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February 22, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m rooting for the asteroid to be perfectly honest”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Asteroid impact avoidance Asteroid impact avoidance encompasses the methods by which near-Earth objects (NEO) on a potential collision course with Earth could be…

April 19, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m starting to miss people I don’t even like” (2019-20 coronavirus lockdown)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused home quarantines, and people were under stress. "Yeah, it's bad... I'm starting to miss people I don't even like!" was posted on…

February 15, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m starting to think governance by pedophiles and sexual predators/deviants covertly controlled…”

Electing pedophiles probably can't be good for government. This was posted on X/Twitter by Asha Logos on December 3, 2021: "I’m starting to think governance by pedophiles and sexual…

March 21, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’m wondering… What should I wear to the couch tonight?” (quarantine joke)

The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak resulted in quarantines. "I wonder what pajama pants I’m gone wear to the couch tomorrow!!!!" was posted on Twitter by jessika glaude on March 16,…

July 9, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTransportation

“I’ve been driving a Subaru for almost a month now, is someone supposed to send me my COEXIST bumper sticker…”

The Coexist image has been printed on many bumper stickers, and certain types of cars have more of these stickers. This was posted on Facebook and X/Twitter by Ret Ram (Everett Byram) on June 15,…

April 6, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I’ve spent 2 weeks hanging out with myself and i am so sorry to every person i spent time with”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many people staying at home. This was posted on Twitter by trish on April 1, 2020: "i’ve spent 2 weeks hanging out with myself and i am so…

January 8, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Ideas are bulletproof” (“You can kill a man, but you cannot kill an idea”)

Alan Moore's graphic novel V for Vendetta (1989) -- made into a 2006 film -- contained the line, "ideas are bulletproof." The film's ideas (including the Guy Fawkes mask) became…

April 16, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“IDK why doctors only give stickers to kids? Like hello I was also brave today”

"Why do doctors only give stickers to kids? Like hello I was also brave today" (or "IDK why doctors only give stickers to kids? Like hello I was also brave today") is a saying…

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

“If 10% is enough for God, it’s enough for the IRS”

There are several Bible verses about giving to God, usually interpreted as giving 10%. A popular bumper sticker about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is: "If 10% is enough for God,…

November 3, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If 2020 was a bath bomb, it would be a fucking toaster”

The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a bad year for many people. "If 2020 was a bath bomb it would be a fucking toaster" was posted on Twitter by Callum Lyon on October 28, 2020. A toaster, of…

April 11, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If a cop tells you to put your hands in the air, don’t wave them like you just don’t care”

“Throw your hands in the air like you just don’t care” is a saying that became popular in the 1980s. What if the police tell you to put your hands in the air? "When a cop tells you to…

April 22, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If a fart can get through underwear and a pair of jeans, how can a mask made of cloth save you?”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in face mask requirements in some places. However, some people questioned the usefulness of face masks. "If a fart can get through underwear and a…

August 8, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so”

"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so" is a popular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is often credited to American…

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

“If a leader needs mandates to get people to comply with science…”

"If a leader needs mandates to get people to comply with science, then either the leader is fake or the science is fake. Or both are fake" is a saying that has been printed on a popular…

December 27, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If a man is right, he cannot be too radical; if wrong, he cannot be too conservative”

"If a man is right, he cannot be too radical; if wrong, he cannot be too conservative" has been credited to American humorist Josh Billings, the pen name Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885).…

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

“If a person has integrity, nothing else matters”

The following saying illustrates the importance of integrity in business and in politics: "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else…

July 25, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If a person wants to be atheistic it’s his God-given right to be an atheist”

Do atheists have God-given rights? "Yes, you have a God-given right to be an atheist in America" was printed in the Twin Falls (ID) Times-News on July 7, 1963. "It's my…

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

“If a politician says you don’t need a gun, you need a gun”

"If a politician says you don’t need a gun, you need a gun" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "If a politician says 'You don't need a…

October 9, 2025
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If a potato can become vodka, you can become a saint”

"If a potato can become vodka, then you can become anything you want to be" is a jocular inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. There are many variations on the…

September 16, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If abortion is murder, then are condoms kidnapping?”

"If abortion is murder, then are condoms kidnapping?" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "If abortion is murder then condoms are weapons of mass…

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