“TurboTax is the worst video game ever”
"With poor graphics and no plot, TurboTax is the worst video game I have ever played" is a jocular saying that has been printed on an ecard. TurboTax is an American tax preparation…
“Where do homeless accountants live?”/“In a tax shelter.”
An according riddle is: Q: Where do homeless accountants live?A: In a tax shelter! The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008. Accounting funFriday, October 10, 2008Where do homeless…
Big Appling (to visit New York City)
The "Big Apple" dance became a national craze in 1937. "Governor Wins Praise for 'Big Appling'" -- dancing the Big Apple -- was printed in The News and Courier…
Big Appling (to do the Big Apple dance)
The "Big Apple" dance became a national craze in 1937. "Governor Wins Praise for 'Big Appling'" -- dancing the Big Apple -- was printed in The News and Courier…
“I asked a museum worker if I could take pictures. He said they stay on the walls”
Are museum visitors allowed to take pictures? A joke was posted on Twitter by Bytown Museum on June 16, 2019: "I was at a museum, and I asked a worker there if we were allowed to take…
“Are you ready to rock…paper, scissors?”
Rock music has nothing to do with the game of "rock-paper-scissors," but there are jokes. "Are You Ready To Rock…Paper, Scissors?" was posted on the blog sink or schwim. on…
“I had a crazy dream that I weighed less than a thousandth of a gram! I was like, 0mg!”
"OMG" (Oh My God) shouldn't be confused with "0mg" (no milligrams), but there are jokes. "I had a crazy dream that I weighed less than a thousandth of a gram. I was,…
“People are getting smarter nowadays, letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide”
American humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935) spoke about the income tax in his newspaper column on April 8, 1923. "The Income Tax has made more Liars out of the American People than Golf…
“Eat. Sleep. Beach. Repeat”
"Eat. Sleep. Beach. Repeat" is a summer saying that has been printed on many images. "Eat. Sleep. Beach. Repeat" was posted on Twitter by Megan on July 9, 2010.…
Old Lady of 43rd Street (New York Times nickname)
The New York Times newspaper published from a building at 229 West 43rd Street in Manhattan from 1913 until 2007. The Times was then called the "Old Lady of 43rd Street" -- an echo of the…
“The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has”
American humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935) spoke about the income tax in his newspaper column on April 8, 1923: "The Income Tax has made more Liars out of the American People than Golf has.…
Jitterbug (Jitter Bug)
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“Hang up and drive” (driver safety slogan)
"Shut up and drive" is an old saying about what a passenger might say to a driver (especially of the opposite sex). "Hang up and drive" is an anti-cellphone driver safety slogan…
“Pun enters a room, kills 10 people. Pun in, 10 dead”
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A pun version is: "A pun walks into a bar, ten people die on the spot. Pun in, ten…
“A pun walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A pun version is: "A pun walks into a bar, ten people die on the spot. Pun in, ten…
“Keeping tropical fish at home can have a calming effect because of the indoor fins”
"Endorphins" shouldn't be confused with "indoor fins," but there are jokes. "The reason tropical fish have such a calming effect is all to do with the indoor…
“When will people stop eating ground pork?”/“When pigs fly.”
"When pigs fly” is an old saying about an impossibility and a time that never comes. "Until pigs fly, all pork is ground pork" was posted on Twitter by Ejigantor on October 15,…
“Guns don’t kill people. Drivers on cell phones do”
“Guns don’t kill people—people kill people” is a popular saying from at least 1959. "Guns don't kill people. Drivers on/with cellphones do" is a variation on the saying that…
“Guns don’t kill people. Drivers with cell phones do”
“Guns don’t kill people—people kill people” is a popular saying from at least 1959. "Guns don't kill people. Drivers on/with cellphones do" is a variation on the saying that…
“Guns don’t kill people. Drivers with cellphones do”
“Guns don’t kill people—people kill people” is a popular saying from at least 1959. "Guns don't kill people. Drivers on/with cellphones do" is a variation on the saying that…