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November 17, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“My way or the highway”

"My way or the highway" is a management style that means things are done the way that person says things are done, or people can hit the highway and get out. The expression…

November 11, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“My wife won’t let me get a tattoo of a grizzly. She is infringing on my right to bear arms”

The Second Amendment "right to bear arms" has nothing to do with "bears" or "bare arms," but there are several tattoo jokes. "Going to the tattoo shop to forfeit…

September 14, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Name a product that blames its failure on those who didn’t use it”

"Name a product that blames its failure on those who didn't/don't use it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Covid vaccines…

September 14, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Name a product that blames its failure on those who don’t use it”

"Name a product that blames its failure on those who didn't/don't use it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Covid vaccines…

March 8, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Name one time in human history when the group fighting to censor speech were the good guys”

"Here’s a tip: If you find yourself on the side that is trying to ban books, you are not the good guys" was posted on Twitter by Brad Polumbo on January 12, 2021. "If you're…

April 26, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthMusic/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“NASA faked Michael Jackson’s moonwalk”

Moon landing conspiracy theories have been popular, and there have been jokes that Michael Jackson's famous "Moonwalk" dance was also faked. "RT @stephanathome: I believe…

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

“Nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs”

"Nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become…

October 10, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nationalism does nothing but teach you how to hate people that you never met”

"Nationalism teaches you to take pride in shit you haven't done and to hate people you've never met" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American stand-up comedian…

October 10, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nationalism teaches you to take pride in shit you haven’t done and to hate people you’ve never met”

"Nationalism teaches you to take pride in shit you haven't done and to hate people you've never met" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American stand-up comedian…

May 4, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Natural gas—because windmills can’t grill burgers”

"NATURAL GAS -- BECAUSE WINDMILLS CAN'T GRILL BURGERS" (shown on an image by frackfeed.com, a website sponsored by North Texans For Natural Gas) is a meme that was created in 2016.…

May 4, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Natural gas—because windmills can’t grill hot dogs”

"NATURAL GAS -- BECAUSE WINDMILLS CAN'T GRILL BURGERS" (shown on an image by frackfeed.com, a website sponsored by North Texans For Natural Gas) is a meme that was created in 2016.…

October 8, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Natural immunity is science. Just not the revenue generating kind”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines "natural immunity" as immunity "acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease."…

April 16, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Net Zero is a death cult”

"Net Zero is a death cult" is a saying/slogan that has been printed on several images. "Net Zero" refers to a movement for "net zero emissions" (emissions of carbon…

November 29, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never accept the government infringing upon your freedom as necessary or justified”

"Never accept the government infringing upon your freedom as necessary or justified" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "Never accept the government infringing upon your…

July 16, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel”

"Never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel" is a popular saying in politics that means don't argue with the press (especially newspapers), who can publicize an opinion like…

October 22, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never argue with a man whose job depends on not being convinced”

MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews frequently uses this quote that Matthews attributes to H. L. Mencken (1880-1956): “Never argue with a man whose job depends on not being convinced." The…

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

“Never book a judge by his cover” (joke)

"Don't judge a book by its cover" is a popular proverb. As one jocular story has it, a judge dressed up in a convict's costume for a Halloween party. A policeman thought he was…

July 17, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never cover a judge by his book”

"Don't judge a book by its cover" is an old proverb. "You can't cover a judge by his book" is a jocular variation that was used in a song by the Pheremones in 1992. A…

September 17, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world”

Margaret Mead (1901-1978) was a well-known anthropologist who received degrees from Barnard College and Columbia University. She's known today for a quotation she might not have said:…

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

“Never entrust your life to those whom you can’t trust with your wallet”

"Never trust your life with people you can't trust with your wallet" and "Never entrust your life to those whom you can't trust with your wallet" are sayings that have…

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