“When people have nothing left to lose, they lose it”
Gerald Celente, founder of theTrends Research Institute and a frequent guest on news programs, said frequently since at least 2008: "When people have nothing left to lose, and they've…
“When people misspell ‘barely’ like ‘barley,’ they’re just going against the grain”
People often misspell "barely" and "barley." "I think my favorite typo is when people misspell 'barely' as 'barley'" was posted on Twitter by…
“When people rob banks, they go to jail; when banks rob people, they get bonuses”
"When people rob banks, they go to jail. When banks rob people, they get bonuses" became a popular saying in 2011. "When people rob banks, They are thrown into tanks. When banks rob…
“When people see a cat’s litter box, they always say, ‘Oh, have you got a cat?” Just once I want to say, ‘No, it’s for company!’”
When visitors enter a home and see a cat's litter box, they often ask, "Have you got a cat?" The home's owner sometimes feels like giving a sarcastic answer to the unnecessary…
“When people suck the life out of you, they should take some fat, too”
"When people suck the life out of you, wouldn't it be nice if they took some fat, too?" (or "When people suck the life out of you, they should take some fat, too") is a…
“When people suck the life out of you, wouldn’t it be nice if they took some fat, too?”
"When people suck the life out of you, wouldn't it be nice if they took some fat, too?" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…
“When people suck the life out of you, wouldn’t it be nice if they took some fat, too?”
"When people suck the life out of you, wouldn't it be nice if they took some fat, too?" (or "When people suck the life out of you, they should take some fat, too") is a…
“When people talk about traveling to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small…”
"When people travel to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small. Few people think that they can radically change the future by doing something small…
“When people think about travelling to the past, they worry about accidentally changing the present…”
"When people travel to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small. Few people think that they can radically change the future by doing something small…
“When people travel to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small…”
"When people travel to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small. Few people think that they can radically change the future by doing something small…
“When playing chess in Australia it’s ‘checkmate.’ Everywhere else it’s ‘checkfriend’”
"Checkmate" is a chess term meaning that a king is threatened and cannot move away, so the game is over. Some people have suggested changing "mate" (a term popular in Australia)…
“When pleasure interferes with business, give up business” (business proverb)
Business people often try to avoid mixing business with pleasure. The usual rule applied is that if pleasure interferes with business, one should give up the pleasure because one's livelihood…
“When poison expires, does it become more poisonous or less poisonous?”
"When poison expires, does it become more poisonous or less poisonous?" is a question that has been printed on several images. Poison is bad for you, so what exactly happens when it goes…
“When police arrest a mentally unstable person, technically that qualifies as busting a nut”
"Busting a nut" means working very hard. "Bust" also means a police arrest, and "nut" also means a crazy person. "When cops catch a crazy person, that's…
“When presidents can’t run for re-election, they run for the Nobel Peace Prize”
A president of the United States can serve only two four-year terms (according to the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution). During a president's second term, the office holder…
“When prison inmates fall in love, do they finish each other’s sentences?”
A prison sentence is not the same as a sentence in the English language, but there are jokes. "Romantic inmates tend to finish each other's sentences" was posted on Twitter on March…
“When probiotics expire, do they become conbiotics?”
There are "probiotics," but no "amateurbiotics" or casualbiotics" or "conbiotics" -- except in jokes. "I don't really want to pay for probiotics if I…
“When profit is the motor of society, destruction is considered as progress”
"When profit is the motor of society, destruction is considered as progress" is a saying that has been put on an image of smokestacks destroying the environment. The saying was posted on…
“When restaurants/hotels have really large sets of gravy boats, I hope the staff refer to it as the Gravy Navy”
Gravy boats (sauce boats) are not boats that sail on water, but there are jokes. "If you had enough gravy boats would you have a gravy navy?" was posted on X/Twitter by John…
“When seconds count, the police are only minutes away”
"When seconds count, the police are only minutes away" is a common gun-rights saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that a person carrying a gun can respond…