“The first submarine sandwich shop opened in 1898, but the store went under”
A company that’s bankrupt and closes is said to have “gone under” (as if buried). There are several submarine ("sub") sandwich shop jokes. "The inventor of the submarine…
A company that’s bankrupt and closes is said to have “gone under” (as if buried). There are several submarine ("sub") sandwich shop jokes. "The inventor of the submarine…
"Diet is 'die' with a 'T'" is a jocular dieting saying that has been printed on many images. The Garfield the cat comic strip, created by Jim Davis, printed this is…
The first symptom of Covid-19 is often said to be the loss of the sense of smell (or taste). "The first symptom of Covid is no common sense" is a saying that adds a comment on that.…
"The first thing I do each morning is to read the obituaries in the newspaper," an old person often jokes. "If I don't see my name, I go make breakfast." "When I get…
"The first thing on my bucket list is to fill the bucket with wine" is a jocular wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on April 10, 2014.…
"The first thing you lose on a diet is your sense of humor." is a dieting saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1979 (when it was…
There are two players in the game of chess (players with white pieces and black pieces), and each player has two rooks (or "castles"). A rook moves in straight lines, but not diagonally.…
"The first time I saw a kiwi I thought it's a potato with fur" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "It should be 'potato with fur' not kiwi" was posted…
A popular joke about a tv remote is: "I remember the first time I saw a universal remote control, and I thought to myself, 'Well, this changes everything.'" "A universal…
The comedienne Joan Rivers said that she didn't like to jog. "The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider trying it," she was quoted in the New York (NY) Daily News in…
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance have been called the "five stages of grief." "The five stages of Monday; Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Wine" is a…
The "five-second rule" states that if food falls on the floor, it's still good to eat if you pick it up within five seconds. The "rule," however, has been debunked.…
"@mmschocolate have an exoskeleton, like an insect. @twix have an endoskeleton, like a human. @reeses cups have no skeleton, like a slug. Enjoy!" was posted on Twitter by Billy Goldfang…
Members of a "flat earth society" don't believe that the world is round. A joke went viral in February 2016: "The Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe." The…
Children at school or at camp are (or were) often given a cup of ice cream with a small wood "spoon" to eat it with. The ice cream spoon now is also made with plastic. "ice cream cup…
PG Tips (a brand of tea in the United Kingdom) has nothing to do with the PG (parental guidance) movie rating, but there are jokes. "RT @sickipediabot: I've just watched a film that was…
"Arial" is a sans-serif typeface and set of computer fonts; an "aerial" is an antenna; "Ariel" is a mermaid character in the Disney animated film The Little Mermaid…
Woody Allen opened his film Annie Hall (1977) with: "There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, 'Boy, the food at this…
Many food and drink labels suggest, "Store in a cool place." What's a "cool" (hip) place? "The instructions read 'Store in a cool place'. Which explains why…
The "food pyramid" is a triangular diagram of suggested food servings. However a pyramid has at least two other sides, plus a side that is the base. "It's the food PYRAMID…