“Preach to the choir” (“Preach to the converted”)
To "preach to the converted" means to bring a message before people who already believe (or are predisposed to believe) that message. The preaching doesn't win over any new converts.…
“Pretty words are not always true, and true words are not always pretty”
"Pretty words are not always true, and true words are not always pretty" (or "True words are not always pretty, and pretty words are not always true") is a saying that has been…
“Print guns, not money”
Entry in progress -- BP "Print guns, not money" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Reddit -- GunMemesCrossposted by u/El_Duderino_Brevity September 27, 2020Print guns not…
“Printing will continue until freedom improves”
"Printing will continue until freedom improves" -- that is, 3D printing of guns -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The firings/floggings/beatings will continue…
“Prison may be just one word. But to others, it’s a whole sentence”
A prison sentence is not the same as a sentence in the English language, but there are jokes. One joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 31, 2017: "Prison may be just one word. But to…
“Prison walls are never built to scale”
Something "built to scale" doesn't literally mean "built to be scaled," but there are jokes. "Prison walls are never built to scale" was posted on the website Pun…
“Pro-tip: If you are at the courthouse, always check behind the toilets for bribe money that hasn’t been collected yet”
A jocular courthouse piece of advice was posted on X/Twitter by Canyou ⚜️ on March 25, 2024, and received over 162,000 likes: "Pro-tip: If you are at the courthouse, always check behind…
“Probe with bayonets”
"Probe with bayonets. If you encounter steel, withdraw. If you encounter mush, continue" is credited to Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). THe book The Unknown Lenin: From the…
“Problem with lawyer jokes - lawyers don’t think they’re funny and others don’t think they’re jokes”
A joke is told about lawyer jokes: "The trouble with lawyer jokes is that lawyers don't think they're funny, and nobody else thinks they're jokes." This joke about lawyer…
“Problem with propaganda is the past changes so quickly, you don’t know what will happen yesterday”
An old Soviet joke is that government propaganda got so bad, and the past was rewritten so much, that people didn't know what will happen yesterday. The form of the joke, however, became…
“Procrastinators are the leaders of tomorrow”
"Procrastinators are the leaders of tomorrow" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. They saying was posted on Twitter on February 21, 2007, and is of unknown…
“Professional courtesy” (lawyer joke)
"Professional courtesy" in the punchline to one of the most famous of lawyer jokes. A lawyer fell into shark-infested waters, but wasn't harmed because of "professional…
“Progressivism: Ideas so good they have to be mandatory”
"Authoritarianism/ Communism/ Government/ Liberalism/ Marxism/ Progressivism/ Socialism/ Statism: Ideas so good, they have to be mandatory" is a political saying that has been printed on…
“Proof that 9/11 wasn’t a government plot: It worked”
Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not always politically correct. One 9/11 joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on…
“Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on…”
"Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident that they are acting on their own free will" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It is credited to…
“Proper tea is theft” (anarchist joke)
"Property is theft" was written by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865) in his book What is Property? Or, an Inquiry into the Principle of Right and Government (1840). "Proper tea is…
“Property Taxes: Even after you pay off the mortgage, your home will never truly be yours”
"Property Taxes: Because in the end, even after you pay off the mortgage, your home will never truly be yours" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Well, this is…
“Prosperity absorbs all criticism”
"Prosperity absorbs all criticism" is a political axiom popularized by Frank Kent (1877-1958), who wrote the newspaper column "The Great Game of Politics" for the Baltimore (MD)…
“Prosperity is something created by businessmen for politicians to take credit for”
"Prosperity, apparently, is something that businessmen create so politicians may take credit for it" was written in the Detroit (MI) News in November 1928 (and was widely reprinted in…
“Psychopaths rely on your silence, ignorance and obedience”
"Psychopaths rely on your silence, ignorance and obedience" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "PSYCHOPATHS RELY ON YOUR SILENCE, IGNORANCE, & OBEDIENCE"…