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January 24, 2026
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“If you’re praying for a blizzard, please go to Dairy Queen”

"If you are praying for a blizzard, please go to Dairy Queen" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Dairy Queen restaurants feature a dairy dessert called a…

March 29, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you’re pronounced dead when your heart stops beating, why aren’t you pronounced alive when your heart starts beating?”

"If we are pronounced dead when our heart stops, why are we not pronounced alive when our heart starts?" is a pro-life (anti-abortion) saying that has been printed on many images.…

March 8, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you’re running to create electricity, then really you’re making elLEGtricity”

"Pedal power" to generate electricity has sometimes been called "elegtricity" (electricity + leg). "E-LEG-tricity. #ReplaceAMovieTitleWithABodyPart" was posted on…

March 24, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you’re sick above the shoulders, run; below the shoulders, don’t run” (running adage)

A running adage says that it's OK to run if someone is sick above the shoulders (such as a head cold or a runny nose), but that one should not run if the problem is below the shoulders (such…

October 15, 2008
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?”

"If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" (or, "If you're so smart, why ain't you rich?") is a phrase sometimes heard in New York City, the nation's…

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

“If you’re still confused about gender, try milking a bull and you’ll learn real quick”

"If you are still confused about gender, try milking a bull. That might kick start your thinking" and "If you're still confused about gender, try milking a bull and you'll…

December 19, 2025
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“If you’re the first on your street to put your bins out, you’re a binfluencer”

There are social media "influencers," and there is also the neighborhood "binfluencer" (bin + influencer). "Wheelie bin" is a UK term for what Americans call the…

July 2, 2015
Food/Drink

“If you’re thirsty, you’re already dehydrated”

"If you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated" is a popular sports adage. It's often recommended to drink water before, during and after a workout. The origin of the adage…

March 8, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you’re trying to ban books, you’re probably not the good guys”

"Here’s a tip: If you find yourself on the side that is trying to ban books, you are not the good guys" was posted on Twitter by Brad Polumbo on January 12, 2021. "If you're…

October 13, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“If you’re trying to impress me with your vehicle, it better be a food truck”

"If you're trying to impress me with your car/vehicle, it better be a food/taco truck" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. It's uncertain who coined the…

October 15, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“If you’re trying to impress me with your vehicle, it better be a taco truck”

"If you're trying to impress me with your car/vehicle, it better be a food/taco truck" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. It's uncertain who coined the…

August 1, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you’re ugly with pretty eyes, this is your moment!” (face mask requirement)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in face mask requirements. "If you're ugly with pretty eyes, this is your moment!" (or "If you're ugly, but have pretty eyes,…

December 19, 2020
Food/Drink

“If you’re waiting for a sign that you should have a glass of wine, this is it”

"If you're looking/waiting for a sign that you should have a glass of wine, this is it" is a jocular drinking saying that has been printed on many images, especially bar and…

December 21, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you’re white, it’s all right”

American blues songwriter Big Bill Broonzy (1893-1958) wrote in "Black, Brown and White" (1947): "If you're white, it's all right --If you're brown, stick around --…

September 3, 2026
Work/Businesses

“If you’re worried about the cost of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are”

"If you're worried about the price of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are" and "If you're worried about the cost of going for it, you…

August 29, 2026
Work/Businesses

“If you’re worried about the cost of going for it, you should see the price of staying exactly where you are”

"If you're worried about the price of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are" and "If you're worried about the cost of going for it, you…

September 3, 2026
Work/Businesses

“If you’re worried about the price of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are”

"If you're worried about the price of getting started, you should see the cost of staying exactly where you are" and "If you're worried about the cost of going for it, you…

February 15, 2026
Food/Drink

“If you’ve ever wondered what angry lettuce tastes like, kale might be right for you”

Kale has been called "angry lettuce." "Quoteworthy from today's @DennisDMZ: 'Kale is like angry lettuce'" was posted on X/Twitter by Angela on April 20, 2010.…

September 15, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you’ve ever wondered whether you would have complied during 1930s Germany, now you know”

"If you've ever wondered whether you would have complied during 1930s Germany, now you know" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that living through…

September 7, 2018
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“If you’ve got it, haunt it”

"If you've got it, haunt it" is a Halloween saying that has been printed on many images. "That's it, baby, when you've got it, flaunt it, flaunt it!" is a famous…

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