“The best wood in an amateur’s bag is a pencil” (golf joke)
Professional golfer Chi-Chi Rodriguez told many one-liners on the golf tour. At the U.S. Open in 1979, Rodriguez joked about a pencil: "That's the best wood in the bag for an amateur. If…
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“The best-kept secret of medicine is that the body heals itself if we create the right conditions”
"The body heals itself if we create the right conditions for it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "THE BEST-KEPT SECRET OF MEDICINE Is that the body heals itself if…
“The better the view, the worse the food”
"The better the view, the worse the food" is a restaurant proverb that dates in print to at least 1991. If a restaurant is on top of a hotel and offers spectacular views of a city, or if…
“The Bible must be considered as the great source of all the truth”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Noah WebsterNoah Webster, Jr. (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843), was a lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer,…
“The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine”
"The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine" is a quotation from American cyclist John Howard that has been printed on many images. Howard wrote in The Cyclist's…
“The Big Apple Bites” (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills episode, 2018)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) is an American reality television series on Bravo that premiered on October 14, 2010. The episode "The Big Apple Bites" aired on February 20,…
“The Big Apple Can Bite Me” (Cybill episode, 1996)
Cybill was an American television sitcom starring Cybill_Shepherd aired on CBS from 1995 to 1998. The episode "The Big Apple Can Bite Me" originally aired on January 8, 1996. According to…
“The big apple gets a disproportionate share of the national sap” (1909)
A 1909 citation by Harper's editor Edward Sandford Martin (1856-1939) is often given as the first citation of "the Big Apple" to mean New York City. It probably shouldn't be…
“The Big Apple: Destination New York” (NBC-TV documentary, 1966)
WNBC-TV in New York City aired a special called "The Big Apple: Destination New York" on April 25, 1966. The special, narrated by Art James (1929-2004), covered five people seeking their…
“The Big Apple” (Gimme a Break! episode, 1984)
Gimme a Break! was an American sitcom television series that starred Nell Carter (1948-2003). The episode "The Big Apple: Part 1" aired on February 16, 1984, and Nell, while visiting New…
“The Big Apple” (instrumental song by Hugh Masekela, 1972)
"The Big Apple" is an instrumental song on the album Home Is Where the Music Is (1972) by South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer Hugh Masekela (1939-2018),…
“The Big Apple” (instrumental song by Hugh Masekela, 1972)
"The Big Apple" is an instrumental song on the album Home Is Where the Music Is (1972) by South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer Hugh Masekela (1939-2018),…
“The Big Apple” (Kate Plus 8 episode, 2010)
Kate Plus 8 was an American reality television series starring Kate Gosselin and her eight children. An episode titled "The Big Apple" originally aired on August 30, 2010. The family…
“The Big Apple” (Korean comics or manhwa, 2024)
The Big Apple is a BL (Boys Love) webtoon/manhwa (Korean comic) by Harusari (author) and Hodot (illustrator). The Big Apple 1 (two books) was published in 2024, and The Big Apple 2 was published in…
“The Big Apple” (Strut episode, 2016)
Strut (2016) was an American reality television series that was shown on the Oxygen cable network for six episodes. The show followed the professional lives of a group of transgender models.…
“The Big OD” & Slowdeatha (Odessa nicknames)
The city of Odessa has the nicknames "The Big OD" (overdose?) and Slowdeatha. Neither is an official city nickname, of course. All About TexasApril 06, 2006 9:39 PM It (Abilene -- ed.)…
“The bigger the base, the higher in space” (Wall Street adage)
"The bigger the base, the higher in space" is a stock market technician's adage. Alan Shaw, and analyst at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., said in 1985 that he had two…
“The bigger the Cheerio, the better it tastes” (donut saying)
"The bigger the cheerio, the better it tastes" -- a meme usually shown with a bowl of Cheerios and a donut on top -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The bigger the…
“The bigger the field, the bigger the certainty” (horse racing adage)
"The bigger the field, the bigger the certainty" in horse racing means that the more horses in the field, the greater it is that the favorite is likely to win. "Backers were…
“The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen”
"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen" is a popular bumper sticker slogan. Conservative radio talk show host Dennis Prager wrote "The Bigger the Government, the Smaller…