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December 16, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All dogs are emotional support animals. Most are just freelancers”

"All dogs are emotional support dogs" (or "All dogs are emotional support animals") is a saying that has been printed on many images. This might not be technically or legally…

December 16, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All dogs are emotional support animals. Most are just freelancing”

"All dogs are emotional support dogs" (or "All dogs are emotional support animals") is a saying that has been printed on many images. This might not be technically or legally…

December 16, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All dogs are emotional support animals. Some are just freelancers”

"All dogs are emotional support dogs" (or "All dogs are emotional support animals") is a saying that has been printed on many images. This might not be technically or legally…

December 15, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All dogs are emotional support animals”

"All dogs are emotional support dogs" (or "All dogs are emotional support animals") is a saying that has been printed on many images. This might not be technically or legally…

December 16, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All dogs are emotional support dogs. Most are just freelancing”

"All dogs are emotional support dogs" (or "All dogs are emotional support animals") is a saying that has been printed on many images. This might not be technically or legally…

December 16, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All dogs are emotional support dogs. We don’t let them live with us because they pay rent”

"All dogs are emotional support dogs" (or "All dogs are emotional support animals") is a saying that has been printed on many images. This might not be technically or legally…

December 15, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All dogs are emotional support dogs”

"All dogs are emotional support dogs" (or "All dogs are emotional support animals") is a saying that has been printed on many images. This might not be technically or legally…

January 2, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All dogs are therapy dogs. Most are just freelancing”

"All dogs are therapy dogs. Most are just freelancing" is a saying that has been printed on many images “All pets are therapy pets. Most are just working undercover” and “All dogs…

October 4, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All dogs go to heaven”

It's often said that all (good) animals go to heaven. "If all dogs go to heaven, as Conan Doyle suggests" was printed in the Wilmington (DE)News-Journal on May 11, 1922. "All…

October 5, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All horses go to heaven”

It's often said that all (good) animals go to heaven. "If all dogs go to heaven, as Conan Doyle suggests" was printed in the Wilmington (DE)News-Journal on May 11, 1922. "All…

April 27, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song”

American blues singer Big Bill Broonzy (1903-1958) explained in a 1953 performance (and probably earlier): "Some people call these folk songs. All the songs I've heard in my life was folk…

June 20, 2023
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“All pets and some children must be kept on a leash” (sign)

"All pets and some children must be kept on a leash" is a jocular saying that has been printed on a sign. "ALL PETS AND SOME CHILDREN MUST BE KEPT ON A LEASH" (shown on a sign)…

January 3, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All pets are therapy pets. Most are just working undercover”

"All pets are therapy pets. Most are just working undercover" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “All dogs are therapy dogs. Most are just freelancing” is a related…

February 1, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife”

"All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife" is a famous line allegedly said by American pioneer Daniel Boone (1734-1820), but it's uncertain if he ever…

May 27, 2016
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“An auditor is a watchdog, not a bloodhound”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Answers.comWhat is an auditor a watchdog or a bloodhound?The company's internal auditor is a watchdog, making sure rules are being followed. An external auditor is a…

February 24, 2007
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“And the horse you rode in on”

"...and the horse you rode in on" (there's a first part to that -- see the citations below) appears (at first glance) to be from some western movie. Citations have been found from…

January 18, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Apparently, a cat has caught COVID-19. Don’t ask meow!”

A COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic joke is that a cat got Covid-19, or that a cat gave Covid-19 to its owner. The punchline: "Don't ask meow." ("Don't ask me how.")…

January 28, 2013
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Asking a writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp post how it feels about dogs”

"Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp post how it feels about dogs" was said by playwright Christopher Hampton (born in 1946) in the Sunday Times…

May 16, 2015
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Bet on the jockey, not the horse” (business adage)

"Bet (on) the jockey, not the horse" is a popular venture capitalist adage. Many people have a great idea (or "horse"), but an entrepreneur (or "jockey") with strong…

September 24, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Beware of dog kisses” (sign)

"Beware of dog" is a popular sign. "Beware of dog kisses" is a sign that has been printed on many images. The sign became popular in 2011 and 2012. "Beware of Dog Kisses by…

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