The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many lockdowns and reopenings. Many people believed that the lockdowns were unnecessary. "Praising the government for reopening your state is…
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.…
Many holidays are highly commercialized -- from Valentine's Day to Halloween to Christmas. Is Presidents' Day also commercialized? "RT @blainecapatch: presidents' day is just a…
Many holidays are highly commercialized -- from Valentine's Day to Halloween to Christmas. Is Presidents' Day also commercialized? "RT @blainecapatch: presidents' day is just a…
"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…
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" -- that is, 3D printing of guns -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The firings/floggings/beatings will continue…
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…
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…
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. 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…
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…
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" 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" 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…
"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…
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 that they are acting on their own free will" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It is credited to…
"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 tax is serfdom" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that if you have to pay tax on your property (such as your home), then you do not really own…