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April 6, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Everything is closing so I’m opening a strip club/breakfast diner/daycare: Tits, Grits & Babysits”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic closed many businesses. "I'm opening a strip club/breakfast diner/daycare center..... Calling it.. TITS GRITS AND WE BABYSITS!" was posted on…

October 24, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Everything is connected… mostly by stupidity”

"Everything is connected... mostly by stupidity" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Everything is connected, mostly by stupidity" was posted on X/Twitter by…

November 1, 2005
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Everything on a Bagel” (Ess-a-Bagel)

The Ess-a-Bagel ("ess"=eat) stores have the slogan "everything on a bagel." They sell more than bagels, however. Ess-a-BagelHistory Ess-a-Bagel, Inc., was established in 1976 on…

May 2, 2026
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“Everything tastes better on Friday”

X/Twitter CoCo @unhingebinge Everything tastes better on Friday! 9:08 AM · May 1, 2026

January 3, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Everything that can be invented has been invented”

Charles Holland Duell (1880-1920), the commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from 1898 to 1901, supposedly told President McKinley in 1899 that the office should be…

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

“Everything that has made you an outsider in the dying culture has prepared you…”

"Everything that has made you an outsider in the dying culture has (now) prepared you as a leader for the new earth" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "'New…

August 16, 2026
Banking/Finance/InsuranceWork/Businesses

“Everything used to be 20 dollars and now that I finally have 20 dollars everything is now 200 dollars”

A single $20 bill used to go far, before inflation. Twenty dollars used to fill up a car's gas tank. Twenty dollars used to buy groceries, or a dinner for two. "Everything used to be 20…

July 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“Everything we eat is processed sunshine”

"Everything we eat is processed sunshine" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch reported in 2001 that an organic farmer sold T-shirts…

February 28, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Everything woke turns to shit”

"Everything woke turns to shit" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Get woke, go broke” and “Go woke, go broke” are related sayings. Wikipedia: WokeWoke (/ˈwoʊk/…

April 23, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthRadio/Television

“Everything you see on TV is a scripted performance with the purpose of shaping your world view…”

"Everything you see on TV is a scripted performance with the purpose of shaping your world view to benefit the powerful interests running the show" is a saying that has been printed on…

May 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti” (Italian actress Sophia Loren)

Italian actress and sex symbol Sophia Loren was profiled in Life magazine on August 11, 1961: "She eats everything in sight, washed down with red wine, and when teased about her appetite…

July 27, 2012
Food/Drink

“Everything’s chicken but the gravy”

"Everything's chicken but the gravy (and that's chicken gravy)" is an infrequently used saying that has been cited in print since at least 1945, when it was included in the…

July 4, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Everything’s funnier when you’re not allowed to laugh”

"Everything's funnier when you're not allowed to laugh" is a saying that's appropriate in many situations (such as government, business and schools) and that has been…

February 16, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Evil does not exist within a gun”

The Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut, left 27 people dead and was a major national news story for weeks, prompting many people to push for gun…

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

“Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid”

U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) said in a speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the Mayflower Hotel in Washington (DC) on March 20, 1981: "But from…

March 3, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it seeks to silence good”

"Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, evil first wants acceptance (tolerance) and then…

February 28, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good”

"Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, evil first wants acceptance (tolerance) and then…

December 30, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Ew, 2020”

"Ew, 2020" has been printed on many images. The year 2020 was difficult for many people, primarily because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. "Ew, David" is a catchphrase…

June 9, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Ew, Monday’s back”

Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter mouthy mom @mouthy_mom_ Ew, Monday’s back. 7:57 AM · Jun 9, 2025 X/Twitter Tha Foresaken 〽️ @Lilsennette Ew… Mondays 9:55 AM · Jun 9, 2025 · ·

September 9, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Ex-presidents are like Chinese vases—beautiful, valuable, and near-useless”

An antique Chinese vase is delicate and valuable, but it's too expensive to put flowers in it. Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos said in 2007 that "ex-presidents are like antique…

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