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November 26, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthHolidays/Events/Parades

“Most pardoned turkeys end up back in the system”

What happens to turkeys that the president of the United States pardons for Thanksgiving? "I fear the turkey pardoning sets a bad precedent. What's the turkey recidivism rate since the…

January 11, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Most people want to serve got, but only in an advisory capacity”

"Most people want/wish to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Most people wish to serve God, but in an advisory capacity…

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

“Most people wearing the Che Guevara shirt would have been killed by Che Guevara”

An image of Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, writer, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967) was made by Irish artist Jim…

January 24, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Most people wish to serve God, but in an advisory capacity only”

"Most people want/wish to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Most people wish to serve God, but in an advisory capacity…

January 24, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Most people wish to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity”

"Most people want/wish to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Most people wish to serve God, but in an advisory capacity…

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

“Most people would be glad to tend their own business if the government would give it back”

ost people would be glad to tend/mind their own business if the government would give it back" has been cited in print since at least 1971 and is of unknown authorship. The anti-government,…

August 23, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Move along! Nothing to see here!”

"Move along, folks! Nothing to see here!" is what police might say to onlookers of a traffic accident. The line became so familiar by the 1980s that it was parodied in the film The Naked…

May 9, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Move Tax Day to the day before Election Day”

Tax Day is April 15th and Election Day is the first Tuesday in November in the United States. Many people have suggested moving Tax Day to the day before Election Day. American lawyer, author and…

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

“My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee it cleans the toilet”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to use hand sanitizer and to wash their hands frequently. "My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee it…

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

“My body is a temple. Therefore I am a church and exempt from paying taxes”

"My body is a temple. Therefore I am a church and exempt from paying taxes" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. “@Anrkiss: If the church is tax exempt and my…

April 26, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“My child, my choice”

"My child, my choice" is a parents' rights saying that has been printed on many images. The saying often refers to the choice of vaccinating a child, and can refer to educational…

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

“My dad’s sisters can’t get Covid. They have antibodies”

"Antibodies" have nothing to do with the bodies of "aunts," but there are jokes. The jokes became popular during the 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. "Why does your…

January 13, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“My dental plan is basically me chewing on the side of my mouth that doesn’t hurt”

Many people cannot afford to go to the dentist. To avoid dental pain, they chew on the other side of their mouth (the side that doesn't hurt). "Thinking of going back to my old dental…

January 13, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“My dental plan is, ‘I guess I’ll just chew on this side of my mouth from now on’”

Many people cannot afford to go to the dentist. To avoid dental pain, they chew on the other side of their mouth (the side that doesn't hurt). "Thinking of going back to my old dental…

December 28, 2025
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“My doctor told me to lower my carbs. So now I eat my chips sitting on the floor”

A doctor's instruction to "lower carbs" means to lower carbohydrate intake. but a joke misunderstands this. "My doctor told me to lower my carbs. So now I eat my chips sitting…

October 13, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“My dog ate my homework and then a migrant ate my dog”

In September 2024, a Springfield, Ohio pet-eating rumor was that Haitian immigrants were eating people's pets (cats and dogs). A new spin was provided on the jocular student homework excuse,…

September 18, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“My dog ate my homework and then an immigrant ate my dog”

In September 2024, a Springfield, Ohio pet-eating rumor was that Haitian immigrants were eating people's pets (cats and dogs). A new spin was provided on the jocular student homework excuse,…

January 6, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“My dog sighs a lot for somebody who doesn’t contribute to this house or know what a government is

"My dog sighs a lot for somebody who doesn’t contribute to this house or know what a government is" was posted on Twitter by sloane (sîpihkopiyesîs) on February 15, 2022. The tweet…

December 25, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“My dog sighs a lot for somebody who doesn’t contribute to this house or know what a government is”

A dog or a cat can sigh a lot, but their owners often wonder why that is, when pets have no responsibilities. "My dog sighs as if she has bills to pay" was posted on X/Twitter by…

April 3, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“My eighty-percent friend is not my twenty-percent enemy”

"The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor" (or, "My eighty-percent friend is not my twenty-percent enemy") is…

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