“The only thin blue line I respect is the Mississippi River”
"Thin blue line" usually refers to the police, but a thin blue line on maps refers to water. There are other thin blue lines. "the only thin blue line I respect tells me when…
“The only thin blue line I respect is the mountain coldness indicator on Coors Lite”
"Thin blue line" usually refers to the police, but a thin blue line on maps refers to water. There are other thin blue lines. "the only thin blue line I respect tells me when…
“The only thin blue line I respect is the one at the bottom of the pride flag”
"Thin blue line" usually refers to the police, but a thin blue line on maps refers to water. There are other thin blue lines. "the only thin blue line I respect tells me when…
“The only thin blue line I respect is the U.S. Postal Service”
"Thin blue line" usually refers to the police, but a thin blue line on maps refers to water. There are other thin blue lines. "the only thin blue line I respect tells me when…
“The only thin blue line I respect is the wetness indicator on a baby’s diaper”
"Thin blue line" usually refers to the police, but a thin blue line on maps refers to water. There are other thin blue lines. "the only thin blue line I respect tells me when…
“The only thin blue lines I respect are my local rivers and estuaries”
"Thin blue line" usually refers to the police, but a thin blue line on maps refers to water. There are other thin blue lines. "the only thin blue line I respect tells me when…
“The only thing ‘green’ about the climate scam is the money they’re stealing from you”
"The only thing 'green' about the climate scam is the money they’re stealing from you" is a saying that has been printed on an image. U.S. dollars are green. "LADIES AND…
“The only thing flat-earthers fear is sphere itself”
"Flat Earth Society motto: 'We have nothing to sphere but sphere itself.'" was posted on Twitter on April 19, 2011. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" is…
“The only thing I fear more than the government shutting down is the government staying open”
"The only thing I fear more than the government shutting down is the government staying open" is a jocular saying that has been cited on Twitter since April 7, 2011. The saying originated…
“The only thing that should be rising is the people”
"The only thing that should be rising is the people" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "The only thing that should be rising is the people of Great…
“The only time a politician tells the truth is when he says that the other politician is a liar”
A liar can tell the truth when he/she calls out another liar. "A contributor writes to inquire if I've heard this one: 'The only time a golfer tells the truth is when he calls…
“The only time a politician tells the truth is when speaking about their opponents”
A liar can tell the truth when he/she calls out another liar. "A contributor writes to inquire if I've heard this one: 'The only time a golfer tells the truth is when he calls…
“The only time politicians tell the truth is when they call each other liars”
"The only time politicians tell the truth is when they call each other liars" is a one-line political saying that has been printed on many images. There does not appear to be any specific…
“The only wasted vote is the one you cast for a politician”
Many people talk about "wasted" votes, such as a vote for a third party candidate who has no chance of winning the election. Somme people believe that voting in a state that is not a…
“The opposite of capitalism is lowercaseism”
Sometimes "capitalism" just means capital letters. "lowercaseism: antonym of capitalism....the practice of not using any capital letters" was posted on Twitter by Jim Gleeson on…
“The opposite of isolate is isoearly”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to self-isolate. "Dad: what is the opposite word for isolate Me: doesn’t answer for 5mins Dad: you so early" was posted on Twitter…
“The opposite of isolate is yousoearly”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to self-isolate. "Dad: what is the opposite word for isolate Me: doesn’t answer for 5mins Dad: you so early" was posted on Twitter…
“The organization of any bureaucracy is very much like a septic tank…” (Imhoff’s Law)
Thomas Lyle Merton's book, Malice in Blunderland (1973), provided a satirical view of bureaucratic jargon. One "law" has remained popular: IMHOFFS LAW: "The organization of any…
“The party in power is smug; the party out of power is insane” (Jane’s Law)
Megan McArdle (writing as "Jane Galt") wrote this on the blog Asymmetrical Information on May 21, 2003: "Jane's Law: The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant.…
“The past is rewritten so fast that you don’t know what will happen yesterday.—Soviet joke”
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…