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Entry in progress -- B.P. Houston (TX) ChronicleBig 12 Notebook: Longhorns know all the stops on road to recoveryBy Jerome Solomon | October 14, 2004(...)The most oft-used line around UT after a…
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Entry in progress -- B.P. Houston (TX) ChronicleBig 12 Notebook: Longhorns know all the stops on road to recoveryBy Jerome Solomon | October 14, 2004(...)The most oft-used line around UT after a…
"The best program is the one you're not on" is a bodybuilding adage that has been credited to strength coach Charles Staley since at least 1998. The body adjusts to any regimen; a…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksReturn of the Tall ManBy Clay FisherNew York, NY: Bantam Books1961Pg. 126:"*Wish in one hand, urinate in the other — see which fills up…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban DictionaryThinspiration The inspiration people have to become skinny usually archives of skinny sometimes emaciated people.My thinspiration is Paris Hilton!by Izzy E…
Entry in progress -- B..P. Urban Dictionarythinspo Abbreviation for "thinsporation," aka pictures of bone-thin women that girls with ana/mia use to remind themselves of their goals to…
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterMellissa Gorecki@MellissaGoreckiThe fitspiration-fitness journal is now available at http://www.mellissagorecki.com/ ! :)10:37 PM - 10 Mar 09…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitterbecky lynn@beckyyanalynnhttp://twitpic.com/1eqolc - group FITspo!8:08 PM - 10 Apr 10 TwitterJocelyn@runsforbrunch** The Road to Slim City **: Fitspo... - ›…
To be cast in a Hollywood or a Broadway production, the old saying is that a starlet sleeps with the director to get the part. "She's so dumb/stupid, she slept with the writer" is a…
"FOMO" (Fear Of Missing Out) has been cited in print since 2004. For the 2013 NFL football season, Verizon advertised "FOMOF" (Fear Of Missing Out on Football). A September 2013…
An accounting joke has an employer ask several accountants applying for a job what is one plus one. "Two," one accountant answers. "Eleven," another accountant answers.…
Something (or someone) with the qualities of Manhattan is "Manhattanesque." The term "Manhattanesque" has been cited in print since at least 1853. A similar term is…
An old joke involves tipping the waiter (the server) or the waiter (a person who waits). The joke has been cited in print since at least 1911: Customer -- Is it usual to tip the waiters here?Waiter…
"How do you know if someone is a vegan? Don't worry, they'll tell you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on posters. The joke has been cited in print since at least…
"If I drink alcohol, I'm an alcoholic; if I drink Fanta, am I fantastic?" is a jocular statement that has printed on many posters. The saying became popularized in April 2012.…
The New York City Opera (NYCO) was founded in 1943 and was called the "people's opera" by New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia (1882-1946). NYCO's purpose was to reach a wide…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Lawyers with TroublesTrust Advice; Old Joke – Who goes to jail at the end of the day?; Cameras – get you canned – NSFWPosted on August 15, 2013 by Ted Waggoner(...)I…
"Coachspeak" (also "coach speak") is the language of sports coaches. The language often contains hidden messages for the team's players and for other teams; rarely is it…
Papa John's (a take-out and delivery pizza chain) introduced "Chiffalo" (buffalo chicken pizza) in September 2013. The term had not then been trademarked. "Chiffalo" had…
"Did I Eat That" is a jocular backronym (back acronym) that is sometimes given for the word "diet." The backronym was popularized in the book title D.I.E.T.: Did I Eat That :…
Entry in progress -- B.P.NRABill Maher Wikipedia: National Rifle AssociationThe National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization[5] founded in 1871 that promotes…