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February 26, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A wise doctor once wrote… [scribbles]”

Doctors have a reputation for having bad handwriting. "A wise doctor once wrote," followed by scribbles, is a joke that has been printed on many images. The image was posted to Science…

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

“A wise man can always be found alone. A weak man can always be found in a crowd”

"A wise man can always be found alone. A weak man can always be found in a crowd" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "A wise man can always be found alone. A weak man…

August 27, 2025
Food/Drink

“A wise man once said nothing and just continued drinking”

"A wise man once said nothing and just continued drinking" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. Sometimes, saying nothing at all and enjoying a drink is the wise…

March 21, 2021
Work/Businesses

“A wise man once said, ‘Fuck this shit’”

"A wise woman once said 'fuck this shit' and she lived happily ever after" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The first version probably involved a…

November 11, 2013
Education/Schools

“A wise person knows that there is something to be learned from everyone”

"A wise person knows that there is something to be learned from everyone" is a saying that has been printed on posters. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2006 and is of…

March 21, 2021
Work/Businesses

“A wise person once said, ‘Fuck this shit’”

"A wise woman once said 'fuck this shit' and she lived happily ever after" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The first version probably involved a…

March 21, 2021
Work/Businesses

“A wise woman once said ‘fuck this shit’ and she lived happily ever after”

"A wise woman once said 'fuck this shit' and she lived happily ever after" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The first version probably involved a…

August 27, 2025
Food/Drink

“A wise woman once said nothing and just continued drinking”

"A wise man once said nothing and just continued drinking" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. Sometimes, saying nothing at all and enjoying a drink is the wise…

October 8, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A woman and a duck walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One duck version is: "A woman and a duck walk into a bar. The bartender says,…

September 13, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“A woman is accused of beating her husband half to death with his guitar collection…” (joke)

A pun about Fender guitars is: "A woman is accused of beating her husband half to death with his guitar collection. 'First offender?' asks the judge. 'No,' says the woman.…

August 1, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A woman notices her ex-husband drinking at the bar…” (joke)

A popular joke has a couple enter a restaurant. The wife appears to notice her ex-husband -- from seven years ago -- drinking at the bar. "That's crazy," says the new husband.…

January 16, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A woman voting Republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders”

"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…

July 7, 2014
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A woman walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a double entendre” (bar joke)

One popular bar joke is: "A woman walked into a bar and ordered a double entendre, so the barman gave her one." It's not known who originated the joke. "A girl waks into a bar…

April 23, 2009
Food/Drink

“A woman’s place is in the kitchen”

"A woman's place is in the home" is a phrase that -- with different wording -- dates from at least classical Greece. "A woman's place is in the bosom of her family" is…

January 16, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A working man voting Republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders”

"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…

February 7, 2019
Food/Drink

“A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins”

"A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that tomatoes are indispensable. American…

April 10, 2019
Food/Drink

“A world without weird people is like vanilla ice cream without the sprinkles”

The flavor "vanilla" has come to mean "bland," and sprinkles add some excitement to vanilla ice cream. The YouTube "Off The Pill - Weird People" by Ryan Higa on…

July 21, 2021
Food/Drink

“A worm crawls out of a bowl of spaghetti and says, ‘That was some orgy!’”

Spaghetti can look like worms -- or more specifically, a worm orgy. "Desda el punto de vista de una lombriz, un plato de espaguetis es una orgia" ("From a worm's point of view,…

August 25, 2024
Time/Weather

“A worm is a pretty disappointing prize for getting up early if you ask me”

"The early bird catcheth the worm" is included in A Collection of English Proverbs: (1670) by John Ray. "a worm is a crap prize for getting up early, fuck that analogy" was…

July 20, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“A writer must always tell the truth (unless he’s a journalist)”

American writer Gore Vidal (1925-2012) wrote in The American Presidency (1998): "But I was born a writer, and a writer must always tell the truth (unless he's a journalist), ..."…

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