“Life gave me onions. Onionade tastes terrible”
"If/When life gives you onions, make onionade" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Life gave me onions. Onionade sucks" is another saying that has been…
“When life gives you onions, make onionade”
"If/When life gives you onions, make onionade" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Life gave me onions. Onionade sucks" is another saying that has been…
“Jurassic restaurants always make the diner sore”
"Dinosaur" sometimes sounds like "dinersaur." "No one else bothered that everyone in the Jurassic World trailer pronounces it 'dinersaurs'?" was posted on…
“Life gave me onions. Onionade sucks”
"If/When life gives you onions, make onionade" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Life gave me onions. Onionade sucks" is another saying that has been…
“When life gives you a broken taco, make tortilla chips”
"When life gives you tacos, eat them" and "When life gives you broken tacos, make nachos (taco salad)" are sayings that have been printed on several images. The sayings are…
“I need that kinda coffee that’s so strong when I take a sip, my ancestors wake up”
"I need that kinda coffee that's so strong when I take a sip, my ancestors wake up" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "This coffee is strong enough to…
“Cucumbers are just diet watermelons”
Cucumbers are often compared to watermelons. They are both of the Cucurbitaceae gourd family. "cucumbers are like long skinny unsweetened watermelons" was posted on Twitter by Brandon…
“Pickle juice isn’t juiced pickles”
You can squeeze and crush oranges to get orange juice, or apples to get apple juice, but pickle juice isn't from juiced pickles. "Yo where does pickle juice come from???" was posted…
“What were restaurants called during the Jurassic?”/“Diner-saurs.”
"Dinosaur" sometimes sounds like "dinersaur." "No one else bothered that everyone in the Jurassic World trailer pronounces it 'dinersaurs'?" was posted on…
“Cucumbers are just tasteless watermelons”
Cucumbers are often compared to watermelons. They are both of the Cucurbitaceae gourd family. "cucumbers are like long skinny unsweetened watermelons" was posted on Twitter by Brandon…
Big Apple Ball (charity ball, May 1973)
A "first annual Big Apple Ball" was held at the Four Seasons restaurant in Manhattan on Monday, May 7, 1973. The ball was the idea of Frank Crowther, who had held other balls with varying…
“How many stars are in the sky?”/“All of them.”
An astronomy riddle is: Q: How many stars are in the sky?A: All of them. The riddle was printed in the "Ask Marilyn" column by Marilyn Mach Vos Savant in Parade Magazine on March 22,…
“An email after 3pm on a Friday is next week’s concern”
Many people do not like to do work late on Friday afternoon. This was posted on Twitter by Cilla on Friday, May 21, 2021, and quickly went viral (about 200,000 likes within 24 hours): "An…
“I don’t have ducks or a row. I have chickens and they are everywhere”
To "get one's ducks in a row" means to take care of one’s duties and responsibilities. Many people do not have their "ducks in a row." "I don't have ducks. I…
“I don’t have ducks. Or a row. I have squirrels. And they’re at a rave”
To "get one's ducks in a row" means to take care of one’s duties and responsibilities. Many people do not have their "ducks in a row." "I don't have ducks. I…
Frankenvaxx or Frankenvax (Frankenstein + vaccination)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccine shots/jabs. Some people dubbed the shots "Frankenvax" or "Frankenvaxx" (Frankenstein + vaccination). "Frankenvax? Is…
Cuomo News Network (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. CNN has been called the "Cuomo News Network" by many because it hired Chris Cuomo…
Cuomo News Network (CNN nickname)
The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. CNN has been called the "Cuomo News Network" by many because it hired Chris Cuomo…
MSNPC (MSNBC nickname)
The MSNBC network (headquartered in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan) is known for its progressive slant on political issues. MSNBC has been called "MSNPC" for two reasons, depending on…
“Back in the Big Apple” (Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? play, 1971)
Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? is a play by Terrence McNally (1938-2020). McNally wrote many plays, and came to New York City when he enrolled in Columbia in 1956. "BACK IN THE BIG APPLE"…