“They asked if I could sing solo—so low they can’t hear me”
"Solo" sounds like "so low." "Perhaps I may more properly say, my hearers, that each of these stars sing a solo—so low (as my respected friend John Gossin would say,)…
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“They asked if I could sing tenor—ten or twelve miles away”
"Tenor" sounds like "ten or." A joke was told on the comedy television series The Muppet Show on September 17, 1977: Statler : Can you sing tenor?Waldorf : What?Statler : Can…
“THEY call it ‘summer break.’ TEACHERS call it ‘recovery’”
"To clarify: Teachers are not 'off for the summer,' they are 'in recovery'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "To clarify: Teachers are…
“They call it ‘take-home pay’ because it’s too little to go home by itself”
"I have to take my paycheck to the bank. It's too little to go by itself" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The paycheck joke started with jokes about…
“They call it fast food because it gets you to the grave faster”
"They call it fast food because it gets you to the grave faster" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that "fast food" is not healthy food. The…
“They call it fishing, not catching”
Many people who go fishing do not catch fish; however, the sport of fishing can still be enjoyed. "Amos and Andy Taking Fishing, Not Catching, Trip" was a headline in a 1930 newspaper.…
“They call it golf because all the other four-letter words were taken”
Golfers sometimes curse when the ball doesn't roll their way. A "Golf Joke of the Week," was printed in the Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY) on June 16, 1989: "Why does golf have the…
“They call them ‘beer gardens’ because ‘people drinking in a parking lot’ doesn’t sound as classy”
Many American "beer gardens" don't have much "garden" to them. "If there are no plants at all (let alone beer plants specifically), they shouldn't be allowed to…
“They call them ‘heated seats’ because ‘rear defroster’ was already taken”
"They call them 'heated seats' because 'rear defroster' was already taken" (or "They're called 'heated seats' because 'rear defroster'…
“They call them “deviled eggs” because the devil makes you eat twenty of them”
Why are they called "deviled eggs"? "they're called 'deviled eggs' cause the devil makes you eat twenty-five of em" is a joke that was posted on Facebook by…
“They call us dreamers, but we’re the ones who don’t sleep”
"They call us dreamers, but we're the ones who don't sleep" is a saying that has been printed on many images. TwitterDroneBoy@droneboyThey call us dreamers but we're the…
“They came to do good and stayed to do well” (Washington bureaucrats/politicians)
An old saying of Washington, D.C., is that a politician or a bureaucrat "came to do good and stayed to do well." In other words, the individual came to do good (for others), but stayed to…
“They can’t balance the budget, but they all become millionaires”
"Politicians -- They can't balance the budget, but they all become millionaires" (or "They can't balance the budget, but they're all millionaires") is a saying…
“They can’t balance the budget, but they’re all millionaires”
"Politicians -- They can't balance the budget, but they all become millionaires" (or "They can't balance the budget, but they're all millionaires") is a saying…
“They cheated in the last election. Better vote them out this time”
"They cheated in the last election. Better vote them out this time" is an elections joke that has been printed on a popular image. The meme was posted on Twitter by Gene719 on April 20,…
“They cut us up like boarding house pie. And that’s real small pieces”
A boarding house usually has many boarders; boarding house pie is cut in many small slices so that each boarder has a piece. Anything that is cut many times into small pieces is said to be…
“They did not isolate a virus. They isolated you”
"They did not isolate a virus. They isolated you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to COVID-19 (coronavirus). "They did not isolate a virus. They…
“They divide with fear. We unite with courage”
Kulvinder Kaur MD posted these verses on Twitter on March 28, 2021: "They divide with fear. We unite with courage.They divide with politics. We unite with facts.They divide for control. We…
“They don’t even ID me at the liquor store anymore because they see the light has left my eyes”
"They don't (even) ID me at the liquor store anymore because they see the light has left my eyes" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker is…
“They don’t get big by being dumb” (hunting and fishing adage)
"They don't get big by being dumb/stupid" is a hunting and fishing adage, meaning that a big animal/fish has some survival smarts. "There are some big (deer) over here but…