A popular engineering joke is: The optimist sees a glass that's half full.The pessimist sees a glass that's half empty.An engineer sees a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be!…
A popular statement about soccer is: “Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfei oaram.” (Portuguese)“The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it.” The saying has been…
Awards shows such as the Oscars (Hollywood) and Tonys (Broadway) have a person announce the nominees in a category, and then that person usually says, "The envelope, please." This…
Awards shows such as the Oscars (Hollywood) and Tonys (Broadway) have a person announce the nominees in a category, and then that person usually says, "The envelope, please." This…
"Brace yourselves... Soon the era of pumpkin (spice) will fall and the northern winds will whisper 'peppermint everything.' Minter is coming" is a seasonal saying that has been…
An American voter often has to choose between a Democrat candidate and a Republican candidate, neither of whom the voter likes. A vote is cast for "the lesser of two evils" -- the least…
A saying about the heat of chili peppers was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on August 19, 2017: "Chili peppers must be pretty pissed. The exact defense they developed to preserve the…
One popular economics joke has an old graduate return to college after many years. He sees his old economics professor, looks at a recent test, and is shocked that the questions are still the same.…
In April 2023, New York City announced the position of "rat czar" to fight the rat problem. People wondered about a "rat Lenin" and "Ratsputin" (rat + Rasputin).…
In April 2023, New York City announced the position of "rat czar" to fight the rat problem. People wondered about a "rat Lenin" and "Ratsputin" (rat + Rasputin).…
Cardamom can sound like "card-a-mom." Is "card-a-dad" its opposite? "Cardamom implies the existence of a cardadad" was posted on Twitter by ⊰TJ Berry⊱ on November…
There are "pizza pockets" (such as a calzone), but there are no "pizza pants." "question from a little kid: if they have pizza pockets, why don't they have pizza…
There are "smoothies," but no "roughies." "A smoothie implies the existence of a roughie" was posted on Twitter by 𝕷𝖎𝖑 𝕴𝖓𝖘𝖊𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖊 on…
A "dreamcatcher" has nothing to do with baseball, but many people joke that there should also be "dream pitchers." "Si existen los 'dreamcatcher'....existen los…
"Dominance and submission" or "dom/sub" does not apply to "sub" sandwiches, but there are jokes. "Meatball dom / meatball sub" was posted on Twitter by…
Umami (often pronounced like "you mammy") implies the existence of what? You daddy? You pappy? "If umami is one of the five basic tastes, then I want the sixth undiscovered taste to…
Umami (often pronounced like "you mammy") implies the existence of what? You daddy? You pappy? "If umami is one of the five basic tastes, then I want the sixth undiscovered taste to…
Umami (often pronounced like "you mammy") implies the existence of what? You daddy? You pappy? "If umami is one of the five basic tastes, then I want the sixth undiscovered taste to…
Umami (often pronounced like "you mammy") implies the existence of what? You daddy? You pappy? "If umami is one of the five basic tastes, then I want the sixth undiscovered taste to…
Saltine crackers come in an "unsalted" version. Many people have suggested that the name "saltine" should be changed for unsalted saltine crackers.…