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March 9, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gaslighting is not real. You’re just imagining things again”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

March 8, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gaslighting isn’t a real word. You’re just crazy”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

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

“Gaslighting isn’t even a real word. You sound crazy”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

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

“Gaslighting isn’t real, you crazy bitch”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

July 14, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gay and proud” (“I’m gay and I’m proud”)

"Gay and proud" is a gay slogan that appears to have started in New York City in 1969 and 1970. "Say it loud, gay and proud!" was a chant during the Stonewall riots at the…

January 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gender neutral non-binary older sibling is watching you”

"Big Brother is watching you" is a famous saying from George Orwell's dystopian 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. However, some might possibly find "brother" to be…

December 26, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Generals always fight the last war” (“Economists fight the last depression”)

'Generals always fight the last war" means that military strategy often focuses on what has happened rather than what will happen. "There is a tendency in many armies to spend the…

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…

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