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January 26, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine a virus so deadly that it doesn’t infect those who don’t give a shit”

Many people got tested for COVID-19 (coronavirus), even though they displayed no symptoms of sickness. Government encouraged everyone to get tested, but many people (especially those young and in…

October 21, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine a virus so deadly that you have to be tested to know if you have it”

"Imagine a virus so dangerous/deadly that you have to be tested to know if you have it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. A photo of Rod Serling in a mock opening of the…

January 6, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine a war in which the majority of one side didn’t know they were at war…”

"Imagine a war in which the majority of one side didn’t know they were at war, ridiculed those that did, and were blindly obedient to their enemy" (or "Imagine a war, in which the…

February 26, 2020
Transportation

“Imagine an atheist stuck at a green light behind a car with a ‘Honk if you love Jesus’ sticker”

"Honk if you love Jesus" is a popular bumper sticker that has been cited in print since at least 1971. A question was posted on the newsgroup alt.religion.christian-teen on March 28,…

April 4, 2024
Food Festivals

“Imagine being drunk as a vegan you gotta come home and eat some celery sticks”

Cured meats are eaten by some people as a hangover cure. This was posted on X/Twitter by Chase on February 12, 2020, and received over 238,000 likes: "imagine being drunk as a vegan you gotta…

February 7, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine being on the wrong side of history while it repeats itself. Like failing an open-book test”

It's especially bad to be on the wrong side of history when there are so many historical examples (such as the Spanish Flu of 1918 and the rise of totalitarian government regimes) and history…

July 30, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine convincing a species that’s been on earth for thousands of years that it cannot survive or live a healthy life without…”

"Imagine convincing a species that's been on earth for thousands of years that it cannot survive or live a healthy life without pharmaceuticals that didn't even exist 100 years…

April 19, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Imagine having your own apartment and nobody ever comes over”

"Imagine having your own apartment and nobody ever comes over" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many young adults want an apartment to be away from their parents, and to…

June 7, 2025
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Imagine how cocky the plastic bag under your sink that gets to hold all the other plastic bags must feel”

Many people have a plastic bag under the sink that holds other plastic bags. This humorous thought was posted on X/Twitter by The Dad on April 20, 2018: "Imagine how cocky the plastic bag…

September 29, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Imagine if America switched from pounds to kilograms overnight. There would be mass confusion”

The term "mass confusion" sometimes actually involves confusion about mass. "If America switched from pounds to kilograms overnight, would it create mass confusion?" was posted…

May 31, 2025
Food/Drink

“Imagine if one day we unlock the other 98% of milk”

"2% milk" refers to the fat content of the milk, but there's a popular joke. "Imagine if one day we unlock the other 98% of milk" was posted on X/Twitter by Carson on June…

January 8, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine if you will a war in which the majority of one side didn’t know they were at war…”

"Imagine a war in which the majority of one side didn’t know they were at war, ridiculed those that did, and were blindly obedient to their enemy" (or "Imagine a war, in which the…

April 10, 2024
Food/Drink

“Imagine life without beer… Now slap yourself and never do it again”

"Imagine life without beer... Now slap yourself and never do it again" is a beer saying that has been printed on many images. "Imagine your life without beer... Now slap yourself and…

April 10, 2024
Food/Drink

“Imagine life without wine… Now slap yourself and never do it again!”

"Imagine life without wine... Now slap yourself and never do it/that again!" is a wine saying that has been printed on many images. "Imagine life without wine🍷...now slap yourself…

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

“Imagine taking orders from liars, thieves, pedophiles, psychopaths and mass murderers…”

"Imagine taking orders from pedophiles, psychopaths and mass murderers, and thinking you're more virtuous than those who disobey" and "Imagine taking orders from liars, thieves,…

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

“Imagine taking orders from pedophiles, psychopaths and mass murderers…”

"Imagine taking orders from pedophiles, psychopaths and mass murderers, and thinking you're more virtuous than those who disobey" and "Imagine taking orders from liars, thieves,…

February 22, 2015
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Imagine the audience naked” (theatre saying)

"Imagine the audience naked" (or "imagine the audience in their underwear") is advice that some people give to someone who is scared on the stage, such as a frightened actor or…

January 15, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Imagine the phone company canceling your service because they didn’t like…”

""Imagine the phone company canceling your service because they didn’t like what you and your friends talked about. That's Twitter and Facebook today" is a censorship saying…

March 4, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Imagine thinking genitalia doesn’t indicate gender… then suggesting to cut off genitalia to ‘change’ gender”

"If genitals don't define gender, how does removing them affirm it?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Imagine thinking genitalia doesn't indicate…

February 16, 2020
Food/Drink

“Imitation crab meat is the hot dog of the sea”

Imitation crab meat (such as surimi) has been called the "hot dog of the sea" -- it may taste good, but what's really in it? "Her product was imitation crab meat -- a veritable…

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