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January 5, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“If cats could text you back, they wouldn’t”

"If cats could text you back, they wouldn't" is a jocular line that has been printed on several images. The joke is that cats are self-centered and lazy. "If cats could text you…

March 25, 2019
Work/Businesses

“If caught sleeping, slowly raise your head from your desk and say, ‘In Jesus’ name, Amen’”

"If caught sleeping, slowly raise your head from your desk and say, 'In Jesus name, Amen'" is a jocular work tip that has been printed on many images. The joke has been cited in…

January 19, 2020
Food/Drink

“If cauliflower can somehow become pizza…then you, my friend, can do anything”

"If cauliflower can somehow become pizza...then you, my friend, can do anything" is a jocular food saying that has been printed on many images. "If cauliflower can be pizza, we, my…

February 25, 2013
Sports/Games

“If cheerleading were any easier, it would be called football”

"If cheerleading were any easier, it would be called football" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such a T-shirts and posters. "If cheerleading were any easier, it…

December 17, 2020
Sports/Games

“If chess turns you on, it’s pawnography”

"Pawnography" (chess pawn + pornography) is a jocular portmanteau word that some chess players have used. Pawnography!! (1973) was the title of a book by Douglas R Long and Bryan M…

January 25, 2025
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If children started school at six months old and their teachers gave them walking lessons…”

Many people believe that they can't exist without government schools -- rather than home schooling --just because things have long been this way. This was posted on X/Twitter by Geoff Graham…

September 25, 2020
Food/Drink

“If coffee can’t fix it, it’s a serious problem”

"If coffee can't fix it, it's a serious problem" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "If coffee can't fix it, nothing can!" was posted on…

July 1, 2017
Food/Drink

“If coffee is my favorite drug, then what is coffee’s favorite drug?”/“Pot.”

A coffeepot riddle is: Q: If coffee is my favorite drug, then what is coffee's favorite drug?A: Pot. The joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on June 30, 2017. Reddit -- JokesIf coffee is my…

January 30, 2018
Work/Businesses

“If Columbus had had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock”

A statement against committees was published in a February 1962 newspaper: "Secretary of Labor Goldberg, always a free-wheeling operator, frets over the time-consuming committees which have…

March 26, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into committees. That’ll do them in”

"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into committees. That'll do them in" is a jocular saying about committees that has been printed on many images. "If machines…

February 8, 2018
Education/Schools

“If confusion is the beginning of wisdom, I am totally on the right track”

"Confusion s the beginning of wisdom" is a saying of uncertain authorship. U.S. General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith (1895-1961) said this, as quoted in a 1992 book: “All I…

April 16, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If Congress has the right under the Constitution to issue paper money ...”

President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) said in a July 10, 1832 Veto Message Regarding the Bank of the United States: "The money so coined, with its value so regulated, and such foreign coins as…

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

“If cops can execute you because they ‘saw a gun,’ you do not have the right to bear arms”

"If cops can execute you because they 'saw a gun,' you do not have the right to bear arms" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "If a cop can execute you…

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

“If coronavirus doesn’t take you out, can I?”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to some jocular pickup lines. This was posted on Twitter by yikes on March 9, 2020: "If the coronavirus doesn’t take you out, can I?" "If…

February 14, 2023
Holidays/Events/Parades

“If couples celebrate Valentine’s Day, what do single men celebrate?”/“Palm Sunday.”

A not-safe-for-work joke is told about Valentine's Day. "If Valentines Day is for lovers... what day is for single men... Palm Sunday" was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on…

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

“If COVID-19 doesn’t take you out, can I?”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to some jocular pickup lines. This was posted on Twitter by yikes on March 9, 2020: "If the coronavirus doesn’t take you out, can I?" "If…

June 18, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“If COVID-19 had originated in Sweden, would we be calling it the kronavirus?”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has nothing to do with the Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Norwegian krone or Swedish krona, but there are jokes. "Maybe it was Norwegian #KronaVirus"…

February 12, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If cutting government funding shuts down an NGO, it is not, and never was a Non Governmental Organization”

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was established in 2025 and sought to cut government costs, such as money to NGOs. Many people wondered why a non-governmental organization (NGO)…

February 14, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If cutting government funding shuts down an NGO, it was never a Non Governmental Organization”

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was established in 2025 and sought to cut government costs, such as money to NGOs. Many people wondered why a non-governmental organization (NGO)…

February 14, 2026
Food/Drink

“If daiquiri is spelled like daiquiri, then why can’t Zachary be spelled like Zaiquiri?”

"Daiquiri" (a cocktail) and "Zachary" (a man's name) both rhyme, but are spelled differently. "If Daiquirí is spelled like Daiquirí then why isn't Zachary…

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