“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…
“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:…
“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…
“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…
“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…
“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…
“Firefighters probably love blowing out the candles on their birthday”
When firefighters have a brithday and have to blow out the fire (the candles on a birthday cake), do they like this or not? "I bet firefighters are really good at blowing out the candles on…
“Firefighters run into a burning building when everyone else is running out”
An adage about the bravery -- or insanity -- of firefighters is that they run into a burning building when every else is running out. (The adage sometimes says that the "rats and roaches"…
“First get on, then get honor, then get honest”
"A lawyer must first get on, then get honor, and then get honest" is an old legal saying, usually given "anonymous" authorship. The saying has been recorded in print by at least…
“First rule of gun safety: Never let the government take your guns”
"The first rule of gun safety is to never let the government take your guns" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on many images. "The first rule of firearm safety is to never…
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win”
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win" has been attributed to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), but there is no evidence that he said it.…
“First we overlook evil. Then we permit evil. Then we legalize evil. Then we promote evil…”
Fr. Dwight Longenecker posted on Twitter on October 31, 2019: "First we overlook evil. Then we permit evil. Then we legalize evil. Then we promote evil. Then we celebrate evil. Then we…
“Five bores and a sadist” (political committee composition)
New York (NY) Times columnist Russell Baker (1925-2019) wrote on August 6, 1968, about the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida: "MIAMI BEACH, August 5. -- Every political…
“Five percent of people think, ten percent of people think they think”
American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931) is often credited for saying: “Five percent of the people think, ten percent of the people think they think, and the other eighty-five percent would…
“Fleas can be taught nearly anything that a Congressman can”
Mark Twain (1825-1910) wrote in What Is Man? (1906), a dialogue between a young man and a jaded older man: O. M.: "Well, canary birds can learn all that; dogs and elephants learn all sorts of…
“Folks are mad at exactly one half of the ruling class and insist the other half will save us”
Many people are sick of the "good cop/bad cop" government game of Democrats and Republicans. "I'm really fucking sick of folks who are mad at exactly one half of the ruling…
“Follow the money”
"Follow the money" is a line popularized by the film All the President's Men (1976), about the Watergate scandal. Deep Throat (Mark Felt, it was later revealed) tells Washington Post…
“Follow the science by following the silenced”
"Follow the science" became a popular catchphrase during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. However, many scientists who disagreed with Big Pharma and the government were silenced…
“Follow the silenced”
"Follow the science" became a popular catchphrase during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. However, many scientists who disagreed with Big Pharma and the government were silenced…
“For better digestion, I drink beer. In case of appetite loss, I drink white wine…” (joke)
"Interview with a wise 101 year-old Hattie Mae MacDonald of Feague, Kentucky" is a drinking joke that has been circulating since at least 2014. There is no Feague, Kentucky. The…