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June 15, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Assault is a behavior, not a device”

"Assault is a behavior, not a device" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on several images. The saying is a comment on the term "assault weapon." "ASSAULT is a…

March 15, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At no point in history have the people forcing others into compliance been the good guys”

"At no point in history have the people forcing others into compliance been the good guys" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying originally meant compliance with…

September 7, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At some point we need to quit asking who needs to pay more taxes and focus on where it’s going”

"At some point we need to quit asking who needs to pay more taxes and focus on where the hell all of our money is going" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "At some…

March 21, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At the start of every disaster movie there’s a scientist being ignored”

Does every disaster movie start with a scientist being ignored? "Paul Prendergast is the crazy scientist at the start of every disaster movie who's trying to warn the mayor who's all…

July 24, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, conspiracy theories might as well be called spoiler alerts”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic (including the measures of social distancing, face masks, lockdowns and vaccinations) was predicted by many "conspiracy theories," as some people once…

April 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, either your blood is boiling or it is clotting”

"At this point, your blood is either boiling or clotting" (or "At this point, either your blood is boiling or it is clotting") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

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

“At this point, I would feel safer if coronavirus held a press conference…”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many government press conferences, but many people worried more about the government than about coronavirus. "At this point, I would feel safer…

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

“At this point, I’d feel safer if COVID-19 held a press conference…”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many government press conferences, but many people worried more about the government than about coronavirus. "At this point, I would feel safer…

April 14, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, if a clown invited me into the woods, I would just go”

"At this point, if a clown invited me into the woods, I would just go" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to the clown in It, a 1986 horror novel by…

April 12, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“At this point, your blood is either boiling or clotting”

"At this point, your blood is either boiling or clotting" (or "At this point, either your blood is boiling or it is clotting") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

October 24, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/Weather

“Babe what’s wrong, you don’t like pumpkin spice wartime election eclipse hurricane season?”

In the fall of the election year of 2024, many events happened at the same time. This was posted on X/Twitter by Amanda Fortini on October 1, 2024, and received over 75,000 likes: "Babe…

March 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Baby, do you need toilet paper? Because I can be your Prince Charmin” (pickup line)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in panic buying and shortages of toilet paper. "Prince Charming" (a fairy tale character) became "Prince Charmin" (a person with…

March 12, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Back in my day…there was so much toilet paper, people used to string it up in the trees”

The 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak caused panic purchasing, especially in toilet paper. "Back in my day...there was so much toilet paper, people were literally stringing it up in the trees of…

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

“Bad politicians are elected by good citizens who don’t vote”

"Bad politicians are elected by good citizens who don't vote" has been attributed to drama critic George Jean Nathan (1882-1958), but there's no evidence that he said it first…

July 3, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Bald eagle farts smell like freedom”

"Bald eagle farts. Smells like freedom" (or "Bald eagle farts smell like freedom") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The bald eagle is the national…

July 3, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Bald eagle farts. Smells like freedom”

"Bald eagle farts. Smells like freedom" (or "Bald eagle farts smell like freedom") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The bald eagle is the national…

April 6, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Ban pre-shredded cheese. Make America grate again!”

"Make America Great Again" is a political slogal that was used by Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) in the 1980s. American businessman and politician Donald Trump used the slogan since at least…

July 15, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Batman doesn’t cover his whole face because he needs the police to know he’s white”

The American comic book superhero "Batman" has a costume that only covers half his face. This was posted on Twitter by Randall Otis on APril 8, 2020: "The reason Batman doesn’t…

April 18, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“BC is now ‘Before Coronavirus.’ AD is now “After Distancing’”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was so important, people had new names for B.C. and A.D. "We’re gonna need a better abbreviation than PP for pre-pandemic and post-pandemic. BC (before…

June 25, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the ‘M’ is silent”

"Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the 'M' is silent" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Be careful when you blindly follow the…

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