Apodment (pod + apartment)
A small apartment is sometimes called an "apodment" (pod+ apartment). The word "apodment" was trademarked by Calhoun Properties of Seattle, Washington, with a first use in…
“Why did God make snakes just before lawyers?”/“To practice.” (lawyer joke)
Lawyers are sometimes compared to snakes, as in this lawyer joke: Q: Why did God make snakes just before lawyers?A: To practice. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1998. Google Groups:…
“I’ve got a pen and a phone” (executive authority)
U.S. President Barack Obama said on January 14, 2014, that if Congress didn't act on legislation, he would try to go around that legislative body: “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a…
“I worship the quicksand he walks on”
"I worship the very quicksand the President walks on," American humorist and Washington (DC) Post columnist Art Buchwald (1925-2007) said of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966.…
“When do cannibals leave the table?”/“When everyone’s eaten.”
A popular cannibalism joke is: Q: When do cannibals leave the table?A: When everyone's eaten. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996. Another popular cannibalism joke is: “Why…
“Why couldn’t the blonde bob for apples?”/“Her brother was using the toilet.”
Bobbing for apples is usually done in a water bucket, but there's a popular "dumb blonde" joke: Q: Why couldn't the blonde bob for apples?A: Her brother was using the toilet!…
“S car go” (escargot joke)
Escargot (snails) has a joke that's been cited in print since at least 1980. The slow snail buys a fast sports car and paints the letter "S" all over it. The car dealer asks why, and…
“A newspaper is a daily miracle”
The daily newspaper has frequently been called "a daily miracle." Baltimore Sun editor Charles H. Grasty (1863-1924) called the modern metropolitan newspaper "a daily miracle"…
“I came from a tough neighborhood. On my street, the kids take hubcaps - from moving cars”
New York-born actor, film director and comedian Woody Allen said in his comedy act in the 1960s: "I was the sensitive kid, poet. There were tough kids in my class, there was a kid in my class…
“Would you like to share a cab?” (joke)
Many jokes were told about New York City's dangerous economic times in the 1970s. Comedian Marty Allen told this joke in 1975: "A visitor to New York was asked at the airport by a…
“What do a lawyer and a sperm cell have in common?” (lawyer joke)
A popular joke has been told about lawyers since at least 1993: Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a sperm?A; A sperm has a one-in-a-million chance of becoming a human being.…
Buggering British Children (British Broadcasting Corporation or BBC nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a channel that is available on many cable systems around the world. The BBC has been given the backronym (back acronym) of…
Iceberg Building (IAC Building in Chelsea)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: IAC BuildingThe IAC Building, InterActiveCorp's headquarters located at 555 West 18th Street on the northeast corner of Eleventh Avenue in the Chelsea…
YallQaeda or Y’all Qaeda (y’all + al-Qaeda)
Entry in progress -- B.P. y'all Similar terms include "Vanilla ISIS" and "Yeehawdist." Wikipedia: al-QaedaAl-Qaeda (/ælˈkaɪdə/ or /ˌælkɑːˈiːdə/; Arabic:…
VanillaISIS or Vanilla ISIS (vanilla + ISIS)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Similar terms include Y'all Qaeda" and "Yeehawdist." Wikipedia: Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantThe Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, IPA…
FANTA or FANTAsy (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Tesla and Alphabet)
"FANTA" or "FANTAsy" stocks are the technology companies of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix Tesla and Alphabet. "Try NAFTA (Netflix Amazon Facebook Tesla Alphabet) or FANTA"…
“I had a pleasure trip—took my mother-in-law to the airport”
A popular mother-in-law joke was told in "The Lockhorns" comic strip in 1972: "JUST RETURNED FROM A PLEASURE TRIP -- DRIVING MY MOTHER-IN-LAW TO THE AIRPORT." The joke is…
Highway of Light (1920s air route, New York to San Francisco)
Entry in progress -- B.P. PaleofutureThe "Highway of Light" That Guided Early Planes Across AmericaMatt Novak11/18/13 11:08am(...)Built by the U.S. government, the airmail beacons of the…
“You can beat a race, but you can’t beat the races”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksOh, Doctor!A NovelBy Harry Leon WilsonNew York, NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation1923Pg. 123:"You can beat a race," she said, "but you…
“If you look like your passport photo, you need the trip”
"Passport pictures are notoriously unpleasant and unflattering," the New York (NY) Times published in September 1930. A popular line appeared in an Associated Press story in June 1954:…