“Goals follow goals” (soccer adage)
"Goals follow goals" is a soccer adage. There might be a long stretch without any scoring, but after a goal is scored, another one often follows soon after. "Goals follow goals"…
Conspiracy Fact
A "conspiracy theory" is a proposition that a group of people conspired on an event, such as an assassination. Conspiracy theorists developed a reputation in the 1970s and 1980s for being…
“The land is so flat you can watch your dog run away for three days” (joke)
A popular joke is that parts of Texas are so flat and treeless that "you can watch your dog run away for three days." (The time varies; sometimes it's two days or even two weeks.)…
“If you want to get ahead, get a hat”
Wearing a hat used to be proper attire in business. "If you want to get ahead, get a hat" was a slogan by the British Hat Council. The slogan supposedly began in 1934, but newspapers in…
Frankensnack (Frankenstein monster + snack)
Entry in progress -- B.P.The novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus(1818), by British author Mary Shelley, is about scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates a creature or monster (not named…
“You’re more likely to divorce than to switch bank accounts”
"You’re more likely to divorce than to switch bank accounts" is a popular saying in the United Kingdom. "People are more likely to divorce than move their account to another…
“You don’t build a church for Easter Sunday”
"You don't build a church for Easter Sunday" is an idiom that often does not involve architecture. Easter Sunday is when a church usually has the most people; on any other Sunday,…
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”
"Culture east strategy for breakfast/lunch" is a saying that is frequently credited to management author Peter Drucker (1909-2005), but it's not known when he used the expression.…
“Run through a brick wall (for a coach)” (player loyalty)
A coach receives total loyalty from his players if they would "run through a brick wall" for him -- that is, accept any command, no matter how difficult. "I'd run through a…
“Nothing good happens after midnight”
"Nothing good (ever) happens after midnight" is what a parent often cautions a child; children who go to sleep and who don't go out into the streets do not get into trouble. The hour…
“Capital punishment means them without the capital get the punishment”
One popular argument against the death penalty (capital punishment) is that it executes the poor -- rich people can afford expensive legal representation to avoid the penalty. "Capital…
“List to last” (real estate adage)
"List to last" (or "you have got to list to last") is a popular real estate adage -- that is, one has to list properties to last in the real estate business. "There's…
“Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners”
"Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners" is a conservative meme. The book Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of…
Nurse-in (protest for breastfeeding in restaurants)
Many mothers take children to restaurants and desire to breastfeed their newborns. Some restaurants have objecting to breastfeeding. A "nurse-in" (nurse + sit-in) is a public protest by…
Birkenstock Liberal
Birkenstock is a brand name of sandals and other shoes; they became popular in the United States in the 1990s. The term "Birkenstock (-wearing) liberal" became popular in 2003, when…
“You can’t hit what you can’t catch”
"You can't hit what you can't catch" is a saying that has been used in boxing since at least 1938. The saying has also been used in hockey since at least 1968. "You…
“You can’t hit what you can’t see”
"You can't hit what you can't see" is what a frustrated baseball batter says after facing a blazing fastball pitch. "Can't hit them when you can't see them"…
“The fourth estate has become a fifth column”
The term "fourth estate" refers to the media (outside of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government). The term "fifth column" originated in the Spanish…
“You can’t beat what you can’t catch”
"You can't beat what you can't catch" is a saying that has been used in horse racing since at least 1943. The saying has also been used in auto racing -- there is a popular…
“Government is simply the name we give to the things we choose to do together”
American philosopher and Harvard professor Robert Nozick (1938-2002) wrote in 1989: "There are some things we choose to do together through government in solemn marking of our human…