Runsploring (running + exploring); Runsplorer
"Runsploring" (running + exploring) allows a person to both run and explore, with stops made at interesting locations. A "runsploring" group began in San Francisco on June 13,…
“Last one in is a rotten egg”
"The last one in (the water) is a rotten egg!" is what some children say just before swimming. A "rotten egg" -- meaning a worthless or contemptible person -- is old slang.…
“Probe with bayonets”
"Probe with bayonets. If you encounter steel, withdraw. If you encounter mush, continue" is credited to Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). THe book The Unknown Lenin: From the…
“A defenseman needs 300 games to learn how to play” (hockey adage)
A popular adage in hockey is that it take a defensemen 200 to 300 games to really learn how to play the position. "You know as well as I do that a player becomes a real player, a pro, with 300…
“Sun’s out, guns out”
"Sun's out, guns out" is a popular saying that has been printed on many shirts. "Gun" is slang for "biceps." When the summer sun is out, it's time to get the…
“Enough about me. What do YOU think about me?” (actor joke)
An old joke is told about a self-absorbed actor who then says, "But enough enough about me. Let's talk about you. What do you think about me?" The joke was cited in Punch magazine in…
Generation Remuneration
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Telegraph (UK)Money talks: Brits say pay package most important concern when jobseeking'Generation Perspiration', which was just grateful to have a job, has…
Generation Perspiration
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Telegraph (UK)Money talks: Brits say pay package most important concern when jobseeking'Generation Perspiration', which was just grateful to have a job, has…
Banned Parenthood (Planned Parenthood nickname)
Planned Parenthood is an organization that provides reproductive health and maternal and child health services. Planned Parenthood has been nicknamed "Banned Parenthood" by those who…
Planned Barrenhood (Planned Parenthood nickname)
Planned Parenthood is an organization that provides reproductive health and maternal and child health services. Planned Parenthood has been nicknamed "Planned Barrenhood" by those who…
Breakfastarian
A "breakfastarian" is someone who loves to eat breakfast, no matter what time of the day. The word "breakfastarian" was cited on Twitter in 2009, but the meaning is unclear. A…
“There’s no business like Shoah business”
"Shoah" is a Hebrew word for "Holocaust." Irving Berlin wrote the song "There's No Business Like Show Business" for the 1940s musical Annie Get Your Gun, and this…
Nutted Cheese Sandwich
Chock full o'Nuts coffee shops were founded by William Black (1898-1983) in 1926, when he expanded his Times Square cart into a lunch counter. One popular food item at the shops was the…
Radio Row or Electronics District (Cortlandt Street)
New York City's "Radio Row" was a collection of electronics retail and repair stores that was located on Manhattan's Cortlandt Street. City Radio opened the first store on…
Radio Row (radio area at major sporting event)
"Radio Row" is the area at a major sporting event where all of the sportsradio shows set up to broadcast interviews. "Radio row" is often located at a major hotel or conference…
“A tax can be fair or simple, but not both”
"A tax can be fair or simple, but not both" is an old tax proverb. Bernard M. (Bob) Shapiro, who was Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation of the U.S. Congress from 1977 to…
Pet Rock (gold nickname)
"Pet rocks" were a fad in the 1970, started by advertising executive Gary Dahl. Dahl sold the worthless rocks, along with a joke insruction booklet for handling the "pet." Gary…
“Worry is like a rocking chair—it doesn’t get you anywhere”
Entry in progress -- B.P. 13 April 1916, Glen Elder (KS) Sentinel, pg. 5, col. 5:Fretting is like a rocking chair; you do a great deal of agitating without getting anywhere. 1 May 1922, Daily News…
Planned Butcherhood (Planned Parenthood nickname)
Planned Parenthood is an organization that provides reproductive health and maternal and child health services. Planned Parenthood has been nicknamed "Planned Butcherhood" because of its…
Radio Row or Electronics District (Lower Manhattan)
New York City's "Radio Row" was a collection of electronics retail and repair stores that was located on Manhattan's Cortlandt Street. City Radio opened the first store on…