“Governments are the only vessels that leak from the top”
“Governments are the only vessels that leak from the top" is a popular government saying referring to the leaking of information. A sailing vessel leaks water from the bottom. On November 9,…
National Association of Gals or NAG (National Organization for Women or NOW nickname)
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to protect and advocate for women's rights. Some NOW critics have claimed that the organization is anti-men. Conservative talk…
Little Mexico (Port Richmond, Staten Island)
Port Richmond (Staten Island) has been the home of many Spanish-speaking immigrants since the 1990s. The nickname "Little Mexico" has been cited in print since at least 2005, but gained…
“Shot heard ‘round the world”
The "shot heard 'round the world" was how Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) described the first shots of the American revolution at Concord, Massachusetts. Emerson's hymn was sung…
“A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run”
"A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight, and too fat to run" is a witticism from Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), writing in his magazine, The Philistine, in 1903. The quip has…
“A liberal is a man with both feet planted firmly in the air”
"A liberal is a man with both feet planted firmly in the air" is the usual form of this saying, but "liberal" is often replaced with other terms and "planted firmly"…
“Belt and suspenders” (conservative approach)
People often wear either a belt or suspenders to hold up their pants, but not a belt and suspenders. Wearing both a belt and suspenders is to have duplication or redundancy. "The greatest…
Fusion Burger
A "fusion burger" (fusion cusine + hamburger) is a hamburger with unexpected ingredients added. For example, a "pizzaburger" is a fusion of "pizza" and…
Latte Liberal
"Latte liberal" describes a person who drinks a latte and is politically liberal. The derogatory term describes a rich person who holds liberal views that are convenient to him or her…
“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Bartleby.comRespectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. NUMBER: 1204 AUTHOR: Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) QUOTATION: If the American people ever allow private…
Hindenburg Omen
The "Hindenburg Omen" is named after the Hindenburg passenger airship that burst into flames in 1937, killing 36 people. Jim Miekka, a blind mathematician and writer for the Sudbury Bull…
Ground Zero Mosque
In 2009, the Cordoba House (a proposed mosque and Islamic cultural center) was planned for the former Burlington Coat Factory building, two blocks away from "Ground Zero." Many people…
Little Armenia (Murray Hill)
"Little Armenia" was the area in Manhattan along Lexington Avenue, from East 20th Street to East 40th Street (called Murray Hill). "Little Armenia" is cited in print since at…
Potato Skin
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Potato skinsPotato skins are a snack food or appetizer. They are made of small, flat circular or oval pieces of potatoes with skin on one side and a…
Loaded Potato Skins (Loaded Baked Potato)
A "loaded" potato is often a baked potato loaded with cheese, bacon bits and sour cream. "Loaded potato skins" have been cited in Los Angeles since 1981; "loaded baked…
World’s Greatest Deliberative Body (U.S. Senate nickname)
The United States Senate has frequently been called "the world's greatest deliberative body." In the Alexandria (VA) Gazette on May 3, 1826, the Senate was called the "greatest…
“Blame America first”
"Blame America first" was popularized by Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926-2006), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, in a speech before the August 1984 Republican National Convention at Dallas.…
Pravda on the Hudson (New York Times nickname)
"Pravda on the Hudson" (or, hyohenated, "Pravda-on-the-Hudson") is an unflattering nickname of The New York Times newspaper. Pravda (Russian for "truth") was the…
Communist News Network (CNN nickname)
Cable News Network (CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news television channel. Some critics of CNN have claimed that the network has an anti-American, pro-globalist slant to the news. The…
Dumpster Diving (Dumpster Pool)
'Dumpster diving" has meant, since the early 1980s, to search through a dumpter for food or other items. What is "trash" to the person who throw the item into a dumpster might…