“Jack and Jill work together in an office (joke)
"Lay off" is a common business term and the subject of a popular joke: "Jack and Jill were hired by a big computer corporation. They worked there for about half a year until hard…
“Whoever said white people can’t jump clearly hasn’t seen the footage from 9/11”
Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One of the saddest scenes of the day were the people…
“A mathematician, a college professor, and a textbook author walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A math and science version is: "A mathematician walks into a bar. The punchline is…
“My father walks 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 -- an anti-joke -- is: "A man walked into a bar...and stayed there for the…
Lovable Losers (New York Mets; Chicago Cubs)
The New York Mets became a baseball expansion team in the early 1960s and proceeded to lose many, many games. However, New York fans still attended games to cheer them on. "Lovable Losers --…
“What do we want? LOW FLYING AIRPLANE NOISES!” (joke)
"What do we want?" a speaker often chants at protests. The crowd says what they demand. "When do we want it?" the speaker asks. "NOW!" the protesters shout.…
“What does a vegan zombie eat?”/“Graaaiinns!”
Zombies eat brains, but there's a joke: Q: What does a vegan/vegetarian zombie eat?A: GRAAAIINNNZZZ! "Which reminds me: what do vegetarian zombies eat? (A: GRAAAIINNNZZZ!!!)" was…
“If you see something, steal something”
"If you see something, say something" is a New York anti-terrorism slogan. "See something, steal something" is a variation that was posted on Twitter on March 24, 2010. "If…
Garden Spot of the World (Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
Greenpoint -- and sometimes all Brooklyn itself -- has been called the "Garden Spot of the World." Bermuda was the "Garden Spot of the World" in ads in the 1910s. Long Island…
“I loaned a blind guy some money” (joke)
A joke has been printed on many images: "I let some blind guy borrow money the other day. He said he was gonna pay me back next time he saw me...Wait..." The joke was cited on Twitter on…
“What’s the difference between a feminist and a baby?” (joke)
A popular feminist joke is: Q: What's the difference between a feminist and a baby?A: At some point in its life, the baby will stop crying and grow up. The joke was posted on Reddit on July…
“How are genders like the Twin Towers?” (joke)
Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One such politically incorrect joke is: Q: Why are…
“How many people died on the Titanic?”/“A boatload.”
The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg on April 15, 1912 and sunk on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. One Titanic joke is: Q: How many people died on the Titanic?A: A boatload. The joke…
“The only difference between this place and the Titanic is they had a band”
The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg on April 15, 1912 and sunk on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. One Titanic joke that has been posted on many office signs is: "The only…
First Lady (president’s wife)
The "first lady" of the United States is married to a male president, a first lady of a state is married to the governor and a first lady of a city is married to the mayor. A…
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian”
"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It is usually credited to English singer-songwriter (and vegetarian…
Second Nashville (Austin nickname)
Nashville, Tennessee is known as "Music City, U.S.A." because of its country music traditions. Austin, Texas had a growing music scene in the 1970s and "second Nashville" became…
Facon or Fakon (fake + bacon)
"Facon" or "fakon" (fake + bacon) is vegetarian bacon. The names "facon" and "fakon" have not been trademarked. "Facon" was cited in a newsgroup in…
“Why don’t you get out of those wet clothes and into a dry martini?”
"Tales of Hoffman" by Irving Hoffman stated in The Hollywood Reporter (Hollywood, CA) on August 14, 1937: "Someone recalled the following line of swell dialog the other day, but…
Oscars of Street Food (Vendy Awards nickname)
The Vendy Awards originated in 2005 in New York City to honor its street food vendors. The "Vendys" (as spelled on the official website, but "Vendies" has also been used) soon…