“Budget: A mathematical confirmation of your suspicions”
"Budget: A mathematical confirmation of your suspicions" is a jocular quotation that was credited to A. A. Lattimer (or "Latimer") in 1949. Nothing else is known about this…
“Build Back Better—brought to you by people who have never built anything”
Entry in progress -- BP “This build back better thing must be waiting on the building permits” and “There is no plan to fix anything because the plan was to destroy everything” are related…
“Bumping elbows is the new first base”
"First base," in sexual terms, is usually kissing. The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic encouraged "social distancing" (six feet away) and changed the bases. "Is the new…
“Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status”
"Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status" is a one-line saying from educator and business author Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990). Peter…
“Bureaucracy is a method for transforming energy into solid waste”
"Bureaucracy is a method/process for converting/transforming energy into solid waste" is a bumper sticker saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. The authorship of the…
“Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible”
"Politics is the art of the possible" ("Die Politik ist die Lehre vom Möglichen") is an 1867 quotation that has been credited to German statesman Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898).…
“Bureaucrats cut red tape—lengthwise”
"Bureaucrats cut red tape -- lengthwise" (that is, in the least efficient way) is a joke that was printed on bumper stickers in the 1980s. The joke has been cited in print since at least…
“Buy me chickens & tell me you don’t trust the government”
"Buy me chickens & tell me you don't trust the government" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker intends to eat healthy by raising the chickens.…
“Buy me plants & tell me you don’t trust the government”
"Buy me plants & tell me you don't trust the government" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker intends to grow healthy food. "Buy me plants and tell…
“By accepting their pardons, the turkeys are admitting guilt”
The U.S. president pardons turkeys at Thanksgiving, but were the turkeys ever really guilty of anything? "By accepting the pardon, the turkeys admitted their guilt" was posted on…
“Camera catches looters stealing trillions” (Congress joke)
"Camera catches looters stealing trillions" (with a photo of the Congress of the United States) has been printed on many images. "Camera Catches Looters Stealing Trillions"…
“Can a monitored soul be free?”
"Can a monitored soul be free?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Photo: fariedesign: Can a monitored soul be free? Fariedesign | Society6 | Facebook ?…
“Can I claim the government as a dependent on my taxes?”
"Can I claim the government as a dependent on my taxes?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on ecards and bumper stickers. "I still can't figure out why I can't list…
“Can priests bless stuff other than water? I just think holy guacamole should *mean* something”
"Holy guacamole" just a rhymed exclamation, but some people want it to be more than that -- like holy water. "can priests bless stuff other than water? i just think holy guacamole…
“Can someone please explain the scientific logic of wearing a mask on a Zoom call?”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic caused many people to stay at home and go to work/school remotely -- often by using Zoom. Many people wore face masks on Zoom calls, even though they were not…
“Can we try turning the country off and on again?”
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic made life difficult for many countries. "Has anyone tried turning the country off and on again?" -- something one does to a computer system -- is a joke that…
“Can we uninstall 2020 and install it again? This version has a virus”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic had many people wanting to "uninstall" 2020. "Can we uninstall 2020 and reinstall it? I believe it has a virus" was posted on Facebook by…
“Can we uninstall 2020 and reinstall it? I believe it has a virus”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic had many people wanting to "uninstall" 2020. "Can we uninstall 2020 and reinstall it? I believe it has a virus" was posted on Facebook by…
“Can you name a Japanese weapon?”/“Shuriken.”
A "shuriken" is a Japanese concealed weapon. "Shuriken" sounds like "sure I can," and there are jokes. "If you were to ask, 'Can you tell me the Japanese…
“Can you name a Japanese weapon?”/“Sure I can.”
A "shuriken" is a Japanese concealed weapon. "Shuriken" sounds like "sure I can," and there are jokes. "If you were to ask, 'Can you tell me the Japanese…