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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…

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…

October 12, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Criticism for one politician isn’t an endorsement for another”

Criticizing a Democrat is not an endorsement of a Republican and criticizing a Republican is not an endorsement of a Democrat. "Criticism for one politician isn't an endorsement for…

September 20, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Cup of tea” (a preference; frequently said of the tea party)

"My cup of tea" (or, "not my cup of tea") indicates a personal preference, something a person likes or dislikes. The term "cup of tea" appears to have originated in…

April 19, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Cursing: There is only one bad word, taxes. Any other word that is good enough for sailors…”

The American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series Parks and Recreation, on the episode "Go Big or Go Home" that originally aired on January 20, 2011, the character Ron…

April 19, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Cursing: There’s only one bad word: taxes. If any other word is good enough for sailors…”

The American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series Parks and Recreation, on the episode "Go Big or Go Home" that originally aired on January 20, 2011, the character Ron…

June 17, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Cut war, not welfare”

"Cut war, not welfare" is a protest saying that has been printed on many images. The slogan has been used at many protest marches. "Cut war, not welfare" was first used on a…

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