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October 3, 2025
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“Welcome to the shitshow. Hope you brought alcohol”

"Welcome to the shit show. Hope you brought alcohol" (or "Welcome to the shitshow. Hope you brought alcohol") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means…

September 11, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” /“A Republic, if you can keep it”

On September 17, 1787, just after the Constitutional Convention's ratification, a Mrs. Powell of Philadelphia reportedly asked Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), "Well, Doctor what have we…

September 2, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Well, That Didn’t Help Anyone: An Abbreviated History of Voting Democrat” (book title)

"Well, That Didn't Work: A Brief History of Voting" (a jocular title of a book) has been printed on many images. There have been Republican and Democrat versions with a joke book…

September 2, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Well, That Didn’t Shrink Government: An Abbreviated History of Voting Republican” (book title)

"Well, That Didn't Work: A Brief History of Voting" (a jocular title of a book) has been printed on many images. There have been Republican and Democrat versions with a joke book…

October 11, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Well, That Didn’t Work: A Brief History of Socialism and Communism” (book title)

"Well, That Didn't Work: An Abbreviated History of Communism" (a jocular title of a book) has been printed on many images. "'Well, that didn't work' - a brief…

September 2, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Well, That Didn’t Work: A Brief History of Voting” (book title)

"Well, That Didn't Work: A Brief History of Voting" (a jocular title of a book) has been printed on many images. There have been Republican and Democrat versions with a joke book…

October 11, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Well, That Didn’t Work: An Abbreviated History of Communism” (book title)

"Well, That Didn't Work: An Abbreviated History of Communism" (a jocular title of a book) has been printed on many images. "'Well, that didn't work' - a brief…

January 28, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Well, That Didn’t Work: An Expansive Volume on the History of Government” (book title)

"Well, That Didn't Work: An Expansive Volume on the History of Government" (a jocular title of a book) was posted on Twitter by Declaration of Memes on January 16, 2023. Similar book…

February 4, 2025
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Well, That Didn’t Work: The History of the Federal Department of Education” (book title)

In 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration sought to end the federal United States Department of Education. The plan was to return control of education to the states. "Well,…

February 15, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Went to the doctors and he told me I needed a pacemaker, so now I’ve got this annoying Kenyan 2 yards in front of me everywhere I go!”

A "pacemaker" for the heart shouldn't be confused with a "pacemaker" (or "pacesetter") in running, but there are jokes. "Went 2 the doctors 2day & he…

May 13, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Went to the hospital to get a suspicious mole checked. Apparently they all look like that and I should’ve just left it in its hole”

A mole could be cancer -- or it could just be a garden animal. "I went to the doctor with a suspicious-looking mole. He said they all look that way and I should have left him in the…

July 19, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Were you married by a Justice of the Peace or the Secretary of War?” (joke)

An old joke is about a bickering couple who were married by a Justice of the Peace, but should have been married by the Secretary of War. The position of "Justice of the Peace" is not the…

February 19, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What are lawyers good for?” (lawyer joke)

One popular lawyer joke is: Q. What are lawyers good for? A. They make used car salesmen look good. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1992. Google Groups: rec.humorLawyer JokesSlime…

May 6, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What are murder hornets and how much toilet paper do we need to buy?”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in panic buying -- and shortages -- of toilet paper. In 2020, the United States also experienced from Asia an invasion of "murder hornets."…

January 21, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What are you doing for others?”

American clergyman and activist Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) wrote in the book Strength to Love (1963): "Light has come into the world, and every man must decide whether he will walk in…

August 31, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What are you doing out of jail?” (Thoreau’s reply to Emerson?)

American author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) refused to pay poll taxes for six years because he objected to any money going to support the Mexican-American War or slavery. In July…

April 15, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What borders on stupidity?”/“Canada and Mexico.”

"Hahahah QOTD: 'What borders on stupidity? Mexico and Canada.' #USElection" was posted on Twitter by Niklas (and many others) on November 9, 2016. Many people felt that the U.S.…

February 20, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What can a goose do, a duck can’t, and a lawyer should?” (lawyer joke)

One popular lawyer joke about a lawyer's bill is: Q: What can a goose do, a duck can't, and a lawyer should?A: Stick his bill up his ass. The joke has been cited in print since at least…

February 9, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What causes poverty? Nothing. It’s the original state, the default and starting point…”

"What causes poverty? Nothing. It's the original state, the default and starting point. The real question is, What causes prosperity?" is a saying that has been printed on many…

February 8, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What did one lawyer say to the other lawyer?”/“We are both lawyers!”

A popular lawyer anti-joke has been printed on several images: Q: What did one lawyer say to the other lawyer?A: We are both lawyers! The joke was posted on Twitter on November 20, 2010. Twitter…

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