Goshen: Slow-Motion Goshen (nickname)
Goshen is a village with the town of Goshen; it is the country seat of Orange County, New York. Some have called the town "quiet" or "sleepy" and have nicknamed it…
“An onion will make you cry, but they never have invented a vegetable that will make you laugh”
What's harder -- to make an audience laugh or to make them cry? The classic answer is that comedy is harder because even an onion can make someone cry, but there is no vegetable that can make…
Lost Borough (Yonkers)
The City of New York was consolidated into five boroughs (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island) on January 1, 1898. Yonkers is located next to the Bronx and some believe that…
“Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods”
Baltimore-based essayist and journalist H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) wrote in 1936: "The state—or, to make the matter more concrete, the government—consists of a gang of men exactly like you…
Rhythm And Poetry (“rap” backronym)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterMateo Amarei 強 愛 音楽Verified account@MateoAmarei@djdnice Hell I agree with you, D. RAP means rhythm and poetry...but lately the poetry has been lacking.…
Revenue Enhancement (“tax increase” euphemism)
Entry in progress -- B.P. ,a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/01/us/lexicon.html">New York (NY) TimesLexiconBy Marjorie HunterPublished: July 1, 1983The ways of Washington, says…
“Trust is good, control is better”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksQuestions, Answers, Questions; From the Biography of a German MarxistBy Robert HavemannGarden City, NY: Doubleday1972Pg. 51:Lenin is supposed to have said:…
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible”
Entry in progress -- B.P."It's kind of fun to do the impossible" is a quote attributed to Wal Disney 1901-1966) that has been printed on any posters. Wikiquote: Walt DisneyWalter…
“Free ride in a police car if you shoplift from this store” (anti-shoplifting sign)
Entry in progress -- B.P.'Free ride in a police car if you shoplift from this store" is a popular sign at many businesses. Google BooksAmerican Abstract ExpressionismBy David…
“A tiger doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep” (proverb)
Entry in progress -- B.P."A lion/tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep" is a popular saying that has been printed on many posters.…
“A hamburger walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One of the oldest and most popular of bar jokes is: "Ham sandwich walks into a bar and…
Detroitocrat (Detroit + Democrat)
The city of Detroit, Michigan, was mostly run by members of the Democratic Party in the 50 years before Detroit declared for bankruptcy on July 18, 2013. "Detroitocrat" can mean a Detroit…
Sexretary (sex + secretary)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban DictionarysexretaryA reporting female that the boss primarily uses for sex in and around the office, similar to a secretary, but provides the additional…
Professorette
Entry in progress -- B.P. ,a href="http://maplestreet.blogs.com/trying/2007/04/is_the_professo.html">Barely promotedFriday, April 06, 2007Is the professorette being sluttish, or coy?I.…
“Why is lettuce the most loving vegetable?”/“Because it’s all heart.”
A popular Valentine's Day riddle is: Q. Why is lettuce the most loving vegetable?A. Because it's all heart. "Why is lettuce the friendliest vegetable?" was cited in print in…
“If we can’t be equally rich, we can at least be equally poor”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksCome Wind, Come WeatherBy Daphne du MaurierNew York NY: Doubleday, Doran1941Pg. 48:"We must all be equal now," he said. "If we can't be…
“A horse 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 popular version involving a horse is: "A horse walks into a bar and the barman says,…
Caviar of the South (boiled peanuts)
Boiled peanuts (peanuts boiled in salt water) are so popular and such a delicacy in the Southern United States that they have been dubbed the “caviar of the South.” The nickname "caviar of…
“Keep your guns—Come to Texas”
Immediately after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a gun control bill, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott advertised in New York: "KEEP YOUR GUNS,COME TO TX." The…
“World Changers Shaped Here” (SMU slogan)
Southern Methodist University (SMU) was founded in 1911 and is located in University Park, just outside of Dallas, Texas. SMU adopted the slogan "World Changers Shaped Here" in April 2013…