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March 15, 2021
Time/Weather

“If you can ‘smell the rain,’ you country as hell”

Can country folk smell the rain coming? "You know your from the country if you can smell the rain coming" was posted on Twitter by I aint worreid about Joesphine on May 13, 2011.…

March 15, 2021
Time/Weather

“If you can ‘smell’ rain, you country AF”

Can country folk smell the rain coming? "You know your from the country if you can smell the rain coming" was posted on Twitter by I aint worreid about Joesphine on May 13, 2011.…

March 15, 2021
Time/Weather

“If you can ‘smell’ rain, you country as hell”

Can country folk smell the rain coming? "You know your from the country if you can smell the rain coming" was posted on Twitter by I aint worreid about Joesphine on May 13, 2011.…

June 18, 2020
Food/Drink

“If you can be anything, be caffeinated”

"They said I could be anything, so I decided to be caffeinated" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "They said I could be anything, so I decided to be…

August 22, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you can breathe, you can do yoga”

Some people believe that yoga is both physically and mentally demanding, but many yoga instructors dispel that, stating that each person goes at his or her own pace. "If you can breathe, you…

August 28, 2018
Work/Businesses

“If you can count your money, then go back to work”

"If you can count your money, work harder" (or "If you can count your money, then go back to work") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is related to…

August 28, 2018
Work/Businesses

“If you can count your money, work harder”

"If you can count your money, work harder" (or "If you can count your money, then go back to work") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is related to…

March 12, 2016
Food/Drink

“If you can drink a drink, then why can’t you food a food?”

"If you can drink a drink, then why can;t you food a food?" is a question that has been printed on many images. "Drink" can be both a noun and a verb, but "food" is…

March 30, 2015
Sports/Games

“If you can hit, you can play” (baseball adage)

The ability to successfully hit a baseball is a rare skill. If a player can hit, a baseball team will find a place for that player -- even if it's just the designated hitter. "If you can…

October 13, 2015
Work/Businesses

“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it”

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it" is a popular saying that has been printed on many posters. The lines come from American writer Williams…

October 1, 2021
Work/Businesses

“If you can question it, it’s science. If you can’t question it, it’s propaganda”

Some people try to end an argument by simply stating, "It's science!" However, the science can be questioned. "If you cannot question it, it’s not science. It’s…

September 18, 2016
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you can read the New York Times without moving your lips, you’re a communist”

"There is a contemporary US joke that a liberal is somebody who can read the New York Times without moving their lips" appears to have been cited in print in 1995 (if the Google Books…

April 20, 2019
Transportation

“If you can read this, I’m faster than you”

"If you can read this, I'm faster than you" is a biking saying that has been printed on many images. "If you can read this, I'm faster than you" was printed in the…

April 20, 2019
Transportation

“If you can read this, I’m not going fast enough”

"If you can read this, I'm not going fast enough" is a popular bumper sticker. The saying was included in "Stick It Up Your Bumper: Witty little ditties say a lot about car…

October 11, 2018
Education/Schools

“If you can read this, I’m not impressed. Most people can read” (bumper sticker)

"If you can read this, I'm not impressed. Most people can read" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many bumper stickers. "If you can read this, you're too…

April 20, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you can read this, I’m not last!” (runner’s T-shirt)

"If you can read this, I’m not (in) last (place)!" is a jocular saying on the back (and/or front) of runners' T-shirts. "If you can read this, I'm not last" was…

November 19, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you can read this, thank a teacher; If you’re reading this in English, thank a soldier”

"If you can read this, thank a teacher; If you're reading this in English, thank a soldier" is a patriotic bumper sticker saying that dates to at least December 2001. The origin of…

December 31, 2019
Education/Schools

“If you can read this, thank a teacher…and ef yoo kan rid ths yoo prebli ar a teecha”

Students often have poor spelling, but teachers can usually read it and correct it. "If you can read this, thank a teacher...and ef yoo kan rid ths yoo prebli ar a teecha" is a jocular…

January 19, 2011
Food/Drink

“If you can read, you can cook”

"If you can read, you can cook" (or, "You can cook if you can read") implies that cooking is as simple as reading a recipe from a cookbook. "If You Can Read, You Can…

August 15, 2019
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“If you can remember Woodstock, you probably weren’t there”

The decade of the 1960s was known in the United States for drug use and music festivals such as Woodstock (held August 15–18, 1969, in Bethel, New York). "EXIT LINE: Comedian Charlie…

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