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January 26, 2023
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“Imagine a virus so deadly that it doesn’t infect those who don’t give a shit”

Many people got tested for COVID-19 (coronavirus), even though they displayed no symptoms of sickness. Government encouraged everyone to get tested, but many people (especially those young and in…

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

“Imagine a virus so deadly that you have to be tested to know if you have it”

"Imagine a virus so dangerous/deadly that you have to be tested to know if you have it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. A photo of Rod Serling in a mock opening of the…

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

“Imagine a war in which the majority of one side didn’t know they were at war…”

"Imagine a war in which the majority of one side didn’t know they were at war, ridiculed those that did, and were blindly obedient to their enemy" (or "Imagine a war, in which the…

February 7, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine being on the wrong side of history while it repeats itself. Like failing an open-book test”

It's especially bad to be on the wrong side of history when there are so many historical examples (such as the Spanish Flu of 1918 and the rise of totalitarian government regimes) and history…

July 30, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine convincing a species that’s been on earth for thousands of years that it cannot survive or live a healthy life without…”

"Imagine convincing a species that's been on earth for thousands of years that it cannot survive or live a healthy life without pharmaceuticals that didn't even exist 100 years…

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

“Imagine if you will a war in which the majority of one side didn’t know they were at war…”

"Imagine a war in which the majority of one side didn’t know they were at war, ridiculed those that did, and were blindly obedient to their enemy" (or "Imagine a war, in which the…

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

“Imagine taking orders from liars, thieves, pedophiles, psychopaths and mass murderers…”

"Imagine taking orders from pedophiles, psychopaths and mass murderers, and thinking you're more virtuous than those who disobey" and "Imagine taking orders from liars, thieves,…

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

“Imagine taking orders from pedophiles, psychopaths and mass murderers…”

"Imagine taking orders from pedophiles, psychopaths and mass murderers, and thinking you're more virtuous than those who disobey" and "Imagine taking orders from liars, thieves,…

March 4, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine thinking genitalia doesn’t indicate gender… then suggesting to cut off genitalia to ‘change’ gender”

"If genitals don't define gender, how does removing them affirm it?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Imagine thinking genitalia doesn't indicate…

May 6, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery”

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" is a saying by English writer Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832). "Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery" is a variation that…

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

“Improvise, adapt and overcome” (Marine Corps motto)

"Improvise, adapt, (and) overcome" has become an unofficial motto of the United States Marine Corps and has also been used in business and in government. Clint Eastwood said these lines…

March 11, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“In 1775, they tried to take our guns. We shot them”

"In 1775, they tried to take our guns. We shot them" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on many images. The saying implies that Americans in the Revolutionary War would be against…

February 7, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“In a democracy, your vote counts; in feudalism, your count votes”

"In a democracy, it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your count that votes" (or, "In a democracy, your vote counts; in feudalism, your count votes") has…

August 15, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act”

"In a time/state of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" is a statement often attributed to author George Orwell (1903-1950). The saying doesn't appear in his…

October 19, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“In a world of propaganda, the truth is always a conspiracy”

"In a world of propaganda, the truth is always a conspiracy" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "In a world of propaganda, the truth is always a conspiracy.…

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

“In America, they call it lobbying. Everywhere else in the world, they call it bribery & corruption”

"In America, they call it lobbying. Everywhere else in the world, they call it bribery & corruption" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people have argued that…

May 27, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“In America, you can always find a party. In Russia, the party always finds you”

Soviet-born American comedian Yakov Smirnoff told a popular "Russian reversal" joke about the Soviet Union: In America, you can always find a party. In (Soviet) Russia, Party always finds…

November 4, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“In an ideal scenario the President of the United States and the worst human being in the world would be two different people”

The President of the United States should be one of the best people in the world, but that powerful position is often occupied by one of the worst. "God" (@TheTweetOfGod) made two jokes…

November 4, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“In an ideal scenario the President of the United States and the worst person in the world would be two different people”

The President of the United States should be one of the best people in the world, but that powerful position is often occupied by one of the worst. "God" (@TheTweetOfGod) made two jokes…

October 8, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“In Canada, you are more likely to die of a kick of a moose than a terrorist attack” (joke)

"Muslims" shouldn't be pronounced "moose limbs," but there are jokes. "In Canada you are most likely to die of a moose kick than that of a terrorist attack. Those damn…

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