“If you can’t afford a Dodge, dodge a Ford”
"If you can't afford a Dodge, dodge a Ford" is one of the oldest of automotive puns and has been especially popular in Australia and New Zealand. Ford began in 1903 and Dodge began…
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“If you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter”
Principal McGee (actress Eve Arden) said in the 1950s nostalgia movie musical Grease (1978): "If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter." An athletic supporter is also a…
“If you can’t be happy, at least you can be drunk”
"If you can't be happy, at least you can be drunk" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. The character of Lorelai Leigh "Rory" Gilmore (played by…
“If you can’t beat ‘em, beat ‘em up” (hockey adage)
"If you can't beat them, join them" is a proverb that was popular in the early 20th century. A hockey variant (showing hockey's violence) is, "if you can't beat them,…
“If you can’t bill it, kill it” (“If you can’t bill it, it’s a hobby”)
"If you can't bill it, kill it" means that if it a project won't return paying customers, it's not worth doing. The phrase has been popular in the internet and…
“If you can’t change your mind, then you’re not using it”
"If you can't change your mind, (then) you're not using it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "If you can't change your mind - Then you're not…
“If you can’t change your mind, you’re not using it”
"If you can't change your mind, (then) you're not using it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "If you can't change your mind - Then you're not…
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”
"If you can't convince them, confuse them" was popularized in 1948 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), referring to the tactics of the opposition Republican party. Truman…
“If you can’t dance, don’t blame the dance floor”
"A bad workman blames his tools" is an old proverb that has many variations. "If you can't dance, don't blame (it on) the (dance) floor" is a modern version of the…
“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit”
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with B.S. (bullshit)" has been printed on signs and T-shirts since at least the early 1970s. James Boren (1925-2010) and his…
“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, riddle them with bullets”
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit" is a jocular saying that has been cited in print since at least 1972. "If you can't dazzle them with…
“If you can’t drive to it, don’t lend to it”
Money is often spent locally. "If you can't drive to it, don't lend to it" and "if you can't drive to it, don't invest in it" are popular adages. "We…
“If you can’t find it on Fifth Avenue, it probably isn’t worth finding”
Fifth Avenue in Manhattan is the home to many expensive shops. "If you can't find it on Fifth Avenue, it probably isn't worth finding" is a saying about the famous street. The…
“If you can’t find the key to success, pick the lock”
"If you can't find the key to success, pick the lock" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters. "Thomas Edison says hard work is the key to success. So…
“If you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine”
"If/When you can't find the sunshine, be the sunshine" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "Sunshine" means "happiness" -- if you…
“If you can’t get to a good pitcher early, you might not get him” (baseball adage)
A pitcher often needs the first inning (and sometimes the second and third innings) to get into rhythm and settle down. Once a good pitcher gets into his rhythm and settles down, the other team is…
“If you can’t handle me when I’m broke, then you don’t deserve me when I have $600”
"If you can't handle me when I'm broke, then you don't deserve me when I have 60/600 bucks" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying began in December…
“If you can’t handle me when I’m broke, then you don’t deserve me when I have 60 bucks”
"If you can't handle me when I'm broke, then you don't deserve me when I have 60/600 bucks" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying began in December…
“If you can’t imitate him, don’t copy him”
Casey Stengel (1890-1975), a former New York Yankees manager and then the manager of the expansion New York Mets, gave advice to his former player, Yogi Berra (1925-2015), in January 1964 after…
“If you can’t innovate, litigate”
"If you can't innovate, (then) litigate" (or "Don't innovate, litigate") is a popular saying, especially in computing and new technologies. A company is successful…