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May 3, 2020
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“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…

December 12, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

May 4, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“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…

March 29, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The world’s not that bad. It’s your government that sucks”

"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…

June 7, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The worst assumption a person could ever make is the government would never do that to us”

"The worst assumption people ever make: Our government would never do that to us" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "The worst assumption an American can make is…

June 6, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The worst assumption people ever make: Our government would never do that to us”

"The worst assumption people ever make: Our government would never do that to us" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "The worst assumption an American can make is…

July 13, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The year I was born getting a little far on that little scrolly thing”

People are often required to scroll down for their birth year. For old people, it can be a lot of scrolling. "You know you're getting old when you have to scroll down to find your birth…

June 13, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Them: ‘Mandatory buy back’ Me: How can you buy back something that never belonged to you?”

A government "gun buyback program" is a misnomer, since the government is buying the guns of private citizens and not "buying them back." "How can you 'buy back'…

May 14, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Them: Show me proof.” / “Me: *Sends proof*” / “Them: You’re a conspiracy theorist!”

"Them: Show me proof." / "Me: *Sends proof*" / "Them (with eyes covered, not looking at the proof): You're a conspiracy theorist!" is a meme that has been printed…

June 27, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are 1,013,913 words in the English language, but I could never put any of them together…”

"There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair" has been printed on…

June 28, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are 10 genders. Because gender is binary”

Are there just two genders -- male and female -- or are there more? "There’s only 10 genders. Those who’s gender is binary, and those who’s gender isn’t" was posted on Twitter on…

August 27, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are 3 useless things in this world—a dull knife, an unloaded gun & liberals”

"There are 3 useless things in this world -- a dull knife, an unloaded gun & liberals" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "There's two useless…

June 27, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough..”

"There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair" has been printed on…

June 9, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots”

"There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "There can be but two parties -- patriots and traitors" (datelined from…

April 22, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are conspiring satanic billionaires paying lying millionaires to keep telling brainwashed…”

"There are conspiring satanic billionaires paying lying millionaires to keep telling the brainwashed wage slaves not to believe the conspiracy theories/theorists" is a saying that has…

October 2, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are no accidental visits by politicians”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Omaha (NB) World-HeraldPublished Friday September 17, 2010Palin slams Republican 'elites'By Robynn TysverWORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER DES MOINES – Sarah Palin…

December 15, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are no accidents in politics”

Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) took a low profile in the 1960 presidential election; only after his son, John F. Kennedy, won the election did both father and son appear in photographs…

March 3, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are no atheists in foxholes”

"There are no atheists in foxholes" is a saying that was popularized during World War II in April 1942, as the United States lost Bataan (in the Philippines) to Japanese forces. The…

April 1, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are no ex-Marines”

The United States Marine Corps was founded in 1775. Once someone has earned the title "Marine" that person is a Marine for life: there are (1) active duty Marines, (2) retired Marines,…

February 9, 2025
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“There are no good cops. There are no bad dogs”

"No bad dogs. No good cops" (or "No good cops. No bad dogs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no bad dogs, no good cops" was posted on X/Twitter by…

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