“If you could beat me, I would know you” (chess saying)
A popular chess story involves chess champion José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1943). A player asked Capablanca to play a game, and Capablance was about to give him queen odds. "Hey! You…
H2NO (H2O/water + no)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterBeingfamous@bngfmsnews[SFC] H2No: Calif officials urge water conservation: State officials reported a smaller Sierra snowpack tha.. http://tinyurl.com/dz46ut3:48…
“The people have spoken…and they must be punished”
New York City Mayor Ed Koch (1924-2013) lost the 1989 Democratic primary to David Dinkins. Many people didn't like Dinkins as mayor; wherever Koch appeared, people would ask if he'd run…
“Conservatives think liberals are stupid; liberals think conservatives are evil” (Krauthammer’s Law)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Charles KrauthammerCharles Krauthammer (/ˈkraʊt.hæmər/; born March 13, 1950) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, political…
United Nuts (United Nations nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P.Other Untied Nations nicknames include "United Nazis" and "Useless Nations." Wikipedia: United NationsThe United Nations (UN; French: Organisation des…
“Too poor to paint and too proud to whitewash”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: WhitewashWhitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a low-cost type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and chalk (whiting).…
Treadmill of Mediocrity (Mediocrity Treadmill)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterJonathan Givony@DraftExpressPritchard: Treadmill of mediocrity- Getting 8th seed in NBA playoffs year after year. #ssac12:41 PM - 4 Mar 11 ESPNMark Cuban hopes…
“Great teams don’t rebuild—they reload”
College football and basketball teams suffer graduation losses, but the great sports programs have great recruiting. "Great teams don't rebuild -- they reload" is a common saying.…
Ballotocracy (ballot + -ocracy)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterAlfred Raouf@Kemety@AmrEzzat I'm writing a blog called ballotocracy :D4:33 PM - 8 Mar 13 TwitterShadi Hamid@shadihamidSome have taken to dismissing…
“You cannot get the water to clear up until you get the pigs out of the creek”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Journal Courier (Jacksonville, IL)Jan. 21 Open LinePosted: Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 10:41 am, Sat Sep 1, 2012Obama must go so this nation can get…
Foodstagram (food + Instagram)
Entry in progress -- B.P. MashableDeath of Foodstagram? Restaurants Ban Customers From Taking Food PicsBY STAN SCHROEDERJAN 24, 2013Some restaurants have started banning customers from taking…
“Money can’t buy friends, but it can get a better class of enemy”
"Money can't buy friends, but it can get a better class of enemy" is a jocular saying that has been reprinted many times. "Money can't get you friends, but it can get you a…
Pretzel Burger
Entry in progress -- B.P. New York (NY) PostWendy’s in the dough due to pretzel burgerBy Kaja WhitehouseAugust 8, 2013 | 4:00amWendy’s may have just discovered the best thing since sliced…
French Republican
Entry in progress -- B.P.Mark LevinVichy Republican Twitterart@ArtSpot"off with his head" have rung from the crowd at McCain rallies - didn't know Republicans related to French…
Printer in Chief (Fed chairman nickname)
"Printer in chief" (or "printer-in-chief," often preceded by "money") is a jocular term to the head of an organization that prints fiat money -- money that is not…
“Tidy desk, tidy mind”
"Tidy desk. tidy mind" is a popular saying, though not always an accurate one. "A tidy desk, he said, meant a tidy mind" was cited in print in 1948. A similar saying is “If a…
“Tidy house, tidy mind”
"Tidy house. tidy mind” is a popular saying, though not always an accurate one. "A tidy house is the symbol of a tidy mind" was cited in print in 1986. A similar saying is “If a…
“Tidy room, tidy mind”
"Tidy (bed)room. tidy mind” is a popular saying, though not always an accurate one. "A tidy room is the key to a tidy mind" was cited in print in 1982. A similar saying is “If a…
Octaper (October + taper)
The stock market had all eyes on the Federal Reserve in 2013, speculating when its quantitative easing program -- involving as much as $85 billion a month -- would lessen or "taper." The…
N-ICE (NYSE + ICE)
The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) arranged to buy the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in December 2012. The blog Zero Hedge wrote on December 20, 2012, "N-ICE N-ICE Baby: ICE Buys NYSE For…