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May 12, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“COVID-19 & the flu are like Superman & Clark Kent. You never see them in the same room…”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic numbers went up in 2020 and 2021, and flu numbers went down. Many compared this to Superman and Clark Kent. "Quite simple really stop calling it #covid19…

April 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“COVID-19 hit during allergy season. I can’t tell if I have 5 days to live or need to take Claritin”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic had some people confusing the symptoms with seasonal allergies. "Who the hell put Corona virus and allergy season in the same month? I don’t know if I…

August 17, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Covid-19 is like eating raw cookie dough… We know the risk. now let us live our lives”

Eating raw cookie dough could have salmonella dangers, but many people still eat it. Some have compared this risk to the risk of contracting COVID-19. "Covid-19 is like eating raw cookie…

June 3, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Covid-19 should be renamed COTTON EYE JOE (where did it come from, where did it go)”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic brought some to recall the lyrics in the traditional American country folk song "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (also known as "Cotton-Eye Joe") --…

August 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Covid-19. It started as a virus and has mutated into an IQ test”

"Covid-19. It started as a virus and has mutated into an IQ test" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people believed that a person wearing a face mask (and following…

May 23, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Covid19 Facts: The virus can travel 6’. It cannot travel 6’1” or more…” (joke)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some arbitrary assumptions. "The virus can travel 6' not 6'1". It can live on all surfaces except amazon packages, it doesn't…

October 9, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Crazy is often being right, but too early

"Crazy is often being right, too early" is a saying that has been printed on many images Going against the current popular opinion is often viewed as "crazy," even if one's…

October 9, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Crazy is often being right, too early”

"Crazy is often being right, too early" is a saying that has been printed on many images Going against the current popular opinion is often viewed as "crazy," even if one's…

March 13, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Crazy times we are living in. I used to cough to hide a fart. Now I fart to hide a cough”

"Cough fart ... When someone coughs to hide a fart with devious intent" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on December 2, 2010. The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak reversed this. "I…

October 26, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Creationists don’t believe in science. They think ‘The Flintstones’ is a documentary”

The animated American television show The Flintstones (originally broadcast from 1960 to 1966) showed a working-class Stone Age family, with dinosaurs and humans living together. The show was a…

November 21, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Crime does not pay…as well as politics”

"Crime does not pay...as well as politics" has been credited to Alfred E. Neuman, the fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad magazine. It's not known when this first appeared in Mad,…

September 27, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Crime wouldn’t pay if the government ran it”

"Crime wouldn't pay if the government ran it" is a humorous line about the basic incompetence of government. The quotation -- once popular with graffiti writers -- has been cited in…

May 25, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Crimes conceived in hell don’t have angels as witnesses”

"Crimes conceived in hell don't have angels as witnesses" is a saying often used in criminal law. To prosecute criminals, district attorneys often have to use witnesses who are…

August 28, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Criminal Law: See bad people at their best; Family Law: See good people at their worst”

Criminal lawyers and family lawyers have a popular saying: "Criminal lawyers see bad people at their best, and divorce lawyers see good people at their worst." It's not known who…

September 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Criminals obey ‘gun control’ laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office”

"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…

September 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow their oath of office”

"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…

September 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow their oaths of office”

"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…

September 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians keep promises”

"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…

September 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians obey their oath of offfice”

"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…

September 13, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Criminals obey gun laws like politicians obey their oaths of office”

"Criminals obey 'gun control' laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office," "Criminals obey gun laws like politicians follow/obey their oath(s) of…

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