The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to a race for a COVID-19 vaccine. "They should first test the COVID vaccine on government officials. If they are safe, the vaccine is good. But if they…
"The Vatican Police speak pig Latin" is a joke on the liner noted to the comedy album FM & AM (1972) by American stand-up comedian George Carlin (1937-2008). "Pig" is slang…
John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner (1868-1967) was vice president of he United States from 1933-1941, but he never thought much of the vice presidency. On June 19, 1934, Garner was quoted as…
It is often said that whether a Democrat or a Republican wins a presidential election, the war machine always wins. "Doesn't matter the party - the war machine wins" was posted on…
The Washington Monument, in Washington, D.C., is an obelisk that was opened in 1888. Obviously, the monument does not look like George Washington (1732-1799), but there are jokes. "I think…
"The way taxes are today, you might as well marry for love" has been credited (since the 1990s) to comedian Joe E. Lewis (1902-1971), but there's no evidence that Lewis even said it.…
"The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation" is a quotation that has been credited to Russian leader Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924),…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Jerome K. JeromeJerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat…
"The West wasn't won with a registered gun" is a pro-gun slogan that began in western states such as Idaho, Utah and Alaska. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1968.…
"The whole country would be tested by midnight if Chick-fil-A was running the drive-thru testing centers" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The say was popular in…
"The will of the people is stronger than the noise of politicians" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The site Tenor made this saying on a GIF on November 1, 2020, and…
“The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly' meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks' meaning 'blood sucking parasites'” is a humorous…
"Poor people pay taxes, rich people pay accountants, very rich people pay politicians" was posted on Twitter by "I am Ann" on April 29, 2019. There are many variations of this…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. A joke on the title of the song "Who Let the Dogs Out"…
"The world is full of apathy, but I don't care" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on bumper stickers. "The world's full of apathy, but I don't…
Did the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic turn the world into Las Vegas? "The world is now Vegas. Everybody's losing money, it's acceptable to drink at all hours, and no one has any…
Did the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic turn the world into Las Vegas? "The world is now Vegas. Everybody's losing money, it's acceptable to drink at all hours, and no one has any…
Filmmaker Woody Allen said in 1977: "Showing up is 80 percent of life." "The world is run by those who show up" has been a slogan of many political activists, recorded in print…
"The world owes me a living" is the old line that taxpayers seemingly heard whenever a person accepted a government handout. "The world owe me a living" is cited in print from…
"The world's not that bad. It's your government that sucks" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The message was used in street art in Dawlish, UK, by artist NME in…