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March 11, 2024
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“It’s never your successful friends sharing the socialist propaganda.—George Washington”

"It's never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's never your super successful friends posting…

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

“It’s not a booster, it’s a 3rd shot of something that didn’t work the first 2 times!”

"It's not a booster. It's the 3rd shot of a product that already failed twice" (or "It's not a booster. It's the third shot of a product that already failed…

January 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not a booster. It’s the 3rd shot of a product that already failed twice”

"It's not a booster. It's the 3rd shot of a product that already failed twice" (or "It's not a booster. It's the third shot of a product that already failed…

January 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not a booster. It’s the third shot of a product that already failed twice”

"It's not a booster. It's the 3rd shot of a product that already failed twice" (or "It's not a booster. It's the third shot of a product that already failed…

October 2, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true”

"It's not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true" is a political saying that has been printed on several images. The saying is usually…

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

“It’s not a pandemic. It’s an IQ test”

"Covid-19. It started as a virus and has mutated into an IQ test" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people believed that a person wearing a face mask (and following…

January 16, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not about safety. It’s about control”

"It's not about safety. It's about control" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying before 2020 referred to gun control, but after 2020 usually refers to…

February 14, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not government work unless you have to do it twice”

The American political comedy television sitcom Parks and Recreation, on the episode "Lucky" that aired on March 8, 2012, had Jerry Gergich (played by the actor Jim O'Heir) say:…

December 27, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not red versus blue. It’s the state versus you”

"It's not red versus blue. It's the state versus you" (or "It's not red vs. blue. It's the state vs. you") is an anti-government saying. The saying means…

December 27, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not red vs. blue. It’s the state vs. you”

"It's not red versus blue. It's the state versus you" (or "It's not red vs. blue. It's the state vs. you") is an anti-government saying. The saying means…

October 31, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not that the majority are silent. It’s that the media are silent about the majority”

"It's not that the majority are/is silent. It's that the media are/is silent about the majority" is a political saying that has been printed on several images. The saying means…

July 3, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not the 4th of July until my weiner comes out”

America's Independence Day (July 4th) is often celebrated with hot dogs and barbecues. "It's not the 4th of July until my wiener comes out" is a jocular saying that has been…

July 3, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not the 4th of July until my wiener comes out”

America's Independence Day (July 4th) is often celebrated with hot dogs and barbecues. "It's not the 4th of July until my wiener comes out" is a jocular saying that has been…

November 9, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Watergate scandalThe Watergate scandal was a political scandal in the United States in the 1970s. Named for the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.,…

June 1, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not the virus they want to control. It’s us”

"It's not the virus they want to control. It's you" (or "It's not the virus they want to control. It's us") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

June 1, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not the virus they want to control. It’s you”

"It's not the virus they want to control. It's you" (or "It's not the virus they want to control. It's us") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

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

“It’s okay to be carbon”

"It's okay to be carbon" is a saying that has been printed on many images. People are often urged to reduce their "carbon footprint" to meet climate change goals. The…

January 5, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s only ‘Cancel Culture’ if it comes from the Cancella region of France. Otherwise it’s just Sparkling Consequences”

"Champagne" is sometimes used as a generic term for sparkling wine, but legally, it must come from the Champagne wine region of France. A "cancel culture" version of the meme…

August 6, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthStreetsTransportation

“It’s pretty funny how cities can’t fix the endless potholes and cracks in the roads, but have the money to put surveillance cameras everywhere”

"Your city spent millions on cameras, not potholes" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Many cities spent money on Flock cameras to read license plates (and surveil the…

July 31, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“It’s so hot outside I almost called a politician so I could be around something shady”

A heat joke centers around the double meaning of "shady" -- "sheltered from the sun's rays" (providing shade) and "of questionable merit" (disreputable).…

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