“Come for the food. Stay for the fun”
Some establishments advertise "food and fun." The fun could include games and large television screens to watch sports. "Come for the food, Stay for the fun" is a popular line.…
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“Come in, we’re awesome” (store sign)
"Come in, we're awesome" (or "Come in, we're open and awesome" is a store sign that has been printed on many images. "Come in, we're awesome" is a joke…
“Come in, we’re open and awesome” (store sign)
"Come in, we're awesome" (or "Come in, we're open and awesome" is a store sign that has been printed on many images. "Come in, we're awesome" is a joke…
“Come in. We are awesome” (store sign)
"Come in, we're awesome" (or "Come in, we're open and awesome" is a store sign that has been printed on many images. "Come in, we're awesome" is a joke…
“Come on ice cream!” (post-jalapeño-eating saying)
Mexican (or Tex-Mex) food can be hot. After eating several jalapeños, it's not unusual to follow that up with ice cream for dessert. An old joke/saying goes that, the following day while…
“Come on up and I’ll show you my etchings” (sexual trope)
"Come on up and I'll show you my etchings" is an old veiled language joke that has been printed on many images. The speaker (usually a man) wants to lure a person (usually a woman)…
“Come on Vacation, Leave on Probation”
"Come on vacation, leave on probation" probably started in Florida, but the saying has spread to other vacation towns. In 1986-1987, Fort Lauderdale police arrested many of the disruptive…
“Come on, admit it… you’ve had tongue sex with a Twinkie at least once”
"Come on, admit it... you've had tongue sex with a Twinkie at least once" is a saying that has been printed on several images. A Twinkie is an American snack cake, and many people…
“Come sit on the porch with me. The drinks are cold & the friendship’s free”
"Come sit on the porch with me. The drinks are cold & the friendship's free" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Come sit on the porch with me. The drinks are…
“Come the Rapture, can I have your car?” (bumper sticker)
"Come the Rapture, can I have your car?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "IN CASE OF RAPTURE, CAN I HAVE YOUR CAR?" was posted on the newsgroup…
“Come to the dark side. We have cookies”
"Come to the dark side. We have cookies" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The "dark side" in the Star Wars movies represents evil; the cookies provide a…
“Come to the nerd side. We have Pi”
"Come to the nerd side. We have Pi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't fight it. Give in, come to the nerd-side. Also, we have cookies" was posted on…
“Come to the nerd side. We have Pi”
"Come to the nerd side. We have Pi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't fight it. Give in, come to the nerd-side. Also, we have cookies" was posted on…
“Come-to-Jesus” Meeting
"Come to Jesus" (and the "come to Jesus meeting") was an early 20th century Christian message, often spread by traveling preachers who held tent meetings. A different and later…
“Comedy doesn’t travel well”
"Comedy doesn't travel well" is an entertainment adage that has been applied to plays, films, television shows and stage performers. Comedy depends on language and culture, and other…
“Comedy is a serious business” (theatre adage)
"Comedy is a serious business" has been attributed to the actor David Garrick (1717-1779), but cited in print from only 1894. Garrick allegedly said that tragedy was much easier to play.…
“Comedy is tragedy plus time” (theatre adage)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 21 July 1958, Bakersfield (CA) Californian, pg. 21, col. 1:Allen (Comedian Steve Allen -- ed.) also has another formula for laughs: "Tragedy plus time plus the will…
“Comes the revolution, everyone will eat strawberries and cream!”
In the Broadway production of Ballyhoo of 1932, Willie Howard (1886-1949) and his brother Eugene Howard (1991-1965) played in a skit where a soap-box orator told some Columbus Circle (New York…
“Comic Sans implies the existence of Comic Avec”
Comic Sans is a sans-serif typeface. The "comic" name seemingly implies other names. "RT @XaiaX: The name “Comic Sans” implies there’s a serif version was posted on X/Twitter…
“Comic Sans implies the existence of Comic Serif”
Comic Sans is a sans-serif typeface. The "comic" name seemingly implies other names. "RT @XaiaX: The name “Comic Sans” implies there’s a serif version was posted on X/Twitter…