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April 19, 2008
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Alderman, your saloon is on fire!”

About the year 1900, New York City had many saloons. The board of aldermen then existed (now called the city council), and many of these aldermen used the saloons in their political organizations.…

August 8, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All Communists Are Bastards” (ACAB)

"ACAB" usually stands for "All Cops Are Bastards." "ACAB" also stands for "All Communists Are Bastards," and this has been printed on many images. The…

June 6, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All Coppers Are Bastards” (ACAB)

A chanted jingle -- “I’ll sing you a song / And it wont take long [or: It’s not very long] / All coppers are bastards” -- has been cited in the United Kingdom since at least 1945.…

June 6, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All Cops Are Bastards” (ACAB)

A chanted jingle -- “I’ll sing you a song / And it wont take long [or: It’s not very long] / All coppers are bastards” -- has been cited in the United Kingdom since at least 1945.…

March 19, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All countries got Coronavirus eventually, but China got it right off the bat”

The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak began, according to one theory, from people in Wuhan, China, who ate bats. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on March 17, 2020: "All countries got…

October 21, 2021
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“All drugs are ‘safe and effective’ when they’re making billions of dollars”

"All drugs are safe and effective when they're making billions of dollars" was posted on Twitter by ReallyAWulf on January 14, 2021. "All drugs are 'safe and…

November 11, 2013
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“All gave some, some gave all”

"all gave some and some gave all" is a popular saying about those who served in war. "Some Gave All" (official video of 1992 song) was written and performed by Billy Ray Cyrus,…

January 25, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All governments lie about everything and you are programmed not to question anything…”

"ALL GOVERNMENTS LIE ABOUT EVERYTHING AND YOU ARE PROGRAMMED NOT TO QUESTION ANYTHING AND TO HATE THOSE WHO DO" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Jibo Zhema on July 4, 2018.…

November 18, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All lawyers are jerks” (lawyer joke)

"All lawyers are jerks!" is a line in a popular lawyer joke. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1998 and is of unknown authorship. Google Groups: alt.callahansA short one for…

July 10, 2013
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“All men are created equal, and then a few become firefighters”

"All men are created equal, and then a few become firefighters" is a saying that has been printed on several gift items, such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. U.S. Vice President Joe…

June 7, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All mothers were summoned when George Floyd called out for his momma”

"All mothers were summoned when George Floyd called out for his momma" is a saying that has been printed on many images.The original sign (white, red and blue letters on cardboard) was…

July 5, 2024
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“All of those anti-gun people are celebrating a day won by armed citizens”

"All of those anti-gun people are celebrating a day won by armed citizens" (or "All these anti-gun people are celebrating a day won by armed citizens") is a Fourth of July…

December 27, 2020
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“All of us stuck at home should call random numbers in India & ask about the extended car warranty”

The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic caused many people to be locked down in their homes. "All of us stuck at home, should call random numbers in India and ask them about their extended…

January 14, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing”

"O’Sullivan’s First Law: An eternal truth" by John O'Sullivan, published in the National Review on October 27, 1989, stated: "All organizations that are not actually…

July 27, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All people are born alike—except Republicans and Democrats”

"All people are born alike -- except Republicans and Democrats" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. New York City-born comedian, writer, actor and game show host…

June 13, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All politics is local”

"All politics is local" is a popular political saying, most often associated with House Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (1912-1994). O'Neill used the saying in…

November 7, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke (1729-01-12 – 1797-07-09) was an Irish political philosopher, Whig politician, and statesman; he is regarded by many as the…

January 24, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair”

Politics is spoken about in many professions, but people who cut hair and who drive taxicabs are well-known chatterers. "All the people who know how to run the country are busy driving…

August 29, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“All the scary things you claim would happen without the state are things that are currently…”

"All the scary things you claim would happen without the state are things that are currently happening with the state" is an anti-government saying that has been shown on an image. It was…

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

“All these anti-gun people are celebrating a day won by armed citizens”

"All of those anti-gun people are celebrating a day won by armed citizens" (or "All these anti-gun people are celebrating a day won by armed citizens") is a Fourth of July…

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