“The Vatican police speak pig Latin”
"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…
“The vice presidency is a spare tire on the automobile of government”
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…
“The war machine wins every U.S. presidential election”
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 looks nothing like the guy. It looks more like a tribute to Bill Clinton”
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”
"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”
"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),…
“The weakest men compete with girls. The weakest minds celebrate it”
"The weakest men compete with girls. The weakest minds celebrate it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to trans women participating in women’s sporting…
“The weather is like the government, always in the wrong”
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”
"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”
"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”
"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 ‘poly’ meaning ‘many’ and ‘ticks’ meaning ‘parasites’”
“The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly' meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks' meaning 'blood sucking parasites'” is a humorous…
“The working class pay taxes. The middle class pay accountants. The upper class pay politicians”
"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 World Health Organization has said dogs are immune to COVID-19. WHO let the dogs out”
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 changed by your example, not by your opinion”
"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that your example (your actions) is more important that your…
“The world is full of apathy, but I don’t care”
"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…
“The world is now Vegas. Everybody’s losing money, it’s acceptable to drink at all hours…”
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…
“The world is now Vegas. Everyone is losing money, it’s acceptable to drink at all hours…”
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…
“The world is run by those who show up”
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”
"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…