“Pumpkins are just spooky watermelons”
Watermelons are often compared to pumpkins. Watermelons are usually associated with summer, while pumpkins are usually associated with Halloween in October. "Pumpkins are just spooky…
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“Pun enters a room, kills 10 people. Pun in, 10 dead”
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A pun version is: "A pun walks into a bar, ten people die on the spot. Pun in, ten…
“Punch above one’s weight” (boxing metaphor)
In boxing, there are weight classes so that boxers never "punch above their weight." In a street fight, however, a little man must "punch above his weight" to defeat a bigger…
“Puns about monorails always make for decent one-liners”
A monorail pun is: "Puns about monorails always make for decent one-liners." The joke was posted on Twitter on October 6, 2010 and probably originated on the website Pun of the Day.…
“Puréed soup is just a hot 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…
“Purpose is an incredible alarm clock”
"Purpose is an incredible alarm clock" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Purpose is an amazing alarm clock. Shine bright today everybody" was…
“Put 10% of your portfolio in gold and hope it doesn’t work” (investment adage)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 14 April 1989, The Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica), "The thing with the bad rep is gold" by Robert Heier (Copley News Service), pg. 23, cols. 1-2:Byron R. Wien of…
“Put a different drink in every room of the house and pretend you’re on a pub crawl”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many bars closing and in home quarantines. "If you like a pub crawl on Paddy’s Day why not do a room crawl. A drink or 2 in every room in your…
“Put a little money away every month and at the end of the year ...” (joke)
Banks often say to save a little bit of money from every paycheck, and that it will accumulate into a nice amount. "Put a little money away every month at end the end of the year you'll…
“Put a potato in your swim trunks to attract more women” (joke)
A joke has it that a luckless young man asks a lifeguard for some help with women. The lifeguard suggests that he put a potato in his swim trunks. However, the young man returns later and tells the…
“Put all your eggs in the one basket and—WATCH THAT BASKET”
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is an old proverb. Industrialist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) said in an 1885 speech that this was not the way to business success:…
“Put chili on stove to simmer. Broil a steak. Eat the steak. Let chili simmer. Ignore it.” (Shivers)
"Put a pot of chili on the back of the stove to simmer. Let it keep simmering. Meanwhile, broil a good sirloin steak. Eat the steak. Let the chili continue to simmer. Then ignore it."…
“Put on your big girl panties and deal with it”
"Put on your big girl panties and deal with it!" (or "Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters and a popular…
“Put on your positive pants”
"Put on your positive pants" (or "Put your positive pants on") is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Monday is a state of mind. Put on your…
“Put some South in your mouth!”
"Put some South in your mouth!" (also "Put a little South in your mouth!" or "Put the South in your mouth!) is a phrase that has been popularized by restaurants selling…
“Put some whiskey in my coffee because it’s Ireland somewhere”
"Put some whiskey in my coffee because it's Ireland somewhere" is a jocular one-line saying about Irish coffee that has been printed on many images. The expression is a variation of…
“Put Texas in your corner” (vehicle registration)
Starting September 2005, the Texas Department of Transportation began a publicity campaign to get Texans to timely register their vehicles. Two trademarked slogans are "Put Texas in your…
“Put the ‘T’ back in Texas”
Charlie Strong took over as head football coach for the University of Texas Longhorns in 2014. In a February 2014 interview with My Fox Austin, Strong said: “I have a new shirt, it says ‘put…
“Put the biscuit in the basket” (put the hockey puck in the net)
"Put the biscuit in the basket" is hockey slang that means to put the puck ("biscuit") in the net ("basket") -- to score a goal. "Put that old biscuit in the…
“Put the fun between your legs” (cycling saying)
"Put some/something/the fun between your legs" is a cycling saying that has been printed on many images. "Put something fun between your legs" was printed in a 1972 newspaper,…