Defensive Voting
"Defensive voting" is not so much "voting for" a candidate as it is "voting against" another candidate, who is the greater evil. "Defensive voting" is voting…
“Free straw with every drink purchase” (restaurant sign)
"Free straw with every drink purchase" is a jocular saying that has been printed on some restaurant signs. "Get a free straw with EVERY drink purchase!" was posted on Twitter on…
“Every Good Burger Deserves Fries” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Every Good Burger Deserves Fries" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Good Burritos Don’t Fall Apart” (GBDFA music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Another GBDFA mnemonic is "Good Boys Do Fine Always." An ACEG mnemonic is "All Cows Eat Grass." EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy Deserve…
“Every Girl Bakes Delicious Fudge” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Every Girl Bakes Delicious Fudge" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Every Good Boy Deserve Favor/Favour” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Every Good Boy Deserves Favor/Favour" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Every Good Boy Does Fine” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Every Good Boy Does Fine" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy Deserve…
“Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” (PEMDAS math mnemonic)
"My Dear Aunt Sally" (MDAS) is a math mnemonic for the order operations: Multiplication-Division-Addition-Subtraction. "My Dear Aunt Sally" has been cited in print since at…
“All Cows Eat Grass” (ACEG music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P. EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy Deserve Favor/Favour,” "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge," "Every Good Boy Does Fine," "Every Girl Bakes…
“Good Boys Do Fine Always” (GBDFA music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Another GBDFA mnemonic is "Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart." An ACEG mnemonic is "All Cows Eat Grass." EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy…
“Every Girl Bakes Delicious Fudge” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Every Girl Bakes Delicious Fudge" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Elephants Got Big Dirty Feet” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Elephants Got Big Dirty Feet" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy Deserve…
“Elvis’ Guitar Broke Down Friday” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Elvis' Guitar Broke Down Friday" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Good Burritos Don’t Fall Apart” (GBDFA music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Another GBDFA mnemonic is "Good Boys Do Fine Always." An ACEG mnemonic is "All Cows Eat Grass." EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy Deserve…
“Every Good Burger Deserves Fries” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Every Good Burger Deserves Fries" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Fudge was popularized by Vassar College in 1893 and quickly became a favorite food among boys and girls. "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the…
“What rhymes with orange?”/“No, it doesn’t.”
"Rhymes with orange" is something that people have been trying to figure out since at least the 1800s. A jocular riddle is: Q: What rhymes with orange?A: No, it doesn't. "No, it…
“Coincidence is the word we use when we can’t see the levers and the pulleys”
American science fiction and fantasy author Emma Bull wrote in the novel Bone Dance: A Fantasy for Technophiles (1991): "Coincidence is the word we use when we can't see the levers and…
“Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play”
The song "Cheek to Cheek" (1935) by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) popularized "dancing cheek-to-cheek." A joke is: "Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play."…