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

“Keep our planet clean. It’s not Uranus”

"Keep the Earth/planet clean. It’s not Uranus" -- usually made to sound like "your anus" --is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Keep the Earth clean -…

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

“Keep the Earth clean. It’s not Uranus”

"Keep the Earth/planet clean. It’s not Uranus" -- usually made to sound like "your anus" --is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Keep the Earth clean -…

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

“Keep the planet clean. It’s not Uranus”

"Keep the Earth/planet clean. It’s not Uranus" -- usually made to sound like "your anus" --is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Keep the Earth clean -…

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

“Keep this planet clean. It’s not Uranus”

"Keep the Earth/planet clean. It’s not Uranus" -- usually made to sound like "your anus" --is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Keep the Earth clean -…

April 16, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Keep your government hands off my Medicare!”

"Keep your government hands off my Medicare!" was selected by Yale Book of Quotations editor Fred Shapiro to be 2009's top quotation. Medicare is a government-run program. The…

September 17, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Keep your nose in your mask and out my business bitch”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks. "Keep your nose outta my business and under your mask" was posted on Twitter by gnat on July 8, 2020.…

September 17, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Keep your nose in your mask and out of my business”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks. "Keep your nose outta my business and under your mask" was posted on Twitter by gnat on July 8, 2020.…

June 20, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Keeping my hospital bracelet on so I can get back in without paying again”

People who are admitted to a hospital get a hospital bracelet. Some people have compared this to the bracelet you're given when entering a concert. "keeping my hospital bracelet with all…

March 28, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Kick ass and take names” (“Kicking ass and taking names”)

"Kick ass(es) and take names" (or "kicking ass(es) and taking names") means to defeat someone (not usually by physically "kicking ass") and to permanently destroy that…

May 31, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Kick the can (down the road)”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Kick the canKick the can (also known as Tip the can) is a children's game related to tag, hide and seek, and capture the flag which can be played outdoors,…

March 12, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Kiss me, I’m Irish”

"Kiss me, I'm Irish" is a popular sentiment on St. Patrick's Day. The kissing saying probably reflects the ancient Irish tradition of kissing the Blarney Stone. "Kiss me,…

January 3, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Kissing a girl who smokes is like licking an ashtray”

"Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray" is an anti-smoking saying that has been printed on many images. "A non-smoker says that kissing a smoker is like sucking at the end of a…

January 2, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray”

"Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray" is an anti-smoking saying that has been printed on many images. "A non-smoker says that kissing a smoker is like sucking at the end of a…

March 30, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Knock, knock.”/“Who’s there?”/“9/11.”/“9/11 who?” (joke)

A knock-knock joke involving the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 is: "Knock, knock.""Who's there?""9/11.""9/11 who?""You said you'd…

May 17, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Knock, knock.”/“Who’s there?”/“Doctor.”/“Doctor who?”

Doctor Who (a British science fiction television series) is included in a popular knock-knock joke. The person at home asks, "Who's there?" The answer is, "Doctor." The…

May 31, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Know guns, no crime; no guns, know crime” (“No guns, no freedom; know guns, know freedom”)

"No god, no peace; know god, know peace" has been cited in print since at least 1976. Many gun sayings have a similar formula. "No Guns - No Freedom; Know Guns - Know Freedom"…

November 11, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Know thyself; if you need help, call the CIA”

"Know thyself" is an ancient Greek proverb that was inscribed in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. "Know thyself; if you need help, call the CIA/FBI" is a humorous one-line saying…

October 27, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Knows where the bodies are buried” (to know inside information)

A person who murders people "knows where the bodies are buried." A person in government, business, or organized crime can know organizational secrets (not always criminal secrets, but…

February 28, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Land of the fees, home of the caged”

"O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?" is the last line of the first stanza of the U.S. national anthem. "Land of the fees, home of the caged" has been…

February 29, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Land of the free, thanks to the brave”

"O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave" is the last line of the first stanza of the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." To thank the military, the…

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