“Cream soup is just a warm vegetable smoothie”
Soup has been compared to a vegetable smoothie. "RT @NowGamer_Dan: FF VII's Aeris once supposed that soup is actually just a hot vegetable smoothie. She was killed for this…
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“Creamy peanut butter implies the existence of squirty peanut butter”
Peanut butter seemingly implies the existence of other peanut things. "There exists peanut butter but there not exists peanut margarine" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on February…
“Create! Don’t hate” (“Don’t hate. Create”)
"Create! Don't hate" (or "Don't hate. Create") is a saying that has been printed in many images. The saying means that instead of hating someone or something, create…
“Creationists don’t believe in science. They think ‘The Flintstones’ is a documentary”
The animated American television show The Flintstones (originally broadcast from 1960 to 1966) showed a working-class Stone Age family, with dinosaurs and humans living together. The show was a…
“Creativity is intelligence having fun”
"Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun" was written by George Scialabba (Class of 1969) in Harvard Magazine in 1983. The citation was quoted in The Reader's Digest.…
“Creativity is the residue of time wasted” (Einstein?)
"Creativity is the residue of time wasted" has been attributed to the physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) since at least 2006. Jonah Lehrer has popularized the quotation in interviews…
“Credit anticipates and equity confirms”
"Credit anticipates and equity confirms" is a financial adage, cited in print since at least March 31, 2009. A person or an institution lends credit in anticipation of profitable events;…
“Cremation: my last chance to have a smokin’ hot body”
"Being cremated is my last hope for a smoking hot body" (or "Cremation: my last chance to have a smokin' hot body" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images…
“Crème brûlée is just French flan”
Crème brûlée is often compared to flan. "U kno.... creme brulee is jsut French flan... I see through your lies French ppl..." was posted on Twitter by isimonito on November 12, 2016.…
“Cricket is a batsman’s game”
"Cricket is a batsman's game" is a popular cricket adage. "No longer is cricket regarded solely as a batsman's game with bowlers there to act as stooges as it were"…
“Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties”
"The glorious uncertainty of the law" was a toast made in 1756, after Lord Mansfield overruled some old legal decisions. Several sports and games have been noted for their "glorious…
“Cricket is an uncertain game”
"Cricket is an uncertain game" (or "Cricket is a game of uncertainty") is a popular cricket saying that dates to at least 1848. “Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties”…
“Cricket is basically baseball on Valium”
"Cricket is basically baseball on Valium" is a line attributed to American comedian Robin Williams (1951-2014) at a performance at the London Palladium on December 5, 1987. Williams did…
“Crime does not pay…as well as politics”
"Crime does not pay...as well as politics" has been credited to Alfred E. Neuman, the fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad magazine. It's not known when this first appeared in Mad,…
“Crime in multi-story car parks is wrong on so many levels”
English writer and comedian Tim Vine was runner-up for the best joke of the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with: “Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.”…
“Crime in New York is really serious. The Statue of Liberty had both hands up”
Comedian Jay Leno said on NBC's The Tonight Show in September 1990: "That crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue of Liberty had both hands up."…
“Crime in New York is really serious. The Statue of Liberty had both hands up”
Comedian Jay Leno said on NBC's The Tonight Show in September 1990: "That crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue of Liberty had both hands up."…
“Crime wouldn’t pay if the government ran it”
"Crime wouldn't pay if the government ran it" is a humorous line about the basic incompetence of government. The quotation -- once popular with graffiti writers -- has been cited in…
“Crimes conceived in hell don’t have angels as witnesses”
"Crimes conceived in hell don't have angels as witnesses" is a saying often used in criminal law. To prosecute criminals, district attorneys often have to use witnesses who are…
“Criminal Law: See bad people at their best; Family Law: See good people at their worst”
Criminal lawyers and family lawyers have a popular saying: "Criminal lawyers see bad people at their best, and divorce lawyers see good people at their worst." It's not known who…