"Anger management" is sometimes punned as "anchor management." "There was a pirate who'd go into a rage when he couldn't get his ship to stop. He had to go to…
"The plain fact of the matter is that New York is much too good for New Yorkers" was written by American journalist Heywood Broun (1888-1939), from "I'll Show You the City"…
A jocular 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic reopening plan has been cited in print since at least April 30, 2020: "We have a 6 phase plan to reopen the state. The plan will be a phased plan that…
To "look good on paper" means to look good in theory, but not necessarily in practice. The phrase doesn't always involve actual paper, but there are jokes. "The 'Paperless…
The shortest review of a play is credited to Heywood Broun (1888-1939), who allegedly wrote this simple dismissal of the play's proceedings: "It opened at 8:30 sharp and closed at 10:40…
"The playoffs don't start until the home team loses a game" (or "No playoff series truly begins until the road team wins a game") is an old NBA saying. NBA coach Pat Riley…
"Cole slaw" (or "coleslaw") is sometimes jocularly given the forms "cole slay" (or "coleslay") and "cole slew" (or "coleslew").…
"The police asked me if I would take a lie detector. I said yes, Now I have been charged with conspiracy to commit theft" was posted on Twitter by Michael Kulezich on November 29, 2014.…
It's a popular meme that police can frequently be seen at donut shops. The donuts they eat are not marijuana donuts, but there are jokes. "The police say they burn the marijuana they…
"Poor people pay taxes, rich people pay accountants, very rich people pay politicians" was posted on Twitter by "I am Ann" on April 29, 2019. There are many variations of this…
"Increasing" shouldn't be confused with "in creasing," but there are origami puns. "RT @SpacemanQuisp I think the popularity of origami is in creasing" was posted…
"The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Hope sees the invisible,…
"Sleeping with the fishes" is a mob term meaning that someone will be killed (that is, the body will be dumped in the water to "sleep with the fishes"). A joke was posted on…
Many people love rice mixed with vegetables, or chicken, or shrimp, or anything. This was posted on Tumblr by datadegroove on November 14, 2025, and it received over 53,000 likes: "the power…
"The power of the people is greater/stronger than the people in power" is a protest saying that has been printed on many images. The saying originated in the Arab Spring in Tunisia and…
"The power of the people is greater/stronger than the people in power" is a protest saying that has been printed on many images. The saying originated in the Arab Spring in Tunisia and…
"THE POWER YOU LET GOVERNMENT USE TODAY IS THE POWER THEY'LL USE ON YOU TOMORROW" (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by The Anarchist Institute on November 6, 2022. The meme…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in panic-buying (and shortages) of toilet paper. "I heard next week's Powerball jackpot is going to be $60million AND a 48 pack of 3ply toilet…
A popular banking anecdote has Baron Rothschild saying that only two men in the entire world understand gold, money and the financial system. One man is a director of the Bank of England and the…
Larken Rose wrote this in his book The Most Dangerous Superstition (2011): "Many have been able to recognize and oppose specific acts of tyranny by specific regimes, but very few have…