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July 2, 2017
Food/Drink

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, life’s a bitch and beer’s a must”

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" is a popular Christian burial saying, based on Genesis 3:19 (King James Version): "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto…

August 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Life’s a bitch and coffee’s a must”

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" is a popular Christian burial saying, based on Genesis 3:19 (King James Version): "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto…

August 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Life’s a bitch, a drink is a must”

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" is a popular Christian burial saying, based on Genesis 3:19 (King James Version): "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto…

August 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Life’s a bitch, and vodka’s a must”

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" is a popular Christian burial saying, based on Genesis 3:19 (King James Version): "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto…

August 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. When life’s a bitch, whiskey’s a must”

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" is a popular Christian burial saying, based on Genesis 3:19 (King James Version): "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto…

October 30, 2014
Sports/Games

“Ask a basketball player for change of $1, get 75 cents back because no fourth quarter”

A regulation basketball game consists of four quarters. (Overtime is held if the score remains tied.) The fourth quarter is usually decisive, but some basketball stars are criticized for not…

May 16, 2011
Food/Drink

“Ask an atheist who’s just had a great meal if he believes there’s a cook”

"The best reply to an atheist is to give him a good dinner and ask him if he believes there is a cook," wrote attorney and author Louis Nizer (1902-1994) on August 17, 1945, in a…

February 11, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Ask for money and you get advice; ask for advice and you get money”

A fundraising adage says that if you ask for money, you get advice instead. However, if you ask for advice, you'll eventually get money. "Don't simply ask for money. Ask for…

June 12, 2023
Education/Schools

“Ask not why the children shouldn’t see drag queens; ask why drag queens crave an audience…”

"Don't ask why children need to see drag queens. Ask why drag queens crave an audience of children" (or "Ask not why the children shouldn’t see drag queens; ask why drag…

October 10, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Ask your doctor if a soft-kill bioweapon is right for you”

Many pharmaceutical advertisements include the line, "Ask your doctor or pharmacist if [product] is right for you." There have been many mock ads made. "May cause 1271 side-effects,…

December 29, 2020
Radio/Television

“Ask your doctor if medical advice from a television commercial is right for you”

"Ask your doctor if medical advice from a television commercial is right for you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Medical companies often advise to "ask…

October 10, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Ask your pharmacist if a soft kill bio-weapon is right for you”

Many pharmaceutical advertisements include the line, "Ask your doctor or pharmacist if [product] is right for you." There have been many mock ads made. "May cause 1271 side-effects,…

August 17, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Asked for a medium roast at Starbucks and the barista made fun of me instead”

A person who enters a coffee shop and orders a "medium roast" probably doesn't want a light ribbing, but there are many jokes. "Asked for a medium roast at Starbucks and the…

January 5, 2026
Transportation

“Asked the guy on the airplane if he’d switch seats since I was flying with my family. He refused. So I had to sit with my family”

Family memebers usually want to sit together on an airplane, but this isn't always the case. "I was a on a flight yesterday and I asked a guy to switch seats with me because I was…

January 28, 2013
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Asking a writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp post how it feels about dogs”

"Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp post how it feels about dogs" was said by playwright Christopher Hampton (born in 1946) in the Sunday Times…

February 13, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Asking government to fix government is like asking cancer to cure cancer”

"Asking government to fix government is like asking cancer to cure cancer" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Unfortunately asking government to fix itself is a lot…

April 26, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/Drink

“Asking me if I’m hungry is like asking me if I want money”

"Asking me if I'm hungry is like asking me if I want money" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the answer is "Yes." "Asking me if I'm…

August 2, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Aspire to inspire before you expire”

"Aspire to inspire before you expire" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, bumper stickers and T-shirts. Tullah Hanley, a former belly dancer who became…

June 15, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Assault is a behavior, not a device”

"Assault is a behavior, not a device" is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on several images. The saying is a comment on the term "assault weapon." "ASSAULT is a…

December 5, 2010
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Assume you have a can opener” (economics joke about opening a food can)

A popular economics joke has a physicist, a chemist, and an economist all stranded on a desert island. There is one can of food, but nothing to open it with. The physicist presents his proposed…

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