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

“Wearing a mask isn’t a political statement. It’s an IQ test”

"Covid-19. It started as a virus and has mutated into an IQ test" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people believed that a person wearing a face mask (and following…

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

“WEF backwards is FEW”

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is "few" spelled backwards. Some people have stated that this is appropriate, since the WEF represents a small "elite" who seek to depopulate the…

October 5, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Welcome to 2020. If you don’t already suffer from an anxiety disorder, one will be assigned”

"Welcome to 2020. If you don’t already suffer from an anxiety disorder, one will be assigned to you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…

February 10, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better”

“Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better” is a saying that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has popularized since 2016, and this has been associated with…

October 3, 2025
Education/SchoolsFood/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Welcome to the shit show. 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…

October 3, 2025
Education/SchoolsFood/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“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…

October 24, 2026
Art/SculptureEducation/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What a tough time for anyone who studied government or history or ethics or social studies or art or medicine or law or political science or regular science”

"Tough time for anyone who studied government or history or ethics or social studies or art or medicine or law or political science or regular science" was posted on Threads by…

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."…

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