. "Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is the best defense" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

July 5, 2010
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“Honk if I’m paying your mortgage” (bumper sticker)

The tea party movement of 2009 protested against reckless government spending. The Tennessee Republican Party issued a bumper sticker in February 2009: "Honk if you're paying my…

April 14, 2020
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“Hope they allow us off lockdown by July 4th, so we can celebrate our freedom”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many people locked down in their homes. July 4th is the Independence Day holiday in the United States. "I hope this lockdown ends by the 4th of…

April 22, 2020
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“Hope this virus gets resolved before tick season starts, or we’ll be dealing with Corona with Lyme”

Corona is a pale lager produced by Constellation Brands in Mexico for export to the United States. Corona is traditionally served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck of the bottle. In 2020,…

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