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June 25, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Give me all your money or you’re geography!” (bank robbery joke)

A popular bank robbery joke is: THIEF: Give me all your money, or you're geography! VICTIM: Don't you mean history?THIEF: Don't change the subject. The joke has been cited in print…

May 12, 2016
Sports/Games

“Give me an athlete and I can turn him into a lacrosse player”

Lacrosse relies on athleticism, but many athletes choose major sports (such as basketball or football) first. Lacrosse coaches often say, "Give me an athlete and I can turn him into a lacrosse…

April 16, 2023
Food/Drink

“Give me coffee to change the things I can, and the beach to accept the things I can’t”

"Give me coffee to change the things I can, and the beach to accept the things I can’t" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the…

December 16, 2013
Education/Schools

“Give me four years to teach the children, and the seed I have sown shall never be uprooted”

"Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted" is a popular quotation credited to Russian political leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924).…

January 13, 2016
Sports/Games

“Give me golf clubs, fresh air, and a beautiful partner”

American comedian and actor Jack Benny (1894-1974) was has been quoted with this golf gem (cited in print since at least 1959): "Give me my golf clubs, the fresh air and a beautiful partner,…

September 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Give me liberty. That’s it. I can handle the rest”

"Give me liberty. That's it. I can handle the rest" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The classical saying is, "Give me liberty or give me death!"…

August 28, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Give peace a chance” (“Give war a chance”)

Beatles musician John Lennon (1940-1980) wrote the song "Give Peace a Chance" in 1969; Pete Seeger sang it at the anti-Vietnam War Moratorium March on Washington on November 15, 1969.…

September 15, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Give the lady what she wants” (Marshall Field slogan)

"Give the lady what she wants" is said to have been the motto of Marshall Field (1834-1906), the founder of Chicago's Marshall Field & Company department store. "Give the…

December 3, 2016
Food/Drink

“Give up carbs? Over my bread body”

"Give up carbs? Over my bread body" is a jocular saying -- a bread pun on "over my dead body" -- that has been printed on GIFs. “Emma eating only carbs is rlly unhealthy you…

July 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Give your co-workers the silent treatment by sending them blank emails”

Some employees give their co-workers the "silent treatment" -- they don't talk to them. "Giving co-workers the silent treatment by sending them blank emails" is a jocular…

July 12, 2009
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Give, get, or get off” (“Give, get, or get out”)

Trustees of institutions of higher learning and members of the boards of directors of nonprofit corporations are often told to "give or get" -- give money or get money. This has expanded…

April 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“Given enough coffee, I could rule the world”

"Given enough coffee I could rule the world" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on the newsgroup newsguy.general on July 1, 2002.…

March 26, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Giving a fuck doesn’t go with my outfit”

"Giving a fuck doesn't go with my outfit" (or "Giving a fuck doesn't really go with my outsift today") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has…

March 26, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Giving a fuck doesn’t really go with my outfit today”

"Giving a fuck doesn't go with my outfit" (or "Giving a fuck doesn't really go with my outsift today") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has…

October 13, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good”

"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good" is a quotation that has been printed on many images. The quote is always credited to…

June 18, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Giving up collecting Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish coins so I don’t get Kronervirus”

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 16, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Giving up on privacy because you’ve got ‘nothing to hide’ is like giving up on freedom of speech because you’ve got nothing to say”

"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to…

October 11, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Giving up on your goal because of one setback is like slashing your other tires because of a flat”

"Giving up on your goal because of one setback is like slashing your other three tires because you got a flat" was cited on Christine Kane's blog on January 30, 2013. The saying has…

April 2, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Glad I didn’t waste my money buying a planner for 2020” (2019–20 coronavirus pandemic)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic changed everyone's plans. Many people bought 2020 planners, and regretted it. "Biggest waste of money: 2020 planner" was posted on Twitter by…

September 14, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Glass buildings are just really elaborate sand castles”

Some people compare glass buildings with sand castles -- building materials that are seemingly fragile. "GLASS BUILDINGS ARE GIANT SAND CASTLES!" was posted on Twitter on September 3,…

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