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

“If you can’t expose crime in the government, you don’t really have a government. You have a dictatorship…”

"If you can’t expose crime in the government, you don’t really have a government. You have a dictatorship that is dressed up like a government" is a saying that has been printed on…

August 5, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you can’t tell by now that society is being programmed, you’ve been perfectly programmed”

"If you can’t tell by now that society is being programmed, then you’ve been perfectly programmed" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "IF YOU CAN’T TELL BY…

April 1, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you cannot see the irony in having a gun ban enforced by men with guns…”

"If you cannot see the irony in having a gun ban enforced by men with guns, then you fail to understand why the Second Amendment was written in the first place" is a pro-gun saying that…

February 8, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthSports/Games

“If you care as much about church as you do about football, dump Gatorade on your pastor at the end of the sermon”

A winning coach or player in sports (especially football) often receives a "Gatorade shower." Some people believe that church should have similar enthusiasm. "It's that time of…

May 6, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you could reason with a Democrat, there would be no Democrats”

"If you could reason with a Democrat, there would be no Democrats" (also given as "If you could reason with Democrats, there would be no Democrats" and "If you could reason…

May 6, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you could reason with a Democrat, there wouldn’t be any Democrats”

"If you could reason with a Democrat, there would be no Democrats" (also given as "If you could reason with Democrats, there would be no Democrats" and "If you could reason…

May 6, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you could reason with Democrats, there would be no Democrats”

"If you could reason with a Democrat, there would be no Democrats" (also given as "If you could reason with Democrats, there would be no Democrats" and "If you could reason…

June 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you cut off my reproductive choice, can I cut off yours?”

"If you (can) cut off my reproductive choice/rights, can I cut off yours?" (said by a woman to a man, with the latter cut referring to castration) is a women's rights saying that has…

June 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you cut off my reproductive rights, can I cut off yours?”

"If you (can) cut off my reproductive choice/rights, can I cut off yours?" (said by a woman to a man, with the latter cut referring to castration) is a women's rights saying that has…

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

“If you divide 2020 by 5 you get 404, so basically this entire year is an error message”

The year 2020 had many hardships, such as the coronavirus pandemic. However, a popular joke began right at the start of the year. "If you divide 2020 by 5 you get 404, so basically this entire…

April 13, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you do not know what you’re doing, neither does your enemy.—Joe Tzu”

"If you do not know what you're doing, neither does your enemy. -- Joe Tzu" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Joe Tzu" is a combination of U.S.…

August 19, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you do pass the McKinley bill, we shall have to come over to your country and thrash you”

On "National Tell a Joke Day" (August 16, 2017), the Library of Congress Blog told the story of what could be the first audio recording of a joke. The joke concerned the Tariff Act of…

July 11, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you don’t believe in random sampling, go to the doctor for a blood test, have him take it all”

Random sampling" is done by many polling organizations, such as those that conduct political polls. Some people believe that the sample size is small and that it doesn't reflect the…

September 22, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you don’t go to other people’s funerals, they won’t come to yours”

"If you don't go to other people's funerals, they won't come to yours" is a popular joke saying to explain attendance at funerals. "If I don't attend other…

June 5, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you don’t have to look up how to spell ‘bourgeoisie’ every time, you’re in the bourgeoisie”

"Bourgeoisie" can be a difficult word to spell. This was posted on X/Twitter by "Jason, ex inferis" on July 23, 2024, and received over 86,000 likes: "The spelling of…

March 23, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you don’t know that Americans are being systematically dumbed down, then…”

"If you don't know that the human population is being systematically dumbed down, then you may have been systematically dumbed down" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

March 23, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you don’t know that the human population is being systematically dumbed down, then…”

"If you don't know that the human population is being systematically dumbed down, then you may have been systematically dumbed down" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

March 18, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you don’t like corporations, you should really hate government”

"Government is a corporation in the limit. Government is the biggest corporation, with a monopoly on violence, and where you have no recourse. So, if you don't like corporations, you…

June 29, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you don’t like gay marriage, don’t get one”

"If you don't like gay marriage, don't get/have one" is a slogan that has been on many gift items, such as those from Zazzle.com and CafePress. The pro-gay marriage saying has…

May 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you don’t like the mafia, why don’t you join it and change it from the inside?”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterSteve Cox@RealSteveCox"If you don't like the mafia, why don't you join it and change it from the inside?"Quote TweetGeoff Campbell…

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