“What do I know about bonsai trees? Very little”
Bonsai trees are small. A joke is was posted on Twitter by Dave Roberts on October 21, 2013:: "What do I know about bonsai trees? Very little." Wikipedia: BonsaiBonsai (Japanese: 盆栽,…
“Repetition makes reputation, and reputation makes customers”
"Repetition makes reputation, and reputation makes customers" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's repetition that makes reputation in the coal business"…
“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks”
"Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The quotation is from Doug Larson…
Homo Set
"Homo" (for "homosexual") is/was an LGBTQ nickname, and the term "homo set" was used for the community. "Two 'private' clubs packing in the homo set…
Lavender Set
"Lavender" is/was an LGBTQ nickname, and the term "lavender set" was used for the community. "L.I. cops have started a campaign to rid Fire Island of its lavender set"…
Swish Set
"Swish" (for "homosexual") is/was an LGBTQ nickname, and the term "swish set" was used for the community. "New York's Swish Set" was printed in the…
Gay Bar
A "gay bar" is a bar where "gay" (LGBTQ) people are welcome. "The swish-set back here is giggling about a cop in Yonkers, who makes the rounds of the gay bars there -- not…
“I was accused of illegally downloading the entire Wikipedia. I said I could explain everything”
Can Wikipedia explain everything? A joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 9, 2015: "I was accused of illegally downloading the entirety of Wikipedia. I told them I could explain…
Colorado: “I wonder if colorblind people read Colorado as just ‘ado’”
"Do colorblind ppl see Colorado as just Ado, cause they can’t see Color??" =is a jocular one-liner that was posted on Twitter by 👁Jonny Boy 👁 on April 17, 2019. "normal ppl:…
“What kind of gun doesn’t kill animals?”/“A vegun.”
"Vegan" sometimes sounds like "ve-gun." A riddle was printed on an image on January 9, 2017: Q: What gun doesn't kill things?A: A vegun. TwitterMcDonalds Sprite…
Big Smoke (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Toronto, Canada, is called the "Big Smoke." The nickname has been cited in print since at least April 10, 1959, when it was used in the Barrie (ON) Examiner. "Big Smoke" was…
City of Light or Ville Lumière (Paris, France nickname)
The city of Paris, France is known as "The City of Light" (La Ville Lumière), and many other cities have also used this nickname. It's often said, as stated in Wikipedia, that the…
Sin City (Las Vegas, Nevada nickname)
Many cities have been nicknamed "Sin City." in the 1950s. the cities of Miami, Florida; Phenix City, Alabama; and Utica, New York, were all called "Sin City." Las Vegas, Nevada,…
City of Big Shoulders or City of Broad Shoulders (Chicago nickname)
American poet Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) called Chicago, Illinois, the "City of the Big Shoulders" in his poem "Chicago" that was published in Poetry magazine in March 1914. The…
“You have to act quickly during a flood because it’s an emergent sea”
"Emergency" sounds like "emergent sea." "I phoned the plumbing hotline to tell them about a salt water flood rising up from the floor, but they said it wasn't an…
“What do you call it when there is no internet in Russia?”/“Internyet.”
"Internyet" is a portmanteau word of "internet" and "nyet" (Russian for "no"). "Internyet - for when you can't access the Net in Russia" was…
“I told my mother-in-law to make herself at home, so she sold the place”
A typical "mother-in-law joke" involves her coming to the son-in-law's house. "Pat told his mother-in-law to make herself at home. She did. She sold it" was printed in the…
“It took me a long time to figure out I’m a slow learner”
"It took me a long time to come to realize that I'm a slow learner" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Tim Haines on April 7, 2011. "It took me a long time to realize…
“Different strokes for different folks”
"Different strokes for different folks" means that people have different styles and tastes, or different ways of doing something. What's good (or works) for one person might not be…
“Sales sells the first car and service sells the rest” (car dealership adage)
"Sales sells the first car and service sells the rest" is an old adage among car dealers. It's not known who said it first. "We believe sales sells your first car, but service…