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April 2, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I pledge a legion 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…

April 2, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I pledge a lesion 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…

April 2, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I pledge a lesson to the frog” (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…

April 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I pledge allegiance to the mask of the World Health Organization…”

A Covid-19 parody of the Pledge of Allegiance has been shown on many images: "I pledge allegiance to the mask of the World Health Organization, and to the United Nations, for which it stands,…

December 2, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“I pray to the saint of ups and downs. St. Francis of a See-Saw”

Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (1181-1226) is known as St. Francis of Assisi. There is no St. Francis of a See-Saw, but there are jokes. "I pray to the saint of ups and downs. St. Francis of…

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

“I prefer my guns the way Democrats prefer their voters: undocumented and untraceable”

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

October 14, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I question the timing” (IQTT)

"I question the timing" means that someone suspects political motivation behind an action. For example, a politician in New York City used to have high publicity porn busts right before…

March 24, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I really hope mailmen don’t start getting the Coronavirus. They’re really good carriers”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in a few jokes about "carriers." "Mailmen with coronavirus don’t actually show any symptoms; they’re just carriers" was posted on…

August 21, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I reject the assertion that my family & I must be made defenseless for you & yours to feel safe”

"I reject the assertion that my family and I must be made defenseless for you and yours to feel safe" (or "I reject the assertion that my family must be made defenseless for you to…

August 21, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I reject the assertion that my family must be made defenseless for you to be safe”

"I reject the assertion that my family and I must be made defenseless for you and yours to feel safe" (or "I reject the assertion that my family must be made defenseless for you to…

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

“I reject the belief that I must be defenseless in order for you to feel safe”

"I REJECT THE BELIEF THAT I MUST BE DEFENSELESS IN ORDER FOR YOU TO FEEL SAFE (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Make Michigan Great Again on September 13, 2022. The post received…

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

“I remember a time when people who got tested with no apparent symptoms were called hypochondriacs”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many people getting tested weekly or monthly, even if they displayed no symptoms of any disease. This was posted on Twitter by Naomi Seibt on May 12,…

October 24, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I remember when Halloween was the scariest night of the year. Now, it’s election night”

"I remember when Halloween was the scariest night of the year. Now, it's election night" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “@LinajkReturns: I remember when…

April 10, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I run better than the government”

"I run better than the government" is a jocular one-line running saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on October 2, 2013. TwitterAustin Camey‏…

September 27, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I saw someone pickpocket a dwarf. I don’t know how anyone could stoop so low”

The expression "stoop so low" usually is not meant literally, but there are jokes. "I was reading in the paper today about this dwarf that got pickpocketed How could anyone stoop so…

April 20, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I saw two men in matching outfits, so I asked them if they were gay. They arrested me!”

"I saw two men in matching outfits, so I asked them if they were gay. They arrested me!" -- the men were police officers -- was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on July 15, 2018, and on several…

February 15, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I scream. You scream. The police come. It’s awkward”

"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream" is a popular chant. "I scream. You scream. The police come. It's awkward" is a jocular variation that has been printed…

January 28, 2006
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I seen my opportunities and I took ‘em” & “Honest graft” (George Washington Plunkitt)

George Washington Plunkitt, a corrupt politician of Tammany Hall days, is known today for the term "honest graft" and the saying "I seen my opportunities and I took 'em."…

May 7, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I should worry. I should fret. I should marry a suffragette…”

"I should worry" became a famous slang phrase in the United States in 1912 and 1913. "I should worry. I should fret. I should marry a suffragette..." and "I should worry, I…

November 29, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I still can’t believe people’s survival instincts told them to grab toilet paper”

"I still can't believe people's survival instincts told them to grab toilet paper" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic…

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