Organic Tanking
"Tanking" is when a sports team loses, usually with the intention of getting a high pick in the player draft after the season ends. Winning would probably not put the team in playoff…
“Speeches are like babies—easy to conceive, hard to deliver”
"Speeches are like babies -- easy to conceive, hard to deliver" is sometimes credited to the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 – 322 BC), but it's not known that he said it.…
“He who kills time murders opportunity”
“He who kills time, murders opportunity’’ has been cited in print since at least 1898. Authorship is unknown. Frederick H. Seymour is sometimes credited as the author, but it's not known…
“America is where a young man can start at the bottom and work his way into a hole”
"America is where a young man can start at the bottom and work his way into a hole" is a jocular one-line saying that has been cited in print since at least 1963. It originated in the…
“Three men walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." There are several jokes about two or three men walking into a bar and ducking (or not…
Net Worthless (net worth + worthless)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban Dictionarynet-worthlessadj. - 1) lacking a single asset, broke, -ness, the condition of being net-worthless 2) lacking the ability to build valueA recent balance and…
“If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Harry ShearerHarry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice actor, musician, author, radio host, director and…
Sprots (misspelling of “sports”)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google Groups: rec.video.satellite.tvroNeed new C-Band subscription, HELPPaul Dowgewicz 6/11/01(...) The problem I have with NPS is that you have to buy Fox Sprots…
Telegram Square and Globe Square (formerly in lower Manhattan)
"Globe Square" was named in 1911 after The Globe newspaper (also called The New York Evening Globe and The Globe and Commercial Advertiser, located at Dey Street, from Greenwich Street to…
“I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are” (poem)
"I'd rather be a Could Be, If I cannot be an Are" is a poem that Brooklyn-born author Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) published in the book Iole (1905). The poem was reprinted in many…
“It was so cold in New York that the flashers were only describing themselves”
"It was so cold in New York, flashers were only describing themselves" is a classic New York City joke about cold weather. The joke has often been credited to late night television…
“Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don’t expect it from cheap people”
"Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don't expect it from cheap people" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Honesty is a expensive gift. Don’t expect that gift…
“Promises are like crying babies in a theater. They should be carried out at once”
"Promises are like crying babies in a theater. They should be carried out at once" is a popular saying that has been printed on GIFs. What can be so annoying to so many as a crying baby…
“Movies would be better if they shot less film and more actors”
The term film "shoot" has been the subject of jokes, like this one in 1938: "Winchell thinks Hollywood should shoot fewer pictures and more actors." The Hollywood joke has been…
“Ladies and Germs” (comic introduction of “Ladies and Gentlemen”)
"Ladies and Germs" (for "Ladies and Gentlemen") is a joking way that a comedian might address an audience. "Ladies and Germs" has been cited in print insce at least…
“Poverty is not a disgrace, but it’s terribly inconvenient”
"Poverty is not a disgrace, but it's terribly inconvenient" is a modern form of a very old saying. "Never be ashamed of thy calling, for Pouertie is no vice, though it be an…
“I know I’m drinking myself to a slow death, but then I’m in no hurry”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Robert BenchleyRobert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, critic and actor.(...)So who's in a hurry?. To…
“My grandmother still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks straight from the bottle”
The word "glasses" can mean "eyeglasses" or "wine glasses." A popular joke has a comedian state that his mother (or grandmother) "still doesn't need glasses.…
“The NSA walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A joke involving the National Security Agency (NSA) is: "The NSA walks into a bar.…
“What’s worse than raining cats and dogs? Hailing taxis” (joke)
"Raining cats and dogs" is an old expression for a heavy rain. It does not mean a literal rain of animals, but there is a weather joke: "What’s worse than raining cats and dogs?…