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March 4, 2024
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“If I post something you don’t like, just ignore it like you ignore the corruption of the government”

"If I post something you don't like, just ignore it like you ignore government corruption" (or "If I post something you don't like, just ignore it like you ignore the…

March 31, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If I wanted the government in my womb, I’d fuck a Senator”

"If I wanted the government in my womb, I'd fuck a Senator" is a women's rights saying that has been printed on many images. "If I wanted the government in my womb,…

June 12, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If I were a judge, I’d change my surname to Mental”

Is there a judgmental judge named Judge Mental? "Or I'll change my last name to 'Mental' so when I get my own show they'll say; 'all rise for Judge Mental'"…

July 13, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If I’m not home accepting what I can’t change, I’m probably out changing what I can’t accept”

The Serenity Prayer is: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference." "If I'm not…

February 29, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results—then what is voting?”

“Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result” is an old saying. Some people have used that definition to explain voting. "If insanity is doing the same thing again…

February 18, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck”

Emil Mazey (1913-1983), the secretary-treasurer of the United Automobile Workers for 33 years, said at a labor meeting in 1946: "I can't prove you are a Communist. But when I see a bird…

March 23, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If it moves, tax it”

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan said: "Back then (before 1981 -- ed.), government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps…

October 26, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If it weren’t for court dates, I wouldn’t be dating at all”

Having a court date isn't really "dating," but a joke was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on October 25, 2018: "If it weren't for court dates, I wouldn't be dating at…

November 16, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If it worked and was safe, you wouldn’t need to mandate, force, deceive or threaten…”

"If it worked and was safe, you wouldn’t need to mandate, force, deceive or threaten those who question it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. the saying usually refers…

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

“If it’s not voluntary, it’s tyranny”

"If it's not voluntary, it's tyranny" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "If it's not voluntary, it's tyranny.…

October 19, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If Jewish schools teach Judaism, Catholic schools teach Catholicism and Islamic schools teach Islamism, then what do government schools teach?”

What do state schools teach? "If trade schools teach trades, and religious schools teach religion, then what do state schools teach?" was posted on Facebook by Justin Damask on May 23,…

June 11, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If liberalism worked, you’d still be in California”

"(Vote Conservative.) If liberalism worked, you'd still be in California" is a saying (popular in places such as Arizona, Idaho and Texas) that has been printed on many images.…

April 19, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy”

"If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy" means that "mama" takes care of the whole household; if she's not feeling well, the whole family could suffer. "If…

February 14, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If Mary is the mother of Jesus and Jesus is the Lamb of God…” (joke)

The Gospel of John calls Jesus the "Lamb of God." This is not connected to the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb," but there are jokes. "'Mary had a little lamb is…

December 22, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If medicine worked, you wouldn’t need to refill your prescription”

"If medicine worked, you wouldn't need to refill your prescription" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that the pharmaceutical industry doesn't…

July 4, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament”

"If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament" is a popular statement in support of abortion. Activists Florynce Kennedy and Gloria Steinem were in a taxicab (Steinem recalls…

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

“If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question”

"If government is the answer, it was a stupid question" is an anti-government saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "If more government is the answer,…

August 29, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If nature didn’t make it, don’t take it”

"If nature didn't make it, don't take it" is a health saying that has beenprinted on many images. The saying is usually attributed to Alfredo Darrington Bowman (1933-2016), also…

October 17, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If nature doesn’t make it, don’t take it”

"If nature didn't make it, don't take it" is a health saying that has beenprinted on many images. The saying is usually attributed to Alfredo Darrington Bowman (1933-2016), also…

October 17, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If nature don’t make it, don’t take it”

"If nature didn't make it, don't take it" is a health saying that has beenprinted on many images. The saying is usually attributed to Alfredo Darrington Bowman (1933-2016), also…

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