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November 5, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Feels like the whole country is on Maury waiting to find out who’s the father”

The 2020 U.S. presidential election -- held during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic -- had early voting and mail-in ballots, and final results were delayed by days. Maury is a syndicated…

February 20, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“FEMA is the new F-word”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares for and responds to disasters within the United States. FEMA's response -- or lack off response -- to several disasters has led to much…

December 2, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Few die and none resign”

"Few die and none resign' (or "few die, none resign") has been said of public officeholders who live long and well on the government payroll. President Thomas Jefferson…

August 14, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form”

“Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form” is a popular tax saying that has been printed on many images. The quotation was included in the book…

March 5, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims”

"Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims" and "There is no talent so ardently supported, nor generously rewarded, as the ability to…

September 13, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Fight 4 your freedom like you fought 4 toilet paper”

"Fight for your freedom like you fought for toilet paper" (or "Fight 4 your freedom like you fought 4 toilet paper") is a saying that has been printed on many images. At the…

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

“Fight air pollution. Gag a liberal!”

"Fight air pollution. Gag a liberal!" (or "Stop global whining. Gag a liberal") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "STOP GLOBAL WARMING 'GAG A…

July 2, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Fight crime—shoot back”

"Fight crime -- shoot back" is a pro-gun slogan that has been printed on many bumper stickers.The bumper sticker has been printed since at least 1982, when a police chief in Terre Haute,…

September 13, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Fight for your freedom like you fought for toilet paper”

"Fight for your freedom like you fought for toilet paper" (or "Fight 4 your freedom like you fought 4 toilet paper") is a saying that has been printed on many images. At the…

April 17, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Fighter jet implies the existence of rogue jet, wizard jet and cleric jet”

"'Fighter jet' implies the existence of 'Lover jets'" was posted on Twitter by Severed Sons ❄️ A D&D Podcast on March 14, 2021. "Fighter jets Imply the…

April 17, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Fighter jets imply the existence of lover jets”

"'Fighter jet' implies the existence of 'Lover jets'" was posted on Twitter by Severed Sons ❄️ A D&D Podcast on March 14, 2021. "Fighter jets Imply the…

April 16, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity”

"Fighting for peace is like screwing/fucking/fornicating/raping for virginity/chastity/love" has been a popular saying since the Vietnam War era of the late 1960s. The saying is sometimes…

November 20, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Filibuster, n.: Throwing your wait around”

A filibuster is when a legislator takes the floor and doesn't surrender it, usually in an effort to prevent a vote on a certain proposal. The legislative process must wait until the filibuster…

March 3, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Filing my taxes and shaking my head so everyone knows I disagree with it”

Paying taxes is not pleasant, and many people shake their heads -- as if that somehow improves matters, or at least registers a disagreement. "Doing my taxes and shaking my head the whole time…

May 28, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Filipino by blood. American by birth. Patriot by choice”

"American by birth. Patriot by choice" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "American by birth, patriot by choice!" was printed in the Albany (OR) Democrat-Herald…

September 1, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. And scratch where it itches”

Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980), the only daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, said this in an interview with New York fashion newspaper Women's Wear Daily published on May 7, 1970:…

October 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Finding a mask in your pocket is the new equivalent of finding a fiver”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks. Finding a face mask in one's pocket helps that person to enter stores. "Is finding a mask in your…

October 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Finding a mask in your pocket is the new finding $5 in your pocket”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks. Finding a face mask in one's pocket helps that person to enter stores. "Is finding a mask in your…

December 24, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Firearms imply the existence of eartharms, windarms, and waterarms”

"If regular guns are firearms, squirt guns should be called waterarms" was posted on Twitter by [Cat face]ri-Warui on October 24, 2017. "If guns are firearms, then are squirt guns…

July 12, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Firearms…are the American people’s liberty teeth” (George Washington?)

George Washington (1732-1799) is sometimes given credit for a "liberty teeth" quotation supporting the second amendment right to bear arms, but the quotation has been identified as bogus…

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