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

“There is no such thing as a cheap politician” (Ferdinand Lundberg’s Law)

"There is no such thing as a cheap politician" is sometimes called "Ferdinand Lundberg's Law," after New York University professor and author Ferdinand Lundberg…

April 13, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There is no such thing as a good tax”

'There is no such thing as a good tax" is a popular anti-tax saying; Oklahoma Senator Thomas Gore (1870-1949) said in 1935 that "all taxes are, at best, necessary evils and…

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

“There is no talent so ardently supported, nor generously rewarded, as the ability to convince parasites they are victims”

"Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims" and "There is no talent so ardently supported, nor generously rewarded, as the ability to…

March 2, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There is nothing more grotesque than a media pushing for war”

"There is nothing more grotesque than a media pushing for war" was posted on Twitter by American former computer intelligence consultant and whistleblower Edward Snowden on February 11,…

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

“There is only one bad word: taxes”

The American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series Parks and Recreation, on the episode "Go Big or Go Home" that originally aired on January 20, 2011, the character Ron…

March 28, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“There once was a dog named Tax. I opened the door and income Tax”

"Income tax" sounds like "in come Tax." A joke was printed in a 1917 newspaper: "A prosperous farmer of this county, who was looking after business in town yesterday,…

January 4, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There oughta be a law!”

"There Oughta Be a Law!" was a newspaper cartoon by Al Fagaly and Harry Shorten that ran from 1946 until artist Fagaly's death in 1963. "There oughta be a law!" became a…

August 2, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There were two types of Jews in 1933—optimists and pessimists”

There is a grim Jewish "joke" that says that when Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany in 1933, there were two kinds of Jews -- optimists and pessimists. The pessimists went into exile…

December 28, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There would be no game of chess if the pawns refused to play”

"There would be no game of chess if the pawns refused to play" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is political, and means that the elites can't play…

July 5, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There, I guess King George will be able to read that!” (John Hancock?)

John Hancock (1737-1793) was president of Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted; he signed the document with a large signature in the center, supposedly saying: "There, I…

July 3, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s a certain irony to getting married on Independence Day”

Some people get married on Independence Day (July 4th). "@kevinthompson and the irony is you get married on Independence Day !" was posted on Twitter by A Witty Remark on December 13,…

September 15, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s always work at the post office”

In the 1987 film Hollywood Shuffle, Bobby Taylor's (the actor-director Robert Townsend) grandmother tells him that if his Hollywood dreams don't work out, "There's always work…

August 4, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s no business like Shoah business”

"Shoah" is a Hebrew word for "Holocaust." Irving Berlin wrote the song "There's No Business Like Show Business" for the 1940s musical Annie Get Your Gun, and this…

March 28, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s no plan to fix anything because the plan was to destroy everything”

"There's no plan to fix anything because the plan was to destroy everything" is a saying that has been printed on many images. <…

November 12, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s no such thing as a routine traffic stop” (police adage)

"There's no such thing as a routine traffic stop" is a police adage. Police don't know the type of person they are pulling over and have to prepare for the unexpected.…

September 2, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s no such thing as government. It’s just other individuals telling you what to do”

"There's no such thing as government. It's just other individuals telling you what to do" was posted on Twitter by Richard Heart on September 1, 2022. The tweet had over 2,200…

November 3, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s no way like the American way. World’s highest standard of living”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: American wayThe American way of life or the American way refers to the American nationalist ethos that adheres to the principle of life, liberty and the pursuit…

October 30, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s not one dime’s worth of difference in the two parties”

"Not a dime's worth of difference" means that there is no difference. When comparing two products, one might cost a dime more; the more expensive product is expected to be better or…

May 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s now an avian strain of coronavirus. One flu over the cuckoo’s nest”

A Covid-19 (coronavirus) joke was posted on Sickipedia on May 20, 2021: "There's now an avian strain of coronavirus. One flu over the cuckoo's nest." Wikipedia: COVID-19…

May 8, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There’s no such thing as government funded. It’s all taxpayer funded”

"There’s no such thing as government funded. It’s all taxpayer funded" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The exact authorship is unknown, but memes have been popular…

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