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April 12, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Count that day won when, turning on its axis, this earth imposes no additional taxes”

Franklin Pierce Adams or "FPA" (1881-1960) wrote in his newspaper column, "The Conning Tower" in the New York (NY) Herald Tribune, on April 27, 1934: "Every morning that…

August 15, 2018
Food/Drink

“Count the memories, not the calories”

"Count the memories, not the calories" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means to enjoy life with good food, or perhaps just with food that one likes (such…

November 22, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Count your blessings instead of your crosses” (Thanksgiving poem)

A popular Thanksgiving (or church) poem of unknown authorship has been cited in print since at least 1969: Count your blessings instead of your crosses; Count your gains instead of your losses.…

March 31, 2017
Time/Weather

“Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms”

"Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms" -- in other words, "count your blessings" -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print…

June 1, 2021
Education/Schools

“Counting past 39 is not my forte”

"Forte" can sound like "forty," and there are jokes. "Counting past 39 is not my forte" was posted on Twitter by Julian Lee on July 18, 2013. "Counting past 39 in…

June 1, 2021
Education/Schools

“Counting past thirty-nine is not my forte”

"Forte" can sound like "forty," and there are jokes. "Counting past 39 is not my forte" was posted on Twitter by Julian Lee on July 18, 2013. "Counting past 39 in…

May 24, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Countries don’t go bust”

"Countries don't go bust" (often written as "sovereign nations don't go bust/bankrupt/out of business") is a famous statement of Walter Wriston (1919-2005) a chief…

January 9, 2021
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Country music is just farm emo”

"Country music is just farm emo" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "RT @pajamajams: country music is just farm emo" was posted on Twitter by Erik Casarez on May…

July 23, 2021
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Country music is just land shanties”

There are sea shanties, but what about land shanties? "Country Music is just land shanties" was posted on Twitter by manic pixie dudebro on January 18, 2020. "Country music is just…

February 5, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Couples have Valentine’s Day. Singles have Palm Sunday”

A not-safe-for-work joke is told about Valentine's Day. "If Valentines Day is for lovers... what day is for single men... Palm Sunday" was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on…

April 27, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you”

"Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The quotation is…

November 20, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Courage is fear that has said its prayers”

"Courage is fear that has said its prayers" is a popular motivational quote on many posters, but it's almost always misattributed. The line comes from the short poem…

April 25, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same”

"Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that's why life is hard" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain.…

March 16, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death”

The syndicated newspaper entertainment columnist Earl Wilson (1907-1987) wrote in March 1977: "REMEMBERED QUOTE: 'Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to…

December 21, 2014
Transportation

“Courtesy Counts: Manners Make a Better Ride” (bus and subway slogan)

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) began an advertising campaign in 2014 to encourage riders to have better manners in an attempt to prevent "manspreading" and other ills.…

May 22, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Covid 19 should be re-named the ‘Common Core Virus’ because shit just ain’t adding up”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic -- and the government restrictions and quarantines -- didn’t add up (make sense) for many people. "They should rename it the common core virus because shit…

June 18, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Covid has been found circulating on Norwegian currency. It’s the Kroner virus”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has nothing to do with the Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Norwegian krone or Swedish krona, but there are jokes. "Maybe it was Norwegian #KronaVirus"…

May 31, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“COVID spelled backwards is DIVOC. What DIVOC is going on?”

"COVID spelled backwards is DIVOC" ("da fuck" or "the fuck") is a saying that has been printed on many images. COVID-19 is the name of the 2019–20 coronavirus…

May 12, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“COVID-19 & the flu are like Superman & Clark Kent. You never see them in the same room…”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic numbers went up in 2020 and 2021, and flu numbers went down. Many compared this to Superman and Clark Kent. "Quite simple really stop calling it #covid19…

April 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“COVID-19 hit during allergy season. I can’t tell if I have 5 days to live or need to take Claritin”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic had some people confusing the symptoms with seasonal allergies. "Who the hell put Corona virus and allergy season in the same month? I don’t know if I…

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