“Well-behaved women rarely make history. Or decent margaritas”
"Well-behaved women seldom make history" (or "Well-behaved women rarely make history") is a famous quote from American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. "Well-behaved women…
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"Well-behaved women seldom make history" (or "Well-behaved women rarely make history") is a famous quote from American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. "Well-behaved women…
Several sauces have been described as "sexy ketchup" -- that is, a sauce with a "kick" (hotness or other flavor). "BBQ sauce is just sexy ketchup" was posted on…
"Margaritas are just adult slurpees" (or "Frozen margaritas are just adult slurpees") is a saying that has been printed on several images. Frozen margaritas were originally made…
"Wake up and smell the coffee" is a saying that has been cited in print since at least 1943. "Breakfast tacos" is a specialty of Austin, Texas. "Wake up and smell the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Comedy Defensive DrivingWhat’s Your Signal??All too often I see drivers not using a signal before they turn or change lanes. I don’t care if you cut me off, as long as…
"Margaritas are just adult slurpees" (or "Frozen margaritas are just adult slurpees") is a saying that has been printed on several images. Frozen margaritas were originally made…
"Well-behaved women seldom make history" (or "Well-behaved women rarely make history") is a famous quote from American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. "Well-behaved women…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Comedy Defensive DrivingWhat’s Your Signal??All too often I see drivers not using a signal before they turn or change lanes. I don’t care if you cut me off, as long as…
"Controller" sounds like "control her." A gamer joke was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on August 14, 2020: "My gamer girlfriend just left me...said I always tried to…
"Well-behaved women seldom make history" (or "Well-behaved women rarely make history") is a famous quote from American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. "Well-behaved women…
Entry in progress -- B.P. HuffPost Martha RingerCompletion Consultant, Author, Soul Listener‘Finishiative’08/10/2015 01:55 pm ET Updated Aug 10, 2016Walking on the trail the other night close…
"Maybe serial killers are just regular people on a no carb diet" is a jocular dieting saying that has been printed on several images. "Maybe #serial killers are regular people on a…
"I assume people who don't drink coffee just die around 2 p.m." (or "I assume that people who don't drink coffee all die around 2 p.m.") is a coffee saying that has…
"Virtue is its own reward" is an old saying. "A good pun is its own reword" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "A good pun is its own reword"…
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"I assume people who don't drink coffee just die around 2 p.m." (or "I assume that people who don't drink coffee all die around 2 p.m.") is a coffee saying that has…
"Some days you make the coffee. Other/Some days the coffee makes you" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. “Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats…
"Some days you make the coffee. Other/Some days the coffee makes you" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. “Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats…
"Maybe serial killers are just regular people on a no carb diet" is a jocular dieting saying that has been printed on several images. "Maybe #serial killers are regular people on a…
"All things are possible with coffee and a cute outfit" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "All things are possible with coffee & a cute outfit" was…