“If it’s brown, it’s down” (hunting adage)
"If it's brown, it's down" is a hunting saying that's especially popular when deer hunting season opens. "If it's brown, it's down" has been cited in…
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“If it’s far away, it’s news. If it’s close at home, it’s sociology”
American journalist James Reston (1909-1995), then Washington bureau chief of the New York (NY) Times, spoke at the 50th anniversary of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in…
“If it’s flooded, forget it” (driving on flooded streets)
"If it's flooded, forget it" means that if a street is flooded, it's not safe to drive on. The adage was started by the Queensland (Australia) Fire and Emergency Services in…
“If it’s free, it’s advice; if you pay for it, it’s counseling”
"If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle" is a jocular line of uncertain authorship. The saying was…
“If it’s free, it’s for me”
Retailers know that consumers love free stuff. "If it's free, it's for me" is a popular consumer saying. "If it's free, it's for me" has been cited in print…
“If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way: if not, you’ll find an excuse”
"If it's important to you, you'll find a way: if not, you'll find an excuse" has been printed on many posters. The saying is often credited to American motivational speaker…
“If it’s in stock, we have it” (store sign)
"If it's in stock, we have it" is a jocular store saying that has been printed on many images. "If it's in stock we have it, and if we ain't got it, you don't…
“If it’s inevitable, relax and enjoy it” (said of Texas weather)
Probably, the construction of this phrase began: "If the heat (of summer) is inevitable, relax and enjoy it." The phrase was also said of winter. A variant became: "If defeat's…
“If it’s low, let it go; if it’s high, let if fly” (hitting a knuckleball)
"If it's low, let it go; if it's high, let if fly" is advice on hitting the knuckle ball. If the ball is low, it often sinks into the dirt. "'If it's low, let it…
“If it’s not Boeing, I’m not going”
Boeing is an aircraft manufacturing company with corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. "If It's Not Boeing, I'm Not Going" is a slogan that Boeing itself has promoted…
“If it’s not Valentine’s Day and you see a man in a flower shop, ask ‘What did you do?’”
A popular joke about Valentine's Day is: "If it is not Valentine’s day and you see a man in a flower shop, you can probably start up a conversation by asking, 'What did you…
“If it’s not voluntary, it’s tyranny”
"If it's not voluntary, it's tyranny" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "If it's not voluntary, it's tyranny.…
“If it’s obvious, it’s obviously wrong”
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong" (or "the obvious is obviously wrong") is a popular stock market saying. If something is obvious to everyone (such as a bullish…
“If it’s stupid but works, it isn’t stupid”
"If it's stupid but (it) works, it isn't stupid" is one of "Murphy's Law of Combat" that was printed by David Evans in the Chicago (IL) Tribune in 1989; Evans…
“If it’s too loud, you’re too old” (music adage)
"If it's too loud, you're too old" is a rock music saying that has been put on gift items such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. A record ad from February 1978 stated, "Ted…
“If it’s the elbow, call the surgeon. If it’s the shoulder, call the preacher” (baseball adage)
Baseball pitchers frequently have injuries to a pitching arm. "If it’s the elbow, call the surgeon. If it’s the shoulder, call the preacher" is a baseball adage. "If it’s the…
“If Jewish schools teach Judaism, Catholic schools teach Catholicism and Islamic schools teach Islamism, then what do government schools teach?”
What do state schools teach? "If trade schools teach trades, and religious schools teach religion, then what do state schools teach?" was posted on Facebook by Justin Damask on May 23,…
“If jobs can ask for 3 references, then applicants should get to ask to speak to 3 happy employees”
Employers ask for references, but job applicants do not. "If jobs can ask for 3 references, then applicants should get to ask to speak to 3 happy employees" was posted on Facebook by Dre…
“If judging others is a sin, is Santa going to hell?”
Santa Claus (according to folklore) decides who is naughty and who is nice every Christmas. "If judging others is a sin, is Santa going to hell?" is a jocular saying that has been printed…
“If Kentucky ever gets a soccer team, they should obviously be Kentucky FC”
"FC" usually stands for "football club," not "fried chicken." "KFC" fast food restaurants had the original name of "Kentucky Fried Chicken." Many…