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January 24, 2024
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“Nice try, fed”

"Nice try, fed" (or "Nice try, fed boi") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker usually means that an undercover federal agent has attempted entrapment,…

April 30, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame”

American political columnist Meg Greenfield (1930-1999) wrote in the Washington (DC) Post on February 5, 1996: "Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame. The other 10 percent may…

December 26, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation”

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is credited with saying "Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation" (or "Corrupt politicians make…

February 9, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“No bad dogs and no good cops? What about K-9 units?”

"No bad dogs. No good cops" (or "No good cops. No bad dogs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no bad dogs, no good cops" was posted on X/Twitter by…

February 11, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“No bad dogs. No good cops”

"No bad dogs. No good cops" (or "No good cops. No bad dogs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no bad dogs, no good cops" was posted on X/Twitter by…

February 11, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“No bad dogs. No good presidents”

"No bad dogs. No good presidents" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "NO BAD DOGS. NO GOOD PRESIDENTS" (shown on a sticker) was posted on Bluesky by Mike…

April 20, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No bill is truly dead until the final gavel falls”

"No bill is truly dead until the final gavel falls" is a popular legislative adage of unknown authorship. "No bill is dead until the gavel bangs adjournment" was cited in a…

March 24, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No blood for oil”

"No blood for oil" was popularized as a protest chant during the Persian Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm (August 2, 1990-February 28, 1991). The anti-war slogan was also used in the Iraq…

August 1, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“No data center is worth sacrificing bees, water and trees”

"There is no data center on Earth that's worth the bees, water, and trees" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that data centers come at a cost to the…

August 1, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“No data center on Earth is worth the loss of bees, water, and trees”

"There is no data center on Earth that's worth the bees, water, and trees" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that data centers come at a cost to the…

October 5, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No glove, no love”

"No glove, no love" is a 1980s slogan advocating the practice of safe sex by the use of condoms (the "glove"). "No glove, no love!: rubbers--every time!" was a slogan…

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

“No god, no peace; know god, know peace”

"No God, No Peace; Know God, Know Peace" ia a statement that has appeared on many signs, "Seen on an automobile bumper sticker: No God, No Peace. Know God, Know Peace" was cited…

February 9, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“No good cops. No bad dogs”

"No bad dogs. No good cops" (or "No good cops. No bad dogs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no bad dogs, no good cops" was posted on X/Twitter by…

January 21, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No good deed goes unpunished (in Washington)”

"No good deed goes unpunished" is a humorous reverse of the classical "No good deed goes unrewarded. No bad deed goes unpunished." Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) is often…

April 13, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No human being is illegal”

"No human being is illegal" is a popular slogan that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, hats and buttons. "You who are so-called illegal aliens must know that no…

May 2, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No justice, no peace, no racist police!”

"No justice, no peace!" has been cited in print since 1987 and was popularized by American Baptist minister and civil rights activist Al Sharpton. "No justice, no peace, no racist…

May 26, 2005
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No justice, no peace!”

Al Sharpton's supporters often shout: "No justice, no peace!" You'll hear it outside of courtrooms. It appears that the chant comes from the Howard Beach racial incidents of…

November 7, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No man escapes when freedom fails, the best men rot in filthy jails…”

Hiram Mann. a New York City attorney who died at age 83 in 1955, had these lines published in the Wall Street Journal in 1947: No man escapes When freedom fails,The best men rot in filthy jails;…

August 10, 2006
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the Legislature is in session”

"No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the Legislature is in session" is a classic political phrase that popularly began with a New York court decision in 1866. The…

March 27, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No matter who you vote for the bombs won’t stop”

"No matter who you vote for, the rich stay rich, the poor stay poor and the bombs never stop" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "No matter who you vote for, the rich…

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