“Without freedom of speech, we wouldn’t know who the idiots are”
"Without freedom of speech, we would never know who the idiots are" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "If we don’t protect freedom of…
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"Without freedom of speech, we would never know who the idiots are" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "If we don’t protect freedom of…
Austin is a city that is often more liberal than most of Texas. Many people from California have moved to Austin. "My favorite California city is Austin...and it just so happens to be smack…
The song "Come from the Heart" (1987) by Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh contains the lyrics: "Sing like no one is listening.Love like you’ve never been hurt.Dance like nobody’s…
"I don't think inside the box. I don't think outside the box either. I don't even know where the box is" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The…
"Y’all ever try to breathe quieter while walking up a hill so bystanders don’t hear you fighting for your life" (or "Raise your hand if you try to breathe quieter while walking…
The song "Come from the Heart" (1987) by Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh contains the lyrics: "Sing like no one is listening.Love like you’ve never been hurt.Dance like nobody’s…
A sushi riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June 30, 2017: Q: What's the best kind of pan to make sushi in?A: Japan. The riddle -- slightly reworded -- was posted again on Reddit --…
"Y’all ever try to breathe quieter while walking up a hill so bystanders don’t hear you fighting for your life" (or "Raise your hand if you try to breathe quieter while walking…
The song "Come from the Heart" (1987) by Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh contains the lyrics: "Sing like no one is listening.Love like you’ve never been hurt.Dance like nobody’s…
A sushi riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June 30, 2017: Q: What's the best kind of pan to make sushi in?A: Japan. The riddle -- slightly reworded -- was posted again on Reddit --…
"Y’all ever try to breathe quieter while walking up a hill so bystanders don’t hear you fighting for your life" (or "Raise your hand if you try to breathe quieter while walking…
"It's unsticking your thighs from plastic chairs season" -- that is, it's hot and sticky -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tis the season for having to…
"Fixin' to" has been used in the South since at least the 1840s. Many Texans use this figure of speech frequently. "Fixin' to - The state verb of Texas" was posted on…
A horse racing glossary was printed in the column "The Sport Tide" by Flem R. Hall in the Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram on October 15, 1933: "BIG APPLE -- The major tracks of the…
"Fixin' to" has been used in the South since at least the 1840s. Many Texans use this figure of speech frequently. "Fixin' to - The state verb of Texas" was posted on…
"Fixin' to" has been used in the South since at least the 1840s. Many Texans use this figure of speech frequently. "Fixin' to - The state verb of Texas" was posted on…
"The Big Apple" was the name of a barbecue restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas. It is uncertain when the restaurant started (and if it had that name at the beginning). "Big Apple…
Broadway composers usually have "trunk songs" -- songs that were cut from a musical, but are saved (perhaps in a trunk) to be used in another musical, or to be re-written and used in…
Many people have compared the taste of sparkling water (seltzer, carbonated water, soda water, club soda) to tv static. "Sparkling water tastes like what I imagine an all static TV channel…
Many people have compared the taste of sparkling water (seltzer, carbonated water, soda water, club soda) to tv static. "Sparkling water tastes like what I imagine an all static TV channel…