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December 17, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Not guilty, but return the horse” (Old West Justice)

The following joke is told under the title of "Old West Justice." A horse is stolen from a very unpopular man. The jury returns a verdict of "Not guilty, but return the horse."…

April 20, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Not knowing the truth makes you ignorant. Not wanting to know the truth is what makes you stupid”

"Not knowing the truth makes you ignorant. Not wanting to know the truth is what makes you stupid" or "Not knowing the truth doesn’t make you ignorant. Not wanting to know the…

March 7, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Not sure why the FBI is mostly guys because a girl’s ability to find shit out is unmatched”

"Not sure why the FBI is mostly guys because a girl's/woman's ability to find shit out is unmatched" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Not sure why the FBI…

March 7, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Not sure why the FBI is mostly guys because a woman’s ability to find shit out is unmatched”

"Not sure why the FBI is mostly guys because a girl's/woman's ability to find shit out is unmatched" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Not sure why the FBI…

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

“Not to brag, but we haven’t been late for anything in over two weeks”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many closures of businesses and events. "During self-isolation, I have not been late for anything in a whole week and that's a huge personal…

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

“Not trusting the government doesn’t make you a conspiracy theorist. It makes you a history buff”

"Not trusting the government doesn't make you a conspiracy theorist. It makes you a history buff" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying means that history…

November 4, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Not voting is the #1 cause of unwanted presidencies”

"Not voting is the #1 cause of unwanted presidencies" and "Voting prevents unwanted presidencies" are sayings that have been printed on many images. The "unwanted…

June 12, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nothing can be politically right that is morally wrong”

"Nothing can be politically right that is morally wrong" was an important quotation in the 1700s and 1800s (often in regard to the slave trade), but the quotation is hardly remembered…

March 28, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nothing gets a mass shooter off the news faster than finding out he’s a Democrat”

"Nothing gets a mass shooter off the news faster than finding out he's a Democrat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying implies that the liberal news media…

March 28, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nothing gets a mass shooter off the news faster than finding out he/she/they/them is a Democrat”

"Nothing gets a mass shooter off the news faster than finding out he's a Democrat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying implies that the liberal news media…

March 28, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nothing gets a mass shooter off the news faster than finding out they’re a Democrat”

"Nothing gets a mass shooter off the news faster than finding out he's a Democrat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying implies that the liberal news media…

August 23, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nothing happens until something moves”

"Nothing happens until somebody sells something" (or "Nothing happens until something is sold") is an advertising slogan that has been used since the early 1940s. "Nothing…

December 19, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nothing is impossible to the man who doesn’t have to do it himself”

"Nothing is impossible to the man who doesn't have to do it himself" was called "The Bureaucrat's Law" in 1979. For a bureaucrat who can foist the work on someone…

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

“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program”

"Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program" (or "Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program") has been credited to U.S. president Ronald Reagan…

January 28, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nothing makes me feel like a founding father like still remembering how to write in cursive”

The Founding Fathers of the United States wrote documents in cursive, but most people seldom write in cursive today. Cursive is sometimes called "founding father handwriting."…

October 11, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nothing New York suffers from can’t be cured by doubling its budget” (J. K. Galbraith)

The economist John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) said in 1965 about New York City's budget problems -- a paraphrase is neccesary because the precise quotation has not been found --…

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

“Nothing says ‘trust the science’ like ‘we can’t tell you what’s in it and you can’t sue us’”

"Nothing says 'trust the science' like 'we can't tell you what's in it and you can't sue us if something goes wrong'" is a COVID-19 (coronavirus) saying…

February 17, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nothing that requires the labor of others is a basic human right”

"Nothing that requires the labor of others is a basic human right" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on X/Twitter by MJ on June 26, 2019. X/Twitter…

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

“Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature”

Kin Hubbard (1868-1930) drew the popular "Abe Martin Says" one-panel newspaper comic. Many sayings became widely quoted. "Now an' then a innocent man is sent t' th'…

April 15, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Now he belongs to the ages” (at Abraham Lincoln’s death)

"Now he belongs to the ages" is supposedly what Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (1814-1869) said on Saturday morning, 7:22 a.m., April 15, 1865, upon the death of U.S. President Abraham…

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