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March 11, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You want to hear a coronavirus joke? You probably won’t get it”

The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak led to this "joke": "You want to hear a coronavirus joke? You probably won't get it." "Get it" refers to both the joke and the…

March 12, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You want to hear a Social Security joke? You probably won’t get it”

The Social Security crisis led to this "joke": "You want to hear a Social Security joke? You probably won't get it." "Get it" refers to both the joke and the…

March 11, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You want to hear an Ebola joke? You probably won’t get it”

The Western African Ebola virus epidemic (2013-2016) led to this "joke": "You want to hear an Ebola joke? You probably won't get it." "Get it" refers to both the…

December 26, 2022
Food/Drink

“You want to know how old you really feel? Stop drinking caffeine and taking ibuprofen…”

"If you want to know how old you really feel, stop drinking coffee and taking ibuprofen... and then wait" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "you want to know how…

July 11, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“You want to see social distancing? Lend them some money”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements for social distancing. "Do you want to practice social Distancing ?? Just lend some money to someone. He himself will keep…

November 11, 2015
Food/Drink

“You wash dishes, and two weeks later you have to do it again”

Brooklyn-born comedian Joan Rivers (1933-2014) hated housework. She said in 1966: "You wash dishes, make the beds, dust -- and then two weeks later you have to do it all over again."…

June 20, 2015
Food/Drink

“You were born a cow, but now you are a fish” (joke)

A popular Catholic joke is told about a person who eats meat on Friday, converts to Catholicism, but then still eats meat on Friday. He justifies this by baptizing his food, saying, "You were…

November 18, 2019
Work/Businesses

“You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success & endowed with the seeds of greatness”

"Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and endowed with the seeds of greatness" (also "You are/were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and…

November 10, 2025
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You weren’t educated. You were programmed. They didn’t teach you how to think—they taught you what not to question”

"You weren't educated. You were programmed. They didn't teach you how to think -- they taught you what not to question" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The…

February 7, 2021
Work/Businesses

“You will be happier if you will give people a bit of your heart rather than a piece of your mind”

"Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "You will be happier if…

June 9, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTransportation

“You will be told this summer to lower your AC usage to stop overwhelming the electric grid…”

"You will be told this summer to lower your AC usage to stop overwhelming the electric grid while being told to drive electric cars" is a saying about government illogic and nonsense that…

June 9, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTransportation

“You will be told to reduce your AC usage to save power while being told to drive electric cars”

"You will be told this summer to lower your AC usage to stop overwhelming the electric grid while being told to drive electric cars" is a saying about government illogic and nonsense that…

June 18, 2018
Work/Businesses

“You will find the key to success under the alarm clock”

Entry in progress -- B.P. 31 August 1926, News-Democrat (Belleville, IL), pg. 8, col. 8:Note to "Discouraged": You will find the key to success under the alarm clock. 15 October 1926,…

May 19, 2018
Work/Businesses

“You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined”

"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that one can't always be…

June 6, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You will never find justice in a world where criminals make the law”

"You'll never find justice in a world where criminals make all the rules" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "You will never find justice in a world where…

June 6, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You will never find justice in a world where criminals make the laws”

"You'll never find justice in a world where criminals make all the rules" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "You will never find justice in a world where…

June 22, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You will never leave a bigger carbon footprint as the celebrities that lecture you about yours”

"You will never leave a bigger carbon footprint as/than the celebrities that lecture you about yours" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "You will never leave a bigger…

June 23, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You will never leave a bigger carbon footprint than the celebrities that lecture you about yours”

"You will never leave a bigger carbon footprint as/than the celebrities that lecture you about yours" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "You will never leave a bigger…

September 2, 2012
Sports/Games

“You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out”

"You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out" (also given as "you win a few, you lose a few" and "sometimes you win, sometimes you lose") is a popular…

August 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You won’t take a vaccine because you don’t know what’s in it? Name ingredients in Pop Tarts”

Many people were afraid to take COVID-19 vaccines because they didn't know what's in them. "You eat sausages your whole life but you refuse vaccine because you don’t know what’s…

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