“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"…
“With everything going on, you’d think America is cursed or something. Like it was built on…”
A popular trope in movies and television is that something (such as a house or a town) is cursed because it was built on an ancient Indian burial ground. This became a viral joke about America.…
“With great power comes great electricity bill”
"With great power comes great responsibility" is a saying that was popularized by the Spider-Man series of comic books. "With great power comes great electricity bill" is a…
“With guns in the hands of the public, sure there will be tragedies, but without them there will be genocides”
"With guns in the hands of the public, (sure) there may/will be tragedies, but without them, there will be genocides" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on many images. This is…
“With guns in the hands of the public, there may be tragedies, but without them, there will be genocides”
"With guns in the hands of the public, (sure) there may/will be tragedies, but without them, there will be genocides" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on many images. This is…
“With little tea and just rice for all” (Pledge of Allegiance mondegreen)
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States has been recited by millions of school children, and many of them say the wrong words. These mishearings or misinterpretations are called…
“With liver tea” (Pledge of Allegiance mondegreen)
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States has been recited by millions of school children, and many of them say the wrong words. These mishearings or misinterpretations are called…
“Without Arabians, 9/11 wouldn’t exist. It would be IX/XI instead”
Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. A "9/11" number joke was posted on Reddit…
“Without cops, politicians would just be guys with bad opinions”
"Without cops, politicians would just be guys with bad opinions" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Anarcho-MemeCapistan on January 2, 2020. That is, the police help legitimize…
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible”
Rock musician Frank Zappa (1940-1993) said in a February 1971 interview (available on YouTube): "Well I think that progress is not possible without deviation. And I think that it's…
“Without freedom of speech, we would never know who the idiots are”
"Without freedom of speech, we would never know who the idiots are" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "If we don’t protect freedom of…