“Sharp as a marshmallow sandwich”
A marshmallow -- especially a toasted marshmallow -- is not sharp. "I'm as sharp as a marshmallow tonight" was cited in print in 1946. "Like I said, he's about as sharp as…
Alphebetical for "s"
“Sharp as a mashed potato sandwich” (dumb)
To be "sharp as a mashed potato sandwich" is not to be sharp at all -- that is, to be dumb. "Sharp as a mashed potato sandwich" was teen slang from at least 1944. "Sharp as…
“Sharp cheddar is the dark chocolate of cheese”
Sharp cheddar has a deeper, more intense flavor, and it has been compared to dark chocolate. "Sharp Cheddar is the Dark Chocolate of cheese" was posted on Twitter by Oxblood Abernathy on…
“Shattered” (1978) (Rolling Stones’ “Big Apple” lyric)
"Shattered" is a song by The Rolling Stones from the album Some Girls (1978). Mick Jagger talks a bit about the "Big Apple" (New York City) in the song. The…
“Shaved ice implies the existence of hairy ice”
"Shaved ice" is a dessert of ice shavings or finely crushed ice, usually sweetened with syrups. There is no "hairy ice" (unshaved ice), but there are jokes. "Shaved ice…
“She criticized my apartment, so I knocked her flat”
“I didn’t like her apartments, so I knocked her flat" is a joke that was printed in the El Paso (TX) Herald on July 17, 1920. "I didn't like her apartment so I knocked her…
“She made French toast and got her tongue caught in the toaster”
French toast has nothing to do with French kissing, but New York-based stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) said on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson in 1980: "She was a wild…
“She passed on the scalloped potatoes because, ‘I don’t really like seafood’”
There are no scallops in scalloped potatoes -- but there are jokes about this. "There's a disappointing lack of seafood in scalloped potatoes" was posted on Twitter by Eat 24 on…
“She said ‘choke me daddy’ so I gave her two Popeyes biscuits without a drink”
"She said 'choke me daddy' so I gave her two Popeyes biscuits without a drink" is a joke that has been printed on many images. Popeyes is an American multinational chain of…
“She said to kiss her where it smells bad, so I took her to New Jersey”
New Yorkers have jokes about New Jersey. One popular joke is: "A young couple were making out passionately in a car when the girl said, 'Oh, oh, kiss me where it smells so bad!" So…
“She sells C cells by the sea shore”
"She sells sea shells by the sea shore" is a tongue-twister that has been cited in print since at least 1904. There are several puns on this famous line, such as the woman who sells…
“She turned her can’ts into cans and her dreams into plans”
"She turned her can'ts into cans and her dreams into plans" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. THe saying comes from the book She (2004) by Kobi Yamada.…
“She was only a moonshiner’s daughter, but he loved her still”
"She was only a moonshiner's daughter, but he loved her still" is an old pun on the word "still" (that can also mean "distillery"). "She may be only a…
“She Will Endure All Things” (“sweat” backronym)
"She Will Endure All This" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "sweat" that has been printed on many images. "SWEAT = She Will Endure All Things #myfitnesspal"…
“She won’t techno for an answer”
"Techno" (a form of electronic dance music) sounds like "take no." A pun was posted on Twitter by "Shelf Side Spurs" on August 4, 2011: "My mates new girlfriend…
“She: What was the last book that made you cry? Me: ‘Concepts of Physics’ by H. C. Verma”
Teachers like to recommend books that involve students emotionally. However, books that "make students cry" might not be the best recommendations. "She: What was the last book that…
“She’s a Latin From Manhattan” (1935)
"She a Latin From Manhattan" was written for the film Go Into Your Dance (1935). The song was from the great songwriting team of Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (words) and performed by…
“She’s always late. Her ancestors arrived on the Juneflower”
Many people's ancestors arrived on the Mayflower ship that landed in America in 1620. There was no ship called the "Juneflower," but there are jokes. "I'm always late. My…
“She’s not that ugly.—Jack Daniels”
"She's not that ugly. -- Jack Daniel's/Daniels" is a jocular drinking saying that has been printed on many images. Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey.…
“She’s so stupid, she slept with the writer” (casting joke)
To be cast in a Hollywood or a Broadway production, the old saying is that a starlet sleeps with the director to get the part. "She's so dumb/stupid, she slept with the writer" is a…