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January 15, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What does a Democrat have to do to get arrested in this country?”

"WHAT DOES A POLITICIAN HAVE TO DO TO GET ARRESTED IN THIS COUNTRY?" (shown on an image) was posted on X/Twitter by Sheri Unfiltered™ on January 1, 2026, and this received over 12,000…

May 9, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What does a dyslexic racist hate the most?”/“Gingers.”

"When I first discovered anti Ginger sentiment in the UK I thought maybe they were just dyslexic racists... #thingsithinkaboutwhenimhomesick" was posted on Twitter by "THAT BEING…

February 14, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What does a government do once it has disarmed its citizens?  Anything it wants”

"What does a government do once it has disarmed its citizens? Anything/Whatever it wants" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed in many images, usually with a picture of Cuban…

May 7, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What does a government do once it has disarmed its citizens? Whatever it wants”

"What does a government do once it has disarmed its citizens? Anything/Whatever it wants" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed in many images, usually with a picture of Cuban…

February 14, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What does a government do, once it has disarmed its populace? Anything it wants”

"What does a government do once it has disarmed its citizens? Anything/Whatever it wants" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed in many images, usually with a picture of Cuban…

June 5, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What does a lawyer get when you give him Viagra?”/“Taller.”

Some people think that lawyer are "dicks," and there's a joke: Q: What happens when a lawyer takes Viagra?A: He gets taller. The lawyer joke has been cited in print since at least…

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

“What does a politician do after he dies?”/“He lies still.”

Lawyers have a reputation for stretching the truth (lying). An old joke has it that when a lawyer goes to bed, he lies on his right side and then he lies on his left side, and when he dies he lies…

January 15, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What does a politician have to do to get arrested in this country?”

"WHAT DOES A POLITICIAN HAVE TO DO TO GET ARRESTED IN THIS COUNTRY?" (shown on an image) was posted on X/Twitter by Sheri Unfiltered™ on January 1, 2026, and this received over 12,000…

May 25, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What does the military use acid for?”/“To neutralize the enemy base.”

A chemistry joke is: Q: What does the military use acid for?A: To neutralize the enemy base. The military riddle was posted on Twitter on July 28, 2016. TwitterPuns‏ @TheFunnyWorIdDead…

February 24, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Except for hospitals. Hospitals will kill you”

"WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER. EXCEPT FOR HOSPITALS. HOSPITALS WILL KILL YOU" (shown on a sign) was posted on Amazon.com on August 31, 2020. The phrase "What does…

February 24, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. Except for hospitals. Hospitals will kill you”

"WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER. EXCEPT FOR HOSPITALS. HOSPITALS WILL KILL YOU" (shown on a sign) was posted on Amazon.com on August 31, 2020. The phrase "What does…

May 13, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What flavor is the toothpaste in jail?”/“Imprisonmint.”

"Imprisonment" shouldn't be confused with "imprisonmint," but there are jokes. "What flavour is the toothpaste in jail? Imprisonmint" was posted on Reddit --…

June 8, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What flies around all day but never goes anywhere?”/“A flag.”

A flag riddle is: Q: What flies around all day but never goes anywhere?A: A flag. "Q: What flies but never goes anywhere? A: A flag!" was printed in the Shreveport (LA) Journal on July 1,…

December 13, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What gets bigger the more you take from it?”/“The lower class.”

"What gets bigger the more you take from it?" is a popular riddle. "A pit" or "an excavation" or "a hole" has been the answer since at least 1824.…

June 24, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What gets measured gets managed” (“You can’t manage what you can’t measure”)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Peter DruckerPeter Ferdinand Drucker (November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was a writer, management consultant, and self-described “social ecologist.”…

January 6, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What goes around, comes around”

"What goes around, comes around" is a way of saying: "OK, you got me this time, but you'll get yours (payback) the next time." The phrase has been used in song titles by…

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

“What good does it do to be able to eat at a lunch counter if you can’t buy a hamburger?”

American minister and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), referencing the restaurant sit-ins for civil rights, was reported calling for economic justice in a United Press…

April 8, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What good fortune for governments that the people do not think”

"What good fortune for governments that the people do not think" is frequently said to be a quote of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), but it does not appear in his book, Mein Kempf (1925).…

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

“What happened to Covid 1 to 18?”

COVID-19 (the 2019 coronavirus) does not mean that there were earlier numbered versions, but there are jokes. "I would love to know who took COVID-1-18" was posted on Twitter by Justin…

February 7, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“What happened when the two bullets got married?”/“They had a BB.”

A riddle about bullets is: Q: What happened when the two bullets got married?A: They had a BB. "BB" sounds like "baby." The joke has been cited in print since at least 1972.…

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