"The duty/job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable" is credited to the "Mr. Dooley character of Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936), who wrote in 1902:…
An old joke has a person seek to purchase a "potato clock" because he or she was told to "get up at eight o'clock." The mondegreen has been cited in print since at least…
An old joke has a person seek to purchase a "potato clock" because he or she was told to "get up at eight o'clock." The mondegreen has been cited in print since at least…
An old joke has a person seek to purchase a "potato clock" because he or she was told to "get up at eight o'clock." The mondegreen has been cited in print since at least…
People get thrown in judo, and this has led to some "throw a party" jokes. "The GB Judo team are staying at the same hotel. They know how to 'throw' a party...hello...is…
The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks. The junk drawer in people's kitchens became a mask drawer. "We have moved on from having a junk…
"The key to a happy life is to drink coffee before work and avoid talking to morons" and "The secret to a happy life is to drink coffee and avoid talking to morons" are coffee…
"The key to a woman’s heart is hidden in her playlist" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, a woman's taste in music reveals her personality. "'The…
"The key to getting along with people is to either lower your expectations or learn to drink" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The key to getting along with people…
"The key/secret to happiness is as easy/simple as A-B-C. Always Brew Coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "ABCs of life. Always Be Creating. Always Brew…
A joke is told about happiness: "The key to happiness is to find a woman who can cook, clean and is great in bed -- and it's important that these three women never meet." The joke --…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak caused some food shortages. This joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 21, 2020: "The kids asked what was for dinner and I told them 'Scraps'.…
Cookie's is "The Kids' Department Store." Cookie's has been around since 1975 and has stores in several boroughs. Cookie's has a large business in school uniforms.…
"The/This kitchen was clean yesterday. Sorry you missed it" and "My kitchen was clean last week. Sorry you missed it" are jocular sayings that have been printed on many images.…
"The ladder of success is never crowded at the top" means something similar to "there's always room at the top" -- for someone who is talented and who works hard, there is…
The word "success" sounds like "suck Cess." A bawdy joke has a person climb the "ladder to success," only to find a person at the top say, "I'm Cess."…
A popular joke is that parts of Texas are so flat and treeless that "you can watch your dog run away for three days." (The time varies; sometimes it's two days or even two weeks.)…
Do landscapers "leaf through" gardening magazines? "Returned home with a stack of back issues of old gardening magazines to leaf through for inspiration" was posted on Twitter…
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away" (or, "The large print gives and the small print takes away") is a saying frequently attributed to Archbishop Fulton J.…
"The largest room in the world, is the 'room for improvement'" is an aphorism that has been cited in print since at least 1862. The authorship of the saying is unknown. 25…