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May 29, 2022
Transportation

“Gas station car washes are the McDonald’s ice cream machines of traveling” (often broken)

The ice cream machines at McDonald's restaurants are often broken. The car washes at gas stations are also often broken. "Works car wash is like McDonald's ice cream machine, always…

July 19, 2011
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Gas, Grass or Ass—Nobody rides for free”

"Gas, Grass or Ass -- Nobody Rides Free!" was a popular bumper sticker, cited in print since at least May 1978. The message means that, to pay for a ride, the driver will accept gas…

March 8, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gaslighting doesn’t exist. You made it up ‘cause you’re fucking crazy”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

March 9, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gaslighting is not real. You’re just crazy”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

March 9, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gaslighting is not real. You’re just imagining things again”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

March 8, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gaslighting isn’t a real word. You’re just crazy”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

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

“Gaslighting isn’t even a real word. You sound crazy”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

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

“Gaslighting isn’t real, you crazy bitch”

"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…

May 7, 2009
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Gather those rosebuds”

Larry Wachtel (1930-2007) was the "Voice of Wall Street" on WINS news radio in New York City from 1972 to 2005. He signed off with his catchphrase, "gather those rosebuds."…

December 14, 2022
Food/Drink

“Gatorade is a drink for both world class athletes and hungover drunks…”

Stand-up comedian Samantha Ruddy explained Gatorade on Twitter on December 29, 2018: "Gatorade is a drink for both world class athletes and hungover drunks who don’t know how they got home…

December 14, 2022
Food/Drink

“Gatorade is a drink for either world-class athletes, hungover drunks, or folks with a colonoscopy”

Stand-up comedian Samantha Ruddy explained Gatorade on Twitter on December 29, 2018: "Gatorade is a drink for both world class athletes and hungover drunks who don’t know how they got home…

July 14, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Gay and proud” (“I’m gay and I’m proud”)

"Gay and proud" is a gay slogan that appears to have started in New York City in 1969 and 1970. "Say it loud, gay and proud!" was a chant during the Stonewall riots at the…

May 29, 2021
Food/Drink

“Gefilte fish is a vehicle for horseradish”

Gefilte fish is a dish that many Jewish people eat with horseradish. "I though gefilte fish existed as a vehicle for horseradish?" was posted on the newsgroup soc.culture.jewish on April…

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

“Gender neutral non-binary older sibling is watching you”

"Big Brother is watching you" is a famous saying from George Orwell's dystopian 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. However, some might possibly find "brother" to be…

March 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“General Tso Tso’s chicken is just okay”

General Tso's chicken (a dish popularized in New York City) isn't called "General Tso Tso's chicken," but there are some "so-so" jokes. "I had dinner in a…

December 26, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Generals always fight the last war” (“Economists fight the last depression”)

'Generals always fight the last war" means that military strategy often focuses on what has happened rather than what will happen. "There is a tendency in many armies to spend the…

January 24, 2019
Education/Schools

“Geology rocks, but Geography is where it’s at”

"Geology rocks, but Geography is where it's at" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The joke was posted on the website Pun of the Day on May 1, 2018. Pun of the…

September 15, 2021
Education/Schools

“Geometry is actually pretty cool. You just have to look at it from the Right Angle”

"Right angle" doesn't mean "correct" angle, but there are jokes. "Geometry is actually pretty cool. You just have to look at it from the Right Angle" was posted…

January 16, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“George Washington is the only president to have been drawn and quartered”

U.S. President George Washington (1732-1799) is on the Washington quarter. He was not "quartered" (as in "hanged, drawn and quartered" -- cut into four pieces), but there are…

December 13, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“George Washington is the only president who didn’t blame the previous administration”

Presidents often blame the previous administration for current failures. In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama was criticized for frequent "blame Bush" (George W. Bush, the previous…

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