“What is the holiest chord?”/“G sus.”
Guitarists know the "G sus" (suspended) chord. There are many "Gsus/Jesus" jokes. "G sus: God's favorite chord" was cited in the newsgroup rec.music.bluenote on…
“I’m a Ph.D.—Pizza Hut Deliveryman”
Pizza Hut is an American pizza and pasta restaurant chain that offers sit-down service, as well as take-out and delivery. "I'm a Ph.D. -- Pizza Hut Deliveryman" is a joke a poor…
“Success is a great deodorant”
American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) said in Life magazine on December 18, 1964: "I have learned, however, that there's no deodorant like success." In her book Elizabeth…
Fizzician (fizz + physician)
Soda jerks sometimes jocularly called themselves "fizzicians," (fizz + physician). The jocular term was cited in a May 22, 1876 joke in the St. Albans (VT) Daily Messenger that was…
“I asked my caddie for a sand wedge…” (golf joke)
Golfers sometimes joke about inexperienced caddies who confuse a "sand wedge" with a "sandwich." Puerto Rican professional golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez often joked: "I asked my…
“Teachers who take class attendance are absent-minded”
A school pun about teachers taking attendance is: "Teachers who take class attendance are absent-minded." The jocular line has been cited in print since at least 2004. Google Groups:…
“Every teacher before they draw on the board: ‘I’m not an artist’”
Teachers often draw on boards to explain ideas, and there's a jocular line: "Every teacher before they draw on the board: 'I'm not an artist.'" The line was cited on…
“When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression”
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Good Men ProjectMy Dear Evangelicals: Realities and Myths After Marriage RulingJULY 1, 2015 BY NEIL CARTER(...)3) You will indeed lose a bit more of your privilege.…
“I asked a Frenchman if he played video games. He said Wii”
Nintendo's Wii is a home video game console. The name sounds like the French word "oui" (meaning "yes"), prompting a pun: "I asked a Frenchman if he played video…
“Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“Because Colonel Sanders was chasing him”
"Why did the chicken cross the road?" is an old joke from the 19th century. The punchline is usually "to get to the other side," but another version is: Q: Why did the chicken…
“I asked my caddie for a sand wedge…” (golf joke)
Golfers sometimes joke about inexperienced caddies who confuse a "sand wedge" with a "sandwich." Puerto Rican professional golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez often joked: "I asked my…
“Political correctness is tyranny with a happy face”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Political correctnessPolitical correctness (adjectivally: politically correct), commonly abbreviated to PC,is a term which, in modern usage, is used to describe…
“The girls all get prettier at closing time” (barroom adage)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time"Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" is a song written by Baker Knight, and…
Torygraph (Telegraph nickname)
nin progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: The Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph is a broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and…
“A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator”
French essayist and philosopher Paul Valéry (1871-1945) is credited with: "A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator."("Il fallait un calculateur, ce fut un danseur qui…
Daily Fail (Daily Mail nickname)
ENtry in progress -- B.P.Daily Mail Wikipedia: Daily MailThe Daily Mail is a British daily conservative, middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published…
Grope and Fail (Globe and Mail nickname)
ENtry in progress -- B.P.The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper owned by The Woodbridge Company, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the…
Air Conditioning in a Glass (Rickey cocktail nickname)
A drink that is "air conditioning in a glass" is a refreshing summer drink. A grapefruit and basil martini was called "air conditioning in a glass" in 2007. American mixologist…
Tannersville: Painted Village in the Sky (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Tannersville, New YorkTannersville is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The village is in the east-central part of the town of Hunter on Route 23A. The…
Windham: Gem of the Catskills (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Windham (town), New YorkWindham is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,703 at the 2010 census. The town was probably named…