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March 31, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“White privilege is the ability to suffer through whatever life throws at you without blaming…”

"White Privilege: The ability to suffer life's universal indignities without blaming another ethnic group" (shown on an image credited to Mike Rilling of Facebook) was posted on…

March 30, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“White Privilege: The ability to suffer life’s universal indignities without blaming another…”

"White Privilege: The ability to suffer life's universal indignities without blaming another ethnic group" (shown on an image credited to Mike Rilling of Facebook) was posted on…

March 31, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“White Privilege: The ability to suffer whatever life throws at you without blaming another…”

"White Privilege: The ability to suffer life's universal indignities without blaming another ethnic group" (shown on an image credited to Mike Rilling of Facebook) was posted on…

May 20, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Who are the world’s fastest readers?”/“9/11 victims. They went through 87 stories in 10 seconds.”

Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One popular riddle is: Q: Who are the world's…

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

“Who decided to call it ‘marijuana possession’ and not ‘joint custody’?”

"Joint custody" usually does not involve marijuana, but there are jokes. "Why isn't marijuana possession called joint custody?" was posted on Twitter by Charlie Ernstes on…

October 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Who did the government buy the earth from? So why do we pay the government to live here?”

"Who did the government buy the earth from? So/Then why do we pay the government to live here?" is an anti-government saying that has been printed on many images. Both versions of the…

October 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Who did the government buy the earth from? Then why do we pay the government to live here?”

"Who did the government buy the earth from? So/Then why do we pay the government to live here?" is an anti-government saying that has been printed on many images. Both versions of the…

June 5, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Who died and made you king/ God/ boss/ president?”

"Who died and made you (this high position)" is a common put-down of a person who usually doesn't have that high position, but who aspires to it (or a person who has that high…

November 26, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Who is the healthiest member of the army?”/“General Wellbeing.”

A military riddle is: Q: Who is the healthiest member of the army?A: General Wellbeing. "Who's the healthiest man in the army? General Wellbeing" was posted on Twitter by James on…

February 15, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Who saves his country violates no law”

"He who saves his Country does not violate any Law" was posted on X/Twitter by U.S. President Donald J. Trump on February 15, 2025. "Who saves his country violates no law. --…

October 26, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Who the government?”

NBC's Saturday Night Live did a sketch about the U.S. healthcare program ("Obamacare") featuring someone impersonating Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Speaking…

April 7, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Whoa whoa whoa…. I’m all for freedom, if it’s done legally”

"Whoa whoa whoa.... I'm all for freedom, if it's done legally" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The speaker is willing to fight the corrupt system, but only…

May 26, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Whoever is keeping Arizona Iced Tea at 99 cents needs to run our economy”

AriZona iced tea manages to stay priced at 99 cents a can, despite inflation in the United States. "Whoever is keeping Arizona Iced tea at .99 is the real MVP" was posted on X/Twitter by…

May 25, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Whoever keeping Arizona tea at 99 cents need to run our economy”

AriZona iced tea manages to stay priced at 99 cents a can, despite inflation in the United States. "Whoever is keeping Arizona Iced tea at .99 is the real MVP" was posted on X/Twitter by…

May 26, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Whoever keeps those Arizona iced teas at $0.99 should be in charge of inflation”

AriZona iced tea manages to stay priced at 99 cents a can, despite inflation in the United States. "Whoever is keeping Arizona Iced tea at .99 is the real MVP" was posted on X/Twitter by…

March 3, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Whoever named them ‘missiles’ wasn’t being very optimistic”

"Whoever named them missiles wasn't very optimistic" was posted on Twitter by FRO VO on November 4, 2015. That is, the word "missile" has "miss" in it (rather…

March 3, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Whoever named them missiles wasn’t very optimistic”

"Whoever named them missiles wasn't very optimistic" was posted on Twitter by FRO VO on November 4, 2015. That is, the word "missile" has "miss" in it (rather…

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

“Whoever said ‘All men are created equal’ has never been in a locker room”

The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…

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

“Whoever said ‘All men are created equal’ has never taken a shower at the YMCA”

The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…

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

“Whoever said ‘All men are created equal’ has obviously never been to a nude beach”

The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…

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