“I consider sex a misdemeanor. The more I miss, de meaner I get”
"I consider sex a misdemeanor. The more I miss, de meaner I get" (or "Sex is a misdemeanor. De more I miss de meaner I get") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…
Big Apple of New England (Johnny Appleseed Visitors Center, 2019-present)
The Johnny Appleseed Visitors Center, off Route 2 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, unveiled "The Big Apple of New England" sculpture in July 2019. The giant red apple sculpture is 10 feet…
Museum of Fine Foods (Dean & DeLuca nickname)
Dean & DeLuca, an upscale grocery store, opened in New York City's SoHo district in September 1977 by Joel Dean, Giorgio DeLuca and Jack Ceglic. "Museum of Fine Food" is a Dean…
“Wood fired pizza? How will pizza get a job now?”
A pizza joke posted on Twitter by Carson @ Vidcon on July 8, 2019 showed Carson see a "WOOD FIRED PIZZA" sign and declare: "Wood-fired pizza? How will pizza get a job now?"…
“I used to be Snow White, but I drifted” (Mae West)
"Pure As the Snow, But She Drifted" was the title of an entertainment that was printed in the Butte (MT) Miner on May 16, 1917. "'She was as pure and as white as snow.'…
“Why don’t you come up and see me sometime?” (Mae West)
"Come up and see me sometime" was a signature line of Brooklyn-born actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol Mae West (1893-1980). THe line was probably…
“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper” (food adage)
American author and nutritionist Adelle Davis (1904-1974) suggested that a proper diet should have bigger breakfasts (when energy is needed throughout the day) and lighter dinners. "Eat…
“Some like it hot, some like it cold” (Pease Porridge Hot or Pease Pudding Hot)
"Pease Porridge Hot" (or "Pease Pudding Hot") is a children's singing game and nursery rhyme that was printed in John Newbery's Mother Goose's Melody (1760):…
“Man goes into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One version is: "Man goes in a pub. Barman says, 'Get out, we don't serve…
“Man goes in a pub…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One version is: "Man goes in a pub. Barman says, 'Get out, we don't serve…
“You can’t spell painting without pain”
"You can't spell painting without pain" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying means that a painter's struggles are produced in a painting. Also,…
“I can’t believe I got arrested for impersonating a politician. I was just doing nothing”
Many people believe that politicians don't do a whole lot of work. "I used to sit around and do nothing all day. Then I got arrested for impersonating a politician" was posted on…
“You can’t spell paint without pain”
"You can't spell paint without pain" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that a painter's struggles are produced in a painting. Also, painting can…
“You know when you buy a bag of salad and it gets all brown and soggy? Cookies don’t do that”
"You know when you buy a bag of salad and it gets all brown and soggy? Cookies don’t do that" is a jocular cookie saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…
“I stop the microwave with 1 second to go so I can feel like a bomb disposal expert”
Many people stop the microwave with one second left and take their food out; this makes them feel like a bomb defusal/disposal expert. "I like to stop the microwave when it gets to one second.…
“Football never stops”
"Football never stops" is a saying that has been printed on many images. TwitterRa's Al Ghul@Capo_MAFFootball Never Stops #Nike9:23 PM - 1 Jan 2012 TwitterMitchell Gruen@blorg95some…
“Some girls climb the ladder of success wrong by wrong”
Many people attempt to climb the ladder of success, rung by rung. An anecdote was published in many newspapers in June 1930: "Lovely Letty wasn't in Hollywood long before she found out…
“You can’t spell heart without art”
"You can't spell heart without art" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Remember, you can’t spell heart without art" was printed in the Los Angeles (CA)…
“It used to be called ‘House Depot’ until they filled it with love”
"Love is what makes a house a home" is an old proverb. The Home Depot (an American home improvement supplies retailing company) was never called "House Depot," but there are…
“You can’t spell earth without art”
"Earth without art is just eh" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many posters. "Did you know you can't spell Earth without art?" was posted on Twitter…