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October 10, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A food truck is the opposite of a drive-thru”

A drive-thru restaurant has motorized diners. A food truck is a motorized restaurant. "A food truck is the opposite of a drive in restaurant" was posted on Twitter by kel! on August 20,…

January 4, 2015
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place”

"A fool and his money are soon parted" is a popular English proverb that dates to the 1500s. "A fool and his money are lucky ever to have gotten together in the first place" is…

April 6, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A fool and his money are soon audited”

"A fool and his money are soon parted" is a popular English proverb that dates to the 1500s. A fool and his money are soon audited" is a jocular variation on the saying that has been…

November 18, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A fool and his money are soon elected”

"A fool and his money are soon parted" is a popular English proverb that dates to the 1500s. An American version is "a fool and his money are soon elected," meaning that money…

November 19, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A fool and his money are soon partying”

"A fool and his money are soon parted" is a popular English proverb that dates to the 1500s. An American version is "a fool and his money are soon partying," meaning that fools…

May 22, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A foolish faith in authority is the enemy of the truth”

"A foolish faith in authority is the enemy of the truth" is a quote from physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) that has been popular in the 2000s, especially among political groups (such…

October 2, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“A foolish man shares his problems. A wise man shares his memes”

"A foolish man shares his problems. A wise man shares his memes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is sometimes humorously credited to "Confucius" or…

June 17, 2011
Sports/Games

“A football team that has two quarterbacks has no quarterback”

"A football team that has two (starting) quarterbacks has no (starting) quarterback" means that only one player can fill the starting quarterback position -- a leadership position on a…

October 11, 2022
Work/Businesses

“A fraudster who installs kitchen worktops got arrested. He was charged with counter fitting”

"Counterfeiting" shouldn't be confused with "counter fitting," but there are jokes. "Two men were arrested for aligning granite slabs in a kitchen. They were charged…

August 23, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A free country doesn’t track innocent citizens”

Many municipalities have surveillance cameras, keeping records on all citizens -- including the great majority who have not committed any crime. "Free countries don’t track innocent…

August 24, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A free country doesn’t track its citizens with mass digital surveillance”

Many municipalities have surveillance cameras, keeping records on all citizens -- including the great majority who have not committed any crime. "Free countries don’t track innocent…

August 23, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A free nation doesn’t track innocent citizens”

Many municipalities have surveillance cameras, keeping records on all citizens -- including the great majority who have not committed any crime. "Free countries don’t track innocent…

February 2, 2011
Food/Drink

“A Frenchman drinks his native wine, a German drinks his beer…” (toast)

A popular drinking poem appeared in Prosit: A Book of Toasts (1904): "A Frenchman drinks his native wine,A German drinks his beer;An Englishman his 'alf and 'alf,Because it brings…

July 14, 2019
Food/Drink

“A friend doesn’t go on a diet because you are fat”

"A friend doesn't go on a diet because/when you are fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that a friend doesn't make you look bad (fat). The…

July 13, 2019
Food/Drink

“A friend doesn’t go on a diet when you are fat”

"A friend doesn't go on a diet because/when you are fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that a friend doesn't make you look bad (fat). The…

March 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“A friend got some vinegar in his ear. Now he suffers from pickled hearing!”

A pun on "pickled herring" is: "A friend got some vinegar in his ear. Now he suffers from pickled hearing!" Forms of the "pickled hearing" joke have been cited in…

November 16, 2011
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A friend in need is a damned nuisance”

"A friend (when one is in) need is a friend indeed" is an English proverb almost as old as England. An American spin to "a friend in need" defines this as "a needy…

February 19, 2018
Workers/People

“A friend is like a four-leaf clover—hard to find, lucky to have”

"A best/good friend is like a four-leaf clover -- hard to find, and/but lucky to have" is a friendship saying that has been printed on many images. "A good friend is like a four-leaf…

January 9, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden”

"A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many javascript:void(0);images. The saying…

September 6, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A friend is someone who knows all about you but likes you anyway”

"A friend is someone who knows all about you but likes you anyway" is a popular saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying was written by an unknown ten-year-old schoolboy…

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