The 2020 U.S. presidential election -- held during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic -- had early voting and mail-in ballots, and final results were delayed by days. The American Idol television…
"There's an old saying that politics in America is played between the 40-yard lines," wrote Fred Barnes (see 1988 citation below). "What this means, for those unfamiliar with…
"Apocalyptic" shouldn't be confused with "alpaca lip tick," but there are jokes. "—Have you seen that film about what happened after the alpaca had a parasite…
A Jewish "joke" is that everyone hates the Jews, but that an anti-Semite is someone who hate the Jews more than is absolutely necessary. The saying was printed in the essay "What Can…
"An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject" is a pro-gun slogan of unknown authorship. "An Armed Man is a Citizen, an Unarmed Man is a Subject" was a signature line…
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
Science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) wrote in Beyond This Horizon (1942 in Astounding Science-Fiction and 1948 in book form): "Well, in the first place an armed society is a…
George S. Patton Jr. (1885-1945), a United States Army general who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, believed in leading his…
Not everyone has an opinion on everything. However, in a democratic society, it's sometimes assumed that everyone does have an opinion on everything. "[Discussion] What's up with…
Government budgets and government programs tend to grow. Small projects or programs get approved and then vastly increase in size. "An elephant is a mouse built to government…
Nobel prize-winning scientist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) told this to an Associated Press reporter in November 1930: "Reduced to a formula," he replied after a moment's reflection,…
Many people do not like government. A meme shows ""Decisions I need the government to make for me:," then a list of blank lines, then "I hope this clears things up."…
A popular joke meme involves Santa Claus and/or the Easter Bunny, a smart or honest (blonde, drummer, lawyer, politician, et al.) and a dumb or dishonest (blonde, drummer, lawyer, politician et…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Don MarquisDonald Robert Perry Marquis (/ˈmɑːrkwɪs/ mar-kwis; July 29, 1878 in Walnut, Illinois – December 29, 1937 in New York City) was a humorist,…
"A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad" is credited to Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919).…
"An income tax form is like a laundry list—either way you lose your shirt" is a one-line saying about income taxes that has been printed on many images. The quote was credited to…
California Attorney General Evvelle J. Younger (1918-1989) was quoted in the Los Angeles (CA) Times on March 3, 1971 about the problems of legal delay: "An incompetent attorney can delay a…
President Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (1890-1969) was campaigning for re-election in 1954 against Adlai Stevenson II (1900-1965), his Democratic challenger and a perceived intellectual…