“Baseball is a game of adjustments”
Many sports have been called "a game of adjustments." "Football is a game of adjustments" was cited in print in 1959. "This (baseball -- ed.) is a game of adjustments"…
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“Baseball is ninety percent mental, and the other half is physical”
"Baseball is 90 percent mental" has been cited in print since at least 1974. Kansas City Royals outfielder Jim Wohlford was cited in April 1974 for saying:: "Ninety per cent of this…
“Baseball is the first sport. The Bible says, ‘In the big inning…’”
What's the oldest sport? Baseball is the first sport because it's in the Bible, according to a very old joke that's been cited since at least 1881: "Base ball is old in the…
“Baseball is the only sport you can play with food in your mouth”
Many baseball players have stuff in their mouths, such as gum or chewing tobacco. "Baseball is the only game you can play with food in your mouth smh" was posted on Twitter on May 15,…
“Baseball is the only sport you can play with food in your mouth”
Many baseball players have stuff in their mouths, such as gum or chewing tobacco. "Baseball is the only game you can play with food in your mouth smh" was posted on Twitter on May 15,…
“Baseball is weird”
"Baseball is weird" (or "baseball is a weird game") is a common saying. Unlike sports such as football, basketball, hockey and soccer, there is no clock is baseball. There is no…
“Baseball is wrong. A man with 4 balls cannot walk”
"Baseball is wrong. A man with 4 balls cannot walk" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many versions have this as a "Confucius say" mock Chinese proverb.…
“Baseball is wrong. A man with four balls cannot walk”
"Baseball is wrong. A man with 4 balls cannot walk" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many versions have this as a "Confucius say" mock Chinese proverb.…
“Baseball must be a great game to survive the people who run it”
Sportswriter Arthur Daley (1904-1976) wrote in "Sports of the Times" in the New York (NY) Times of November 10, 1964: "As some sage once wrote: Baseball must be a great game to…
“Based on my calculations, I can retire about 5 years after I die”
"Based on my calculations, I can retire about 5 years after I die" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "I was doing some figuring last…
“Basketball is a game of runs”
"Basketball is a game of runs" means that there are periods when one team gets hot, but then cools off and the other team gets hot. The term "basketball is a game of spurts"…
“Baskets must have been really unreliable if serious advice in the past was to not put all your eggs into one basket”
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is a proverb, meaning that sometimes it's better to hedge your bets by not puttng everything in one place. This joke was posted on Reddit…
“Bath salts imply the existence of bath peppers”
Bath salts are not for eating baths -- and there is no "bath peppers" -- but there are jokes. "For the woman you love, how about bath salts? And for the woman you hate how about bath…
“Bath salts? What about bath peppers?! Heh!”
Bath salts are not for eating baths -- and there is no "bath peppers" -- but there are jokes. "For the woman you love, how about bath salts? And for the woman you hate how about bath…
“Bathroom and kitchen floor coverings were invented by an Irish woman called Lynn O’Leum”
"Linoleum" (a floor covering) is not the name of a person, but "Lynn O. Leum" was printed in the Muskegon (MI) Chronicle on March 8, 1916, and "East Lynne-o-leum" was…
“Bathroom hand dryers are amazing if you want to kill a few minutes before wiping your hands on your pants”
Bathroom hand dryers almost never work well, and users ultimately have to wipe their hands on their pants. "Bathroom hand dryers are amazing if you want to kill a few minutes before wiping…
“Bathroom is for eating customers only” (restaurant sign)
Restaurants sometimes state that tables or parking or restrooms are "for eating customers only." The joke is that this implies cannibalism of "eating customers" (rather than…
“Batman doesn’t cover his whole face because he needs the police to know he’s white”
The American comic book superhero "Batman" has a costume that only covers half his face. This was posted on Twitter by Randall Otis on APril 8, 2020: "The reason Batman doesn’t…
“Bats are just Halloween butterflies”
"Bats are just Halloween butterflies" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The painted bat is like a halloween butterfly" was posted on Reddit -- Woahdude on…
“BBQ is delicious. Blueberries are tart. If y’all don’t love Texas, well bless your heart”
A Texas poem was posted on X/Twitter by Texas Humor on January 15, 2016: "BBQ is good Blueberries are tart If you don't like Texas Well bless your heart." "BBQ is tasty..."…