“Navy has a tough schedule!” (college football joke)
Navy plays its football games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The classic joke is of an opposing player or coach looking up at the stadium and reading the names of…
“If it were a real $20 bill, someone would have picked it off the sidewalk already” (economics joke)
The efficient market hypothesis (EMH) assumes such efficiency that it has led to a popular economics joke. Two economists are walking down the street and one of them notices what appears to be a…
“He who opens a school door, closes a prison gate”
"He who opens a school, closes a prison" has been credited to French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885) since at least 1890. In the 2000s, the variation "He who opens a school door,…
Calatrasaurus (Santiago Calatrava-designed World Trade Center Transportation Hub)
The Santiago Calatrava-designed World Trade Center Transportation Hub was announced in 2004 to have the design of a "bird in flight." The project was long delayed; the project cost…
“Safety is when nothing happens”
"Safety is when nothing happens" is a slogan that began to be used at Lowe's home improvement stores in 2013. The safety slogan was widely has been widely used by Lowe's, but…
Six-Year Itch
The "seven-year itch" is when a spouse loses interest with a marriage partner; The Seven Year Itch was a 1952 play by George Axelrod and a 1955 movie starring Marilyn Monroe. The…
Old York Times (New York Times nickname)
The New York Times is a newspaper that has been pubished in New York City since 1851. Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage believes that the newspaper has an old, tired liberal slant,…
Check Pants Republican (Check Pants Conservative)
A "Check Pants Republican" (or "Check Pants Conservative") is a Republican/Conservative who wears check pants. The term is similar in meaning to "Country Club…
Republicunt (Republican + cunt)
"Republicunt" (Republican + cunt) is a term for a Republican that some feel is too vulgar to print. "Mainly teh religious fanatics and Republicunts" was cited in print in 1996.…
“A town so small, people only lock their car doors during the zucchini harvest”
Garrison Keillor is the host of a program on Minnesota Public Radio about a small, fictional town called Lake Wobegon. The town is so small that people lock their car doors only in July during the…
Fishing Expedition
A "fishing expedition" is an investigation that looks into many matters in the hope of finding at least one piece of incriminating evidence. The investigation is "fishing" for…
Full Ginsburg (to appear on all Sunday morning news shows)
On February 1, 1998, William H. Ginsburg (1943-2013), attorney for Monica Lewinsky (the White House intern who had an affair with U.S. President Bill Clinton), appeared on all five Sunday political…
Meekly Standard (Weekly Standard nickname)
The Weekly Standard is a conservative opinion weekly magazine that debuted in September 1995. The obvious nickname of The Meekly Standard was applied to the magazine by at least 2002. Conservative…
Seven-Course Meal (includes six pack of beer)
The six-pack of beer became popular in the 1960s, along with the "seven-course dinner/meal" joke -- a six pack and one other food item. The "Irish gourmet dinner" or "Irish…
“Always Be Clicking” (“ABC” of the Internet)
"Always Be Clicking" (the "ABC" of the Internet) is a similar expression to "Always Be Closing" (the "ABC" of selling). "Always Be Clicking" was…
Fidouchebag (fiduciary/finance + douchebag)
"Fidouchebag" (fiduciary/finance + douchebag) is a term that was popularly used by Jon Stewart on Comedy Central's The Daily Show on July 30, 2014. The term has been cited in print…
“An SEO copywriter walks into a bar, grill, pub, public house…” (joke)
“So this SEO copywriter walks into a bar, grill, pub, public house, Irish bar, bartender, drinks, beer, wine, liquor” This joke has been cited in print since at least December 2010 and became…
Parkwanus (Park Slope + Gowanus)
"Parkwanus" (Park Slope + Gowanus) began as a joke on the blog F'ed in Park Slope on June 21, 2013: "Given the quality of Dino's BBQ, I feel like they kind of deserve to be…
Bedwick (Bed-Stuy + Bushwick)
The Brooklyn neighborhood of "Bedwick" (Bedford-Stuyvesant + Bushwick) was used in a real estate advertisement and was reported on the blog Curbed NY on August 5, 2013. The term has been…
Quooklyn (Queens + Brooklyn)
Ligaya Mishan wrote in the New York (NY) Times on June 12, 2014: "You are 10 stops out of Manhattan on the L line, in the borderland where Bushwick, Brooklyn, blurs into Ridgewood, Queens.…