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August 21, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The first rule of firearm safety is to never let the government take your guns”

"The first rule of gun safety is to never let the government take your guns" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on many images. "The first rule of firearm safety is to never…

August 21, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The first rule of gun safety is to never let the government take your guns”

"The first rule of gun safety is to never let the government take your guns" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on many images. "The first rule of firearm safety is to never…

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

“The first step to changing the system is to stop complying with it”

"The first step to changing the system is to stop complying with it" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "The first step to changing…

August 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The first symptom of Covid is no common sense”

The first symptom of Covid-19 is often said to be the loss of the sense of smell (or taste). "The first symptom of Covid is no common sense" is a saying that adds a comment on that.…

April 25, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe”

Members of a "flat earth society" don't believe that the world is round. A joke went viral in February 2016: "The Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe." The…

February 27, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood…”

A proverb about voting has been printed on many images. An axe comes into the forest; because its handle is wood, the trees were comforted. The mission of the axe, of course, was to destroy the…

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

“The Founding Fathers weren’t concerned about a certain type of weapon…”

"The Founding Fathers weren't concerned about specific types of guns. They were concerned about specific types of government" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on an image…

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

“The Founding Fathers weren’t concerned about specific types of guns…”

"The Founding Fathers weren't concerned about specific types of guns. They were concerned about specific types of government" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on an image…

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

“The Founding Fathers weren’t concerned with specific types of weapons…”

"The Founding Fathers weren't concerned about specific types of guns. They were concerned about specific types of government" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on an image…

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

“The fourth estate has become a fifth column”

The term "fourth estate" refers to the media (outside of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government). The term "fifth column" originated in the Spanish…

August 26, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The freedoms you surrender today are the freedoms your grandchildren will never know existed”

"The freedoms you surrender today are the freedoms your grandchildren will never know existed" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Facebook on March…

December 4, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" is a popular quotation that has been credited to Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962). However, the quotation has not been…

March 28, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The future is female”

"The future is female" is a women's rights saying that has been printed on many images. The feminist slogan has been cited in print since at least July 1975, when it was printed on…

February 10, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The future is not a gift; it is an achievement”

U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) said at the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) on August 7, 1962: "We cannot stand idly by and expect our dreams to come true…

May 24, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The gallows are a really popular hang out spot if you ask me”

The gallows is where people are executed by hanging. It's not a place to "hang out," but there are jokes. "The Gallows seems like a good place to hang out" was posted on…

July 22, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The gas comin’ out of our cows ain’t near as dangerous as the BS out of our politicians”

"The gas comin’ out of our cows ain’t near as dangerous as the BS (bullshit) comin’ out of our politicians" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "THE GAS…

August 27, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The Germans will never forgive the Jews for Auschwitz”

Entry in progress -- B.P. "America will never forgive blacks for slavery" is a later, similar saying. Wikipedia: Secondary antisemitismSecondary antisemitism is a distinct kind of…

October 18, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The girl who can’t dance says the band can’t play” (Yiddish proverb)

"The girl who can't dance says the band can't play" is an often-cited Yiddish proverb that, in English, dates to at least 1949. The proverb has been used in government and…

July 30, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“The glue that holds some of us together is crazy”

"The glue that holds some of us together is crazy" was posted on X/Twitter by @Godthewoman💙 on Otober 21, 2017. Krazy Glue is a well known product. The saying means that it's…

July 10, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The goal of wearing masks is to not have to wear masks”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear masks. "The goal of wearing masks is to not have to wear masks" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on July 10,…

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