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May 2, 2023
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“Y’all ever notice that the Washington Monument looks absolutely NOTHING like George Washington??”

The Washington Monument, in Washington, D.C., is an obelisk that was opened in 1888. Obviously, the monument does not look like George Washington (1732-1799), but there are jokes. "I think…

July 15, 2019
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“Yankee, go home!”

"Yankee, go home!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The original banner was displayed by East German youths at a march in Berlin, on the Unter den Linden, on May 28,…

April 13, 2015
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“Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad”

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" is from John 8:32 of the King James Bible. "Thou shalt know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad" is from…

July 25, 2023
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“Yea, I’m in a cult. We brainwash people to think for themselves”

"Yea, I'm in a cult. We brainwash people to think for themselves" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Yeah .. I'm in a cult ... We brainwash people to think…

August 31, 2022
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“Yeah. I’m down for a two party system, the party and the after party”

The two-party political system doesn't consist of the party and the after-party, but there are jokes. In a 2009 commercial for Dos Equis beer titled "The Most Interesting Man in the World…

September 20, 2016
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“Years ago, we had Johnny Cash, Bob Hope and Steve Jobs” (joke)

American comedian and actor Bob Hope died on July 27, 2003. American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash died on September 12, 2003. American information technology entrepreneur Steve Jobs died on…

April 22, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Yes. I’d like to report some people not living in fear”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic had some governments reward snitches -- reporting on people leaving their homes to go outside, people not social distancing six feet away, people not wearing face…

March 16, 2020
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“Yo mama is so fat, the government cancelled her for being a mass gathering”

The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak cancelled many mass gatherings and caused people to "social distance" themselves. A "yo mama" insult "fat joke" was posted on…

May 2, 2022
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“Yo no soy antisistema, el sistema es anti yo” (“I am not anti-system. The system is anti-me”)

"I'm not anti-system. The system is anti-me" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Yo no soy antisistema, es el sistema es antiyo" is also shown on several…

December 7, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You ain’t no Muslim, bruv”

Three people were stabbed inside the Leytonstone tube station (UK) in the evening of December 5, 2015. The attacker shouted "This is for Syria," referring to the Royal Air Force's…

March 21, 2023
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“You are being conditioned to give up your rights every time there’s a crisis”

"YOU ARE BEING CONDITIONED TO GiVE UP YOUR RIGHTS EVERY TIME THERE'S A CRISIS" was posted on Twitter by Brandon Nason on June 5, 2022. "YOU ARE BEING CONDITIONED TO GIVE UP YOUR…

March 5, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You are never too important to be hanged for treason”

"You are never too important to be hanged for treason" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Remember. You are never too important to be hanged for treason" was…

September 16, 2021
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“You are the carbon they want to eliminate”

"You are the carbon they want to eliminate/reduce" and "The only carbon they want to reduce is you" are sayings about climate change that have been printed on many images.…

September 16, 2021
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“You are the carbon they want to reduce”

"You are the carbon they want to eliminate/reduce" and "The only carbon they want to reduce is you" are sayings about climate change that have been printed on many images.…

October 26, 2012
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“You are who you pretend to be (in politics)”

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) wrote in the introduction to his novel Mother Night (1961): "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." "You are…

July 15, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You aren’t meant to be understood by everyone. You’re meant to blow some minds and break belief…”

"You aren't meant to be understood by everyone. You're meant to blow some minds and break belief systems" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "You're not…

November 11, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You become a libertarian when you realize that it’s wrong to hurt people and take their stuff”

“Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff” is a popular libertarian credo. "You become a libertarian when you realize that it’s wrong to hurt people and take their stuff. You…

January 6, 2022
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“You become dangerous to the enemy when you are fully awake to God”

"You become dangerous to the enemy when you are fully awake to God" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In the book Lioness Arising: Wake Up and Change Your World (2010),…

March 11, 2023
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“You call me ‘Far Right’ when you should be calling me ‘Right so Far’”

"I'm not far right. I'm just right so far" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "Not far right - just Right So Far 😉" was posted on Twitter…

January 23, 2021
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“You call me paranoid. I call you uninformed”

"You call me paranoid. I call you uninformed" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that the supposedly "paranoid" person is the one who is actually…

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