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Jambalaya (an American Creole and Cajun rice dish) can sound a bit like "jumbo liar." "What do you call a fat guy, from New Orleans, that never tells the truth? A jambo-laya"…
Jambalaya (an American Creole and Cajun rice dish) can sound a bit like "jumbo liar." "What do you call a fat guy, from New Orleans, that never tells the truth? A jambo-laya"…
"Hump Day: not as depressing as Monday, not as exciting as Friday" (also "Wednesday: not as depressing as Monday, not as exciting as Friday” and "Hump Day Wednesday: not as…
A "biostitute" (biologist + prostitute) is a person who works for an industry such as Big Ag (agriculture), Big Oil, Big Pharma (pharmaceuticals) or Big Tobacco and is paid to defend the…
Dim sum (a large range of small Chinese dishes) has nothing to do with a mathematical "sum," but there are jokes. "DIM SUM! (bright difference?)" was posted on Twitter by Ray L…
"Hump Day: not as depressing as Monday, not as exciting as Friday" (also "Wednesday: not as depressing as Monday, not as exciting as Friday” and "Hump Day Wednesday: not as…
"Hump Day: not as depressing as Monday, not as exciting as Friday" (also "Wednesday: not as depressing as Monday, not as exciting as Friday” and "Hump Day Wednesday: not as…
"Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is usually credited to British producer and actor Lee Fox Williams.…
A refrigerator's "crisper drawer" is designed to have a different level of humidity to keep fresh the fruits and vegetables stored there. Many people believe that the drawer…
"Ice cream soup" is melted ice cream. There's not much of a recipe. "Does anyone have a recipe for ice cream soup?" was posted on Twitter by Sabeana on November 22, 2010.…
Road rage affects many people. "I hate every single person when I'm driving!" was posted on Twitter by Michael Sheffield on November 10, 2010. "I am a sweet person, but I hate…
"Sometimes you just have to sit in the car and let the song finish" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "People who stay in the car to listen to music a little bit…
"Sometimes you just have to sit in the car and let the song finish" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "People who stay in the car to listen to music a little bit…
The term "I can't stand" (meaning "I hate") usually doesn't involve standing, but there are jokes. "I can't stand broken tripods" was posted on Twitter…
"Ice cream soup" is melted ice cream. There's not much of a recipe. "Does anyone have a recipe for ice cream soup?" was posted on Twitter by Sabeana on November 22, 2010.…
"Ice cream soup" is melted ice cream. There's not much of a recipe. "Does anyone have a recipe for ice cream soup?" was posted on Twitter by Sabeana on November 22, 2010.…
A joke defines "light-year" much like a "light beer," in that "it has one-third less calories that an regular year." "Evan Davis, one of the insane contestants I…
The Chicago Manual of Style and a Chicago-style pizza (or a Chicago-style hot dog) are two very different things, but there are jokes. "Chicago style - how I like my pizza...and my…
The Chicago Manual of Style and a Chicago-style pizza (or a Chicago-style hot dog) are two very different things, but there are jokes. "Chicago style - how I like my pizza...and my…
The Chicago Manual of Style and a Chicago-style pizza (or a Chicago-style hot dog) are two very different things, but there are jokes. "Chicago style - how I like my pizza...and my…