Foxtrot (dance)
The "foxtrot" (or "fox trot") is a dance that has long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. The term "fox trot" -- how a fox walks -- had been used in…
“The only B.S. I need are bikinis and sandals”
"The only B.S. I need are/is bikinis and sandals" is a jocular anti-work, pro-beach saying that has been printed on many images. "The only BS I need is Bikinis and Sandals (link:…
“I got pulled over by a cop with Alzheimer’s. He said, ‘Do you know why I pulled you over?’”
When a police officer asks a driver "Do you know why I pulled you over?', the police officer knows the answer to the question -- or does he/she? This was posted on Twitter by Random Guy…
“If you look good, you play good” (sports adage)
"If you look good, you play good" is a sports saying that has been printed on many images. "If you look good, you feel good and you play good" was printed in The Evening Sun…
“The person who doesn’t know where his next dollar is coming from…”
"The person who doesn't know where his next dollar is coming from usually doesn't know where his last one went" is a financial saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Coffee spelled backwards is ‘eeffoc’”
"Coffee spelled backwards is 'eeffoc'. Just know that I don't give eeffoc until I've had my morning coffee" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
“I just found out Canada isn’t real. Turns out it was all just mapleleaf”
"Maple leaf" (a national symbol of Canada) sounds like "make believe." "When I was little I used to think Canada was real. Now I realize it was Maple Leaf 🍁" was…
“Jet lag is for amateurs”
"Jet lag is for amateurs" is an airplane saying that has been printed on many images. American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor Dick Clark (1929-2012)…
“Bite the Big Apple” (Murder, She Wrote episode, 1991)
Murder, She Wrote, an American Comedy/Mystery crime drama television series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, had an episode set in New York City…
“Healthy eagles come from America. Ill eagles come from Mexico”
"Ill eagle" sounds like "illegal." "Why are there so many ill eagles in Mexico? Since they’re the national bird of the US, shouldn’t we be helping them?" was…
“Catch flights, not feelings”
"Catch flights, not feelings" is a travel saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that one should leave troubles at home and take a trip somewhere. "Catch…
“A dyslexic robber runs into a bank and screams, ‘Air in the hands, mother stickers!’”
A bank robber might shout, "Hands in the air, motherfuckers! This is a stickup!" A jocular dyslexic version has been printed on many images. "No, but I can do you the one about the…
“What do you call a loaf of bread when you cut off both ends?”/” Endless bread!”
Many people cut the ends off of a loaf of bread. "How do you share a loaf of bread with many people?Cut off both ends and it becomes endless bread" was posted on Twitter by Nicholas johan…
“How do you feed 1000 people with one loaf of bread? Cut the ends and now you have endless bread”
Many people cut the ends off of a loaf of bread. "How do you share a loaf of bread with many people?Cut off both ends and it becomes endless bread" was posted on Twitter by Nicholas johan…
“When writing the story of your life, don’t let someone else hold the pen”
"When writing the story of your life, don’t let someone else hold the pen" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "I like this RT @MidnightViews: When…
“I was drinking at a bar, so i took the bus home…” (joke)
"I was drinking at the bar, so I took a bus home. That may not be a big deal to you, but I’ve never driven a bus before" is a joke that has been printed on many images. The joke is that…
“Hot Pockets are the poor man’s calzone”
Hot Pockets (an American brand of microwaveable turnovers and a pocket burrito) have been compared to calzones. "Meatball and mozzarella Hot Pockets: the poor man's calzone.…
“Dumplings imply the existence of a large dumple”
The word "dumpling" inspires some people to invent the world "dumple." "Is having dumplings with dumple" was posted on Twitter by Teddÿ Cee on September 15, 2008.…
Queen City (Toronto, Ontario nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Toronto nicknames include "Big Smoke," "Broadway North," "Centre of the Universe," "Hogtown," "Hollywood North,"…
Bootlegger
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)boot-legger, n.Etymology: -- boot-leg n. + -er suffix1. Compare boot-leg n. 2.One who carries liquor in his boot-legs; (hence) an illicit trader…