“What do witches use on their hair?”/“Scare spray.”
A popular Halloween riddle was printed in the Asheville (NC) Citizen and Times on May 27, 1972: Q: What do witches use on their hair?A. Scare spray. "Scare spray" (or…
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A popular Halloween riddle was printed in the Asheville (NC) Citizen and Times on May 27, 1972: Q: What do witches use on their hair?A. Scare spray. "Scare spray" (or…
"Follow the money" is an old saying, used in politics and in business. "Follow the science" became a popular catchphrase during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Many people…
"Some people like to relax with a glass of wine... And others prefer a bottle" (or "Some people like to relax with a glass of wine... And others with a bottle") is a wine saying…
"You can pray all you want, but eventually David had to pick up a stone and act against Goliath" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, positive action is needed to…
"It was supposed to be a fight against the pandemic to protect the people. It became a fight against the people to protect the pandemic" has been said about the COVID-19 (coronavirus)…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic sometimes resulted in vaccine passports, segregating out the unvaccinated. The vaccine passports received much criticism about the freedoms they denied to many…
"The media isn't silent on child sex trafficking because of the children, it's because of who the customers are" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The…
Several jokes state that a podium is a product that a salesman can stand behind. However, you stand on a podium, and you stand behind a lectern. "It must really suck to be a podium salesman.…
Televised sports have been compared to game shows. "not all game shows are sports. but all sports are game shows" was posted on Twitter by ethan on July 1, 2018. "All sports that are…
"If they don't have alcohol/beer/liquor at my funeral, I'm not going" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "If there isn’t beer at my funeral I’m…
Several jokes state that a podium is a product that a salesman can stand behind. However, you stand on a podium, and you stand behind a lectern. "It must really suck to be a podium salesman.…
Several jokes state that a podium is a product that a salesman can stand behind. However, you stand on a podium, and you stand behind a lectern. "It must really suck to be a podium salesman.…
"If they don't have alcohol/beer/liquor at my funeral, I'm not going" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "If there isn’t beer at my funeral I’m…
"Dear Science, when I suck in my tummy, where does the fat go and why doesn't it stay there?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "U know when u suck in…
Televised sports have been compared to game shows. "not all game shows are sports. but all sports are game shows" was posted on Twitter by ethan on July 1, 2018. "All sports that are…
Several jokes state that a podium is a product that a salesman can stand behind. However, you stand on a podium, and you stand behind a lectern. "It must really suck to be a podium salesman.…
"Dear Science, when I suck in my tummy, where does the fat go and why doesn't it stay there?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "U know when u suck in…
"Water is just beer/bourbon/coffee/tea/whiskey that hasn't reached its full potential" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "{Life Says} Water is just beer…
Tater tots have been compared to hash browns (also spelled "hashbrowns"). ' "hashbrown nuggets are also known as 'tater tots'" was posted on Twitter by Craig B.…
"Make vaccine manufacturers liable again" -- a statement in the style of "Make American Great Again" (MAGA) -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. The National…