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January 16, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“George Washington is the only president to have been drawn and quartered”

U.S. President George Washington (1732-1799) is on the Washington quarter. He was not "quartered" (as in "hanged, drawn and quartered" -- cut into four pieces), but there are…

December 13, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“George Washington is the only president who didn’t blame the previous administration”

Presidents often blame the previous administration for current failures. In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama was criticized for frequent "blame Bush" (George W. Bush, the previous…

May 27, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“German 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…

March 9, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Get a room!” (excessive public affection or praise)

A person might make a display of excessive public affection for another, causing others to remark, "Get a room!" (That is, go to a motel room and show your affection for one another…

July 27, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: John Lewis (civil rights leader) John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil-rights leader who served in the…

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

“Get off the cross, we need the wood”

"Get off the cross, we need the wood" is a reference to Jesus and Christianity. The saying means that someone is not Jesus and is not here to be a savior, so that person should stop…

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

“Get re-elected” (First Law of Officeholders/Incumbents)

"Get re-elected" was called "the first law for officeholders" by Harold Faber, in a 1968 article on humorous "laws" for the New York (NY) Times. 'Get…

September 15, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Get the U.S. out of the U.N. and the U.N. out of the U.S.”

The United Nations was formed in 1945; its headquarters at Turtle Bay in Manhattan was completed in 1952. "Take US out of UN, then push UN out of US" was cited in 1951, before the…

March 6, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Get woke, go broke”

"Get woke, get broke" (or "Go woke, go broke") is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Everything woke turns to shit” is a related saying. Wikipedia: Woke Woke…

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

“Getting infected? Just say no. Coronavirus cannot legally enter your body without your consent”

"Getting infected? Just say no. Coronavirus cannot legally enter your body without your consent" is a jocular saying about the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic that has been printed on…

January 26, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Getting mugged? Just say no. Your robber legally cannot take any of your possessions”

"Getting mugged/robbed? Just say no. Your robber legally cannot take any of your possessions" is a jocular meme that has been printed on many images. "Getting mugged? Just say NO.…

January 26, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Getting robbed? Just say no. Your robber legally cannot take any of your possessions”

"Getting mugged/robbed? Just say no. Your robber legally cannot take any of your possessions" is a jocular meme that has been printed on many images. "Getting mugged? Just say NO.…

August 11, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Giant Meteor—Just end it already” (jocular presidential slogan)

"Giant Meteor -- Just end it already" is a jocular political slogan that has been printed on many images. "Giant Meteor 2016: Just end it already" was posted on Twitter by…

March 14, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Give a homeless person counterfeit money. They’ll go to prison and no longer be homeless”

There are two memes about giving a homeless person counterfeit money. "Give a homeless person counterfeit money. They'll go to prison and no longer be homeless" (shown on an image)…

November 27, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; give a man a welfare check and he’ll vote for a Democrat”

“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular proverb that means that it's better to have a person be able to support…

October 9, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Give him someone else’s fish and he’ll vote for you”

Entry in progress -- BP “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; give a man a welfare check and he’ll vote for a Democrat” is a related saying. "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a…

September 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Give me liberty. That’s it. I can handle the rest”

"Give me liberty. That's it. I can handle the rest" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The classical saying is, "Give me liberty or give me death!"…

August 28, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Give peace a chance” (“Give war a chance”)

Beatles musician John Lennon (1940-1980) wrote the song "Give Peace a Chance" in 1969; Pete Seeger sang it at the anti-Vietnam War Moratorium March on Washington on November 15, 1969.…

October 13, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good”

"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good" is a quotation that has been printed on many images. The quote is always credited to…

May 16, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Giving up on privacy because you’ve got ‘nothing to hide’ is like giving up on freedom of speech because you’ve got nothing to say”

"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to…

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