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August 25, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The NWO is the virus”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to protests against governments and the New World Order. "New World Order Is The Virus Spreading All The Social Diseases" was posted on Twitter by…

October 13, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The NYPD toilets were stolen. Police have nothing to go on”

A police joke is sometimes localized to New York City: ""The NYPD toilets were stolen. Police have nothing to go on." "Crooks stole all the toilets at a Philadelphia police…

April 25, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly”

"The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007) and Robert Shea (1933-1994)…

December 2, 2025
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTransportation

“The officer said, ‘You drinking?’ I said, ‘You buying?’ We just laughed and laughed. I need bail money”

A driving-under-the-influence (DUI) joke has been printed on many images. "OK.. word to the wise... when officer pulls you over and asks 'You drinking?'.... dont answer back by…

April 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The official flag of 2020” (a face mask on a flagpole)

"The official flag of 2020" (a face mask on a flagpole) has been shown on many images. A related joke is a mock Pledge of Allegiance: “I pledge allegiance to the mask of the World…

April 13, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The oldest word in politics is ‘new’”

'There's nothing new under the sun" is a phrase from the Book of Ecclesiastes. "The oldest word in politics is 'new'" is cited in print from at least 1998, when…

June 2, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The one thing the government fears is the day we stand together”

“A single bee is ignored, but when millions come together, even the bravest run in fear. The one thing the government fears is the day we stand together” is a saying that has been printed on…

November 2, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The one who gets vaccinated to be free is already enslaved”

"The one who gets vaccinated to be free is already enslaved" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Many people got Covid vaccinations to be "free" -- to travel on…

April 19, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The ones asking to be left alone aren’t the extremists. The ones demanding we comply…”

"The ones asking to be left alone aren't the extremists. The ones demanding we comply or lose all of our rights are the extremists" is a saying that has been printed on several…

November 8, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The ones selling the panic are the same ones selling the vaccine”

"The same people who sell the panic, sell the vaccine" and "The ones selling the panic are the same ones selling the vaccine" are COVID-19 (coronavirus) sayings that have been…

September 16, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The only carbon they want to reduce is you”

"You are the carbon they want to eliminate/reduce" and "The only carbon they want to reduce is you" are sayings about climate change that have been printed on many images.…

May 13, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The only color that matters is blue” (police adage)

'The only color that matters is blue" is a saying about the police (who usually wear blue uniforms) that means different things to different people. To the police, "the only color…

April 27, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The only communists left are in China, Cuba, North Korea and on American universities”

After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991-92, there was a joke that the only communists left in the world could be found in China, Cuba, North Korea, and on American university campuses. The joke…

September 30, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The only cure for presidential fever is embalming fluid”

U.S. politicians who have "presidential fever" (or are "bitten by the presidential bug") strongly desire to run for president. "The only cure for presidential fever is…

January 11, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The only dangerous minority is the rich”

"The only dangerous minority is the rich" (or "The rich are the only dangerous minority") is an anti-capitalist saying that has been printed on many images. "One side says…

June 23, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The only difference between McDonald’s and bureaucracies is McDonald’s only has one clown running the show’”

"The difference between McDonald's and where I work. McDonald's only has one clown running the show" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. Ronald McDonald is…

June 23, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The only difference between McDonald’s and Congress is that McDonald’s only has one clown running the show”

"The difference between McDonald's and where I work. McDonald's only has one clown running the show" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. Ronald McDonald is…

June 23, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The only difference between McDonald’s and our government is that McDonald’s only has one clown running the show”

"The difference between McDonald's and where I work. McDonald's only has one clown running the show" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. Ronald McDonald is…

September 5, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The only difference between the U.S. and a banana republic is we don’t grow bananas”

A "banana republic" is an unflattering criticism of a government. "The only difference between the United States (or some other country) and a banana republic is we don't grow…

November 12, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The only easy day was yesterday” (Navy SEAL motto)

The motto of the United States Navy SEALs is written on the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Training course at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado, California: "The…

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