“Why read dystopian fiction when you can just pay attention?”
"Why read dystopian fiction when you can just pay attention?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was born during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, when many…
“Why read dystopian fiction when you can just read the news instead?”
"Why read dystopian fiction when you can just pay attention?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was born during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, when many…
“Why read dystopian fiction when you can just watch the news?”
"Why read dystopian fiction when you can just pay attention?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was born during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, when many…
“Why should lawyers be buried 20 feet underground?” (lawyer joke)
A popular lawyer joke (among many) is: Q: Why should lawyers be buried 20 feet underground?A: Because deep down, they're good fellows. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1990. 18…
“Why should you be afraid of a white man in prison?” (prison joke)
Black males are disproportionately arrested and jailed in the United States, leading to the prison joke: Q: Why should you be afraid of a white man in prison? A: Because you know he’s guilty.…
“Why was the lawyer home early?”/“Briefcase.”
A lawyer riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokeson October 19, 2016: Q: Why was the lawyer home early?A: Briefcase. "Briefcase" is a pun meaning that the lawyer had a "brief case."…
“Why will nobody tell me what the lowest rank of the military is? Everyone says it’s private”
There is a popular pun on the word "private." A private is a soldier of the lowest military rank "I'm trying to find out what the lowest rank in the army is, but everyone keeps…
“Why will there never be a coup d’état in Washington, D.C.?” (joke)
American influence (through American embassies) has caused many revolutions throughout the world. A political joke has been told since at least 1995: Q: Why will then never be a coup d'état…
“Why would America make the bald eagle its national bird when all they do is attack things…”
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States. This was posted on Twitter by Jamie Woodham on September 29, 2014: "Why would America make the bald eagle its national bird when all…
“Why would I argue with an antivaxxer when I can just wait”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines; some people thought these vaccines would kill the virus, while others thought that the vaccines themselves were more dangerous. "Why…
“Why, in a country of free speech, are there phone bills?”
"Why, in a country of free speech, are there phone bills?" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The one-liner was posted to the newsgroup rec.humor on…
“Why’s a graveyard the safest place in quarantine?”/“Everybody’s 6 feet away.”
The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in six feet social distancing requirements. "Six feet" often refers to how deep a person is buried in a cemetery. "This place is…
“Wife: Did I get fat during quarantine?” (joke)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines. A marital joke combined with a coronavirus joke was posted by Michael Nichols (and others) on Facebook on April 25, 2020: "Wife: did…
“Will you sign my petition demanding new shackles?” (cartoon)
A cartoon (cited in print since at least 2013) shows two shackled prisoners. One turns to the other and says: "Will you sign my petition demanding new shackles?" The cartoon shows that…
“Willingly Overlooking Known Evil” (“woke” backronym)
Entry in progress -- BP TwitterAMERICAN BADASS 🇺🇲@SWFLPatriot9The following text is shown on an image. -- ed.)W.O.K.E.WILLINGLYOVERLOOKINGKNOWN EVIL9:38 AM · Mar 31, 2023
“Wine, dine and pocket-line”
"Wine, dine and pocket-line" is what might happen when a lobbyist meets up with a politician. The lobbyist is seeking political favors, and the politician is being given "wine, dine…
“Wish I were king, so I could fix what’s wrong with democracy”
"Wish I were king, so I could fix what's wrong with democracy" was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on April 4, 2023. It's a joke, of course. Absolute power under a king is not a…
“Wish in one hand, shit in the other”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksReturn of the Tall ManBy Clay FisherNew York, NY: Bantam Books1961Pg. 126:"*Wish in one hand, urinate in the other — see which fills up…
“With all this stress eating, I’ll be at 270 before either candidate will be”
In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, each candidate strived to reach 270 electoral votes to win the election. A joke compared this to being 270 pounds. "I just ate an entire pizza and…
“With capitalism, you work or starve. With communism, you work and starve”
"In capitalism you either work or starve, in communism you do both" was posted on Twitter by Sparky on April 30, 2017. "Capitalism: Work or starve. Communism: Work and starve"…