“Once you wake up, it’s hard to go back to sheep”
"Once you are awake, it's hard to go back to sheep" (or "Once you awake, it's hard to go back to sheep") -- "sheep" is a change from the usual…
“One ‘aw, shit’ wipes out a thousand ‘attaboys’”
"One 'aw, shit' wipes out a thousand 'attaboys'" means that one mistake (also "aw. shucks" or "oh no") ruins many good works…
“One Asian, in the vestibule” (Pledge of Allegiance mondegreen)
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States has been recited by millions of school children, and many of them say the wrong words. These mishearings or misinterpretations are called…
“One day in 2033, we shall witness the rise of THE QUARANTEENS”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines and popularized some quarantine portmanteau words. A "quaranteen" (quarantine + teen) or "quaranteenager" (quarantine…
“One day many will hang their heads in shame when they realize the evil they defended…”
"One day many will hang their heads in shame when they realize the evil they defended and the heroes they ridiculed" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is…
“One impeachment is bad, but two impeachments—that’s just unpresidented”
U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in 2021, and again in January 2021. People used the word "unpresidented" for "unprecedented." "Two…
“One man’s mob is another man’s democracy”
After some had called the 2011 "Occupy Wall Street" protests a "mob" (unlike the tea party rallies), White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in October 2011: “I don’t…
“One man’s pork is another man’s bacon”
"Pork barrel" spending (that is, wasteful spending) for one legislator might be called "bringing home the bacon" (that is, essential spending) for another legislator. The saying…
“One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter”
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" means that a fighter can be good or bad, depending upon one's view of the cause he's fighting for. The saying…
“One naked individual” (Pledge of Allegiance mondegreen)
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States has been recited by millions of school children, and many of them say the wrong words. These mishearings or misinterpretations are called…
“One nation and a vegetable” (Pledge of Allegiance mondegreen)
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States has been recited by millions of school children, and many of them say the wrong words. These mishearings or misinterpretations are called…
“One nation gone under” (joke on “One nation under God”)
U.S. President Ronald Reagan spoke about the importance of god in government at an ecumenical prayer breakfast in Dallas, Texas, on August 23, 1984: "Without God, there is no virtue, because…
“One nation in a dirigible” (Pledge of Allegiance mondegreen)
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States has been recited by millions of school children, and many of them say the wrong words. These mishearings or misinterpretations are called…
“One Nation Under CCTV”
"I pledge allegiance to the ASBO, the Identity Card and Giro. And the country for which it stands, One nation, under CCTV, With violence and bingeing for all," a proposed pledge of…
“One nation, invisible” (Pledge of Allegiance mondegreen)
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States has been recited by millions of school children, and many of them say the wrong words. These mishearings or misinterpretations are called…
“One nation, under a fraud, with tyranny and injustice for all”
"One nation, under fraud" -- a variation on "One nation, under God" of the Pledge of Allegiance -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The Second City's…
“One nation, under fraud, completely visible, with spying on and lying to all”
"One nation, under fraud" -- a variation on "One nation, under God" of the Pledge of Allegiance -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The Second City's…
“One nation, under fraud, with tyranny and injustice for all”
"One nation, under fraud" -- a variation on "One nation, under God" of the Pledge of Allegiance -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The Second City's…
“One nation, under fraud”
"One nation, under fraud" -- a variation on "One nation, under God" of the Pledge of Allegiance -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The Second City's…
“One nation, under guard, invisible” (Pledge of Allegiance mondegreen)
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States has been recited by millions of school children, and many of them say the wrong words. These mishearings or misinterpretations are called…