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October 24, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I know it’s not true, but let’s make the sonafabitch deny it” (a loaded political question)

A classic political story involves a loaded political question. A politician tells his campaign manager to spread the rumor that an opponent has sex with pigs. "We can't do that. It…

February 21, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I know they didn’t ask for it, but I sent a stool sample in with my tax return”

Most people don't like to pay taxes, but they want to comply. "I know they didn't ask for it, but I sent a stool sample in with my late tax return" was posted on Facebook by…

March 3, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I led the pigeons to the flag” (Pledge of Allegiance mondegreen)

The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States has been recited by millions of school children, and many of them say the wrong words. These mishearings or misinterpretations are called…

July 4, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I like how on cop cars, ‘protect and serve’ is in quotes, like they’re being sarcastic”

"I like how on cop cars, 'To protect and serve' is in quotes, like they're being sarcastic" was posted on X/Twitter by American comedian and writer Neal Brennan on December…

July 4, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I like how on cop cars, ‘To protect and serve’ is in quotes, like they’re being sarcastic”

"I like how on cop cars, 'To protect and serve' is in quotes, like they're being sarcastic" was posted on X/Twitter by American comedian and writer Neal Brennan on December…

October 5, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I like my government like feminists like their men. Weakened to the point of only being able to perform basic functions”

An anti-govenment meme was posted on Facebook by Nashville Tea Party on June 8, 2019: "I LIKE MY GOVERNMENT LIKE FEMINISTS LIKE THEIR MEN WEAKENED TO THE POINT OF ONLY BEING ABLE TO PERFORM…

March 22, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I like my guns like Democrats like their voters: undocumented”

"Undocumented" guns have been compared to "undocumented" Americans. "RT @frontalboundary: My #guns are not #illegal they are #undocumented. #NRA #Pelosi #Obama #Biden"…

March 27, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I like my guns like I like my immigrants: undocumented”

"I like my guns like I like my immigrants; Undocumented" was posted on Twitter by END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY 🏴 on August 5, 2015. "I LIKE MY GUNS LIKE I LIKE MY IMMGRANTS:…

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

“I like my women how I like my Coronavirus…” (NSFW joke)

A joke about the coronavirus (COVID-19) was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 12, 2020: "I like my women how I like my covid19 and easily spread." A slightly different version was posted…

May 1, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I like my women how I like my Covid…” (NSFW joke)

A joke about the coronavirus (COVID-19) was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 12, 2020: "I like my women how I like my covid19 and easily spread." A slightly different version was posted…

March 11, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I literally wrote a book to warn you guys about this.—Ayn Rand”

"I literally wrote a book to warn you guys about this. -- George Orwell" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. English author George Orwell (1903-1950) didn't…

March 11, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I literally wrote a book to warn you guys about this.—George Orwell”

"I literally wrote a book to warn you guys about this. -- George Orwell" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. English author George Orwell (1903-1950) didn't…

July 17, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I live in a free country. I have all the licenses and permits to prove it”

"'I am a free citizen and I have all the licenses and permits to prove it.' http://bit.ly/uBYlt via @addthis" was posted on Twitter by Stephen on June 12, 2009. The point of…

December 27, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I love my country, but I fear my government”

"I love my country, but (I) fear my government" is a saying on bumper stickers and T-shirts that dates to at least April 1987. It is not known who originated the saying. Zazzle.comI Love…

July 23, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I love my country…but I think we should start seeing other people”

A popular bumper sticker for people with some disagreements with the United States is: "I love my country...but I think we should start seeing other people." The bumper sticker has been…

March 22, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I love that the mainstream media position is ‘yes the CIA did bad things in the 50s, 60s…’”

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was not punished for the many secretive and seemingly immoral and unethical things that it did in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s (such as political assassinations…

August 22, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I love to go to Washington—if only to be near my money”

"I love to go to Washington -- if only to be near my money" was said by the comedian and actor Bob Hope (1903-2003) in the late 1940s and was popularized in the Reader's Digest.…

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

“I may be quarantined, but my boobs have never been freer”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in home quarantines. Many women did not wear bras. "I may be quarantined, but my boobs have never been freer" is a saying that has been printed…

January 6, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I may be ugly, but I fuck like the government”

"I may not be much to look at, but I fuck like the government" (or "I may be ugly, but I fuck like the government") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I may…

May 31, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I may not be much to look at, but I fuck like the government”

"I may not be much to look at, but I fuck like the government" (or "I may be ugly, but I fuck like the government") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I may…

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