Hoaxiversary (hoax + anniversary)
A "hoaxiversary" (hoax + anniversary) is the annual remembrance of a hoax or a false flag, which some believe include the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the…
Too Stupid for Arby’s (Transportation Security Administration or TSA nickname)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. "Too Stupid for…
Capitalism’s Invisible Army (Central Intelligence Agency or CIA nickname)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the successor to World War II’s Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Some critics claim that the CIA mainly protects business interests. American…
Not Serving Americans or Not Serving Anyone (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, but…
Go On TV (GOTV nickname)
"GOTV" is a political abbreviation for “get out the vote.” “GOTV” has been cited in print from at least 1981. "GOTV" has been given the backronym (back acronym) of…
“Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian; someone who makes you think, then laugh is a humorist”
Entry in progress -- B.P. 30 September 1978, The Centre Daily Times (State College, PA), pg. 4, col. 2:Subtle DifferenceSomeone who makes you laugh is a comedian, George Burns said. Someone who…
“This guy was so large, he had his own climate”
There are many ways to say that a person is big. A man can be "tall as a building" or "have his own zip code." New York-born comedian and actor Billy Crystal said that, as a…
“A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now”
Comedian and social satirist Mort Sahl said in 1958 that a conservative Republican is one "who doesn't believe anything should be tried for the first time," and a liberal Republican…
“Liberals feel unworthy of possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they’ve stolen”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Mort SahlMorton Lyon "Mort" Sahl (born May 11, 1927) is a Canadian-born American comedian and social satirist, considered to be the first modern…
“A conservative is a man who worships a dead radical”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksBulletinVolume 8, Issues 11-181926Pg. 266: "A conservative is a man who worships a dead radical." — John Simpson, president of the Farmers'…
“He is a man of his most recent word”
Conservative columnist William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925-2008) said in August 1965 about President Lyndon B. Johnson: "He is a man of his most recent word." A "man of his word" is…
“I’d rather have four quarters than a hundred pennies”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Blue And Silver Shark: A Biker's Story: (Book 5 in the Series)By Edward Winterhalder and Marc TeatuJenison, MI: Blockhead City Inc.2015Pg. ?:He had…
“Buy sheep, sell deer”
"Buy cheap, sell dear" is a popular proverb from the 16h century. Through jocular malapropism, this saying becomes "buy sheep, sell deer." The following joke was cited in print…
“The purpose of NATO is to keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down”
Lord Ismay (1887-1965), who was the first Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 1952 to 1957. supposedly said that NATO's purpose was to "keep the…
“Distrust every enterprise that requires new clothes”
"Distrust every enterprise that requires new clothes" is a paraphrase of what American author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) wrote in Walden: or Life in the Woods (1854): "I say,…
Airpocalypse (air + apocalypse)
"Airpocalypse" (air + apocalypse) is a term that was coined in January 2013 to describe China's air pollution problem. The "airpocalypse" term has been used in India and in…
Cat Alley (Cannon Street)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksReport of the Council of Hygiene and Public Health of the Citizens Association of Nrw York Upon the Sanitary Condition of the CityNew York, NY: D, Appleton and…
Muspandering (Muslim + pandering)
"Muspandering" (Muslim + pandering) was coined in December 2015 by Mark Robinson MP, LNP State Member for Cleveland, Queensland (Australia). The politically charged term has had limited…
“If the safety’s on, you’re good as gone”
The American adult animated sitcom South Park aired a program about guns on December 9, 2015, titled "PC Principal: Final Justice." Jim-Bob, a gun salesman, told customers in his gun…
“It’s no long a question of staying healthy; it’s finding a sickness you like”
Comedian Jackie Mason (who grew up in New York City) said about growing older and staying healthy: "It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a…