The Big Apple
About Archives Categories Index Search
About Archives Categories Index Search

March 14, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you give a homeless person counterfeit money, they will go to prison and no longer be homeless”

There are two memes about giving a homeless person counterfeit money. "Give a homeless person counterfeit money. They'll go to prison and no longer be homeless" (shown on an image)…

February 12, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you go far enough to the political left or right you end up in the same place”

Entry in progress -- B.P. The QandO BlogThe politics of Sheehan’s protestPosted by: McQ on Monday, August 15, 2005(...)COMMENTSFunny how the two on you are on the same side. I guess the old adage…

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

“If you have a threesome, you have the recommended six feet between you”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused "social distancing," with people six feet away from one another. "The threesome put me within 6 feet of people #SoIHadToGetTested" was…

June 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you have to pay a fee to keep your property, you don’t own it”

Some people believe that if you have to pay property tax (and government can take your property for non-payment of this tax), then you really don't own the property. "If you have to pay a…

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

“If you haven’t realized that humanity 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.…

September 30, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you keep a sword in one hand and the decapitated head of an enemy in the other…”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused people to avoid touching their faces. "If you keep a sword in one hand and the decapitated head of your enemy in the other, you won't touch your…

November 10, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you leave your children a world where you never stood up, they’ll get one where they can’t”

"If you leave your children a world where you never stood up, they’ll inherit a world where they can’t" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "parents, IF YOU LEAVE…

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

“If you let politicians break the law in an emergency, they will create an emergency…”

Government often has "emergency" exceptions to laws. "If you let the government break the law because of an 'emergency', they will always create an 'emergency' to…

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

“If you let the government break the law because of an ‘emergency’...”

Government often has "emergency" exceptions to laws. "If you let the government break the law because of an 'emergency', they will always create an 'emergency' to…

February 13, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you let them use you as a lab rat, don’t be surprised when they put you in a cage”

A 15-minute city is a planned living environment that some governments are forcing on citizens. "IF YOU LET THEM USE YOU AS A LAB RAT, DON'T BE SURPRISED WHEN THEY PUT YOU IN A CAGE…

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

“If you like subpoena coladas, and getting caught in Ukraine”

Piña colada (a cocktail) has nothing to do with subpoenas, but there are lawyer jokes. "Am I a lawyer? Lemme see ... I failed my bar exam (added too much rum to the subpoena colada), so the…

March 4, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee”

"If you ever live in a community run by a committee, be on the committee" has been credited to American social scientist William Graham Sumner (1840-1910). It's uncertain when he…

February 17, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you make 10,000 regulations you destroy all respect for the law”

"If you make 10,000 regulations you destroy all respect for the law" is a newly popular quotation that is credited to Winston Churchill (1874-1965). Churchill said the quotation before…

May 16, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you mix Tabasco in hand sanitizer, it will not only kill germs…”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to buy hand sanitizer. "If you’re having trouble keeping your hands away from your face and eyes just mix Tabasco in your hand…

July 6, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you must burn our flag, please wrap yourself in it first”

"If you must burn our flag, please wrap yourself in it first" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as bumper stickers and posters. The saying was a response to the…

April 1, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you need a vaccine passport to ‘return to normal,’ you’re not returning to normal”

"Vaccine passports" were proposed in 2021 as a solution to "return to normal." "Just a reminder, if you need a vaccine passport to 'return to normal', you’re…

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

“If you need violence to enforce your ideas, your ideas are worthless”

"If you need violence to enforce your ideas, your ideas are worthless" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "If you need violence to protect your ideas, your ideas are…

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

“If you need violence to protect your ideas, your ideas are worthless to begin with”

"If you need violence to enforce your ideas, your ideas are worthless" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "If you need violence to protect your ideas, your ideas are…

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

“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun”

"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, T-shirts and wall plagues. The saying is almost always credited to…

February 8, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you only knew how much money was spent to brainwash you, you would realize how special you are”

"If you only knew how much money was spent to brainwash you, you would realize how special you are" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "If…

First
Previous
89 90 91 92 93
Next
Last

About the Website and Editor

BARRY POPIK is a contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary, Dictionary of American Regional English, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Yale Book of Quotations and Dictionary of Modern Proverbs. Since 1990 he has also been a regular contributor to Gerald Cohen's Comments on Etymology.

Read more About the Website and Editor
About
Privacy Policy
RSS

© 2026 Barry Popik. All rights reserved.