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

“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…

July 17, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

April 8, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

May 7, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

June 6, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

April 22, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

December 27, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

December 17, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

January 8, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Property tax is serfdom”

"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…

May 4, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

December 2, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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)…

May 20, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

December 12, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“PSA: Anyone that tells you that parental rights ‘don’t exist’ is a Communist and is coming after your children”

"PSA: Anyone that tells you that parental rights 'don't exist' is a Communist and is coming after your children" (shown on an image) was posted on X/Twitter by James…

February 28, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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"…

April 2, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Put the politicians on minimum wage and watch how fast things change”

"Put the politicians on minimum wage and watch how fast things change" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The implication is that the politicians will need more money very…

April 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Quarantine Day 20: Today, I melted an ice cube with my mind by just staring at it”

"I've melted an ice cube just by staring at it!!! Took a little longer than I thought it would" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Jodge Ledesma (and others) on March 13, 2012.…

April 24, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Quarantine has made me a bigger, better person… Well, bigger anyway”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines. Many people ate a lot. "Quarantine has made me a bigger, better person... Well, bigger anyway" was posted on Facebook by Indian…

April 16, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Quarantine has turned us into dogs. We roam the house all day looking for food…”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines. This was posted on Facebook by Camano Animal Shelter Association on March 30, 2020: "Quarantine has turned us all into dogs. We roam…

September 21, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Quarantine is a safe word for martial law”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some quarantines. Many people compared the quarantines to martial law. "THEY DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT'S MARTIAL LAW IF THEY CALL IT A…

April 9, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Quarantine is when you lock down the sick. Tyranny is when you lock down the healthy”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many quarantines. "Quarantine is when you restrict the movement of SICK people. Tyranny is when you restrict the movement of HEALTHY people"…

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