The Read-Aloud Handbook (seventh edition, 2013), by Jim Trelease, states: "There's an education adage that goes, 'What we teach children to love and desire will always outweigh what…
"Dinosaur" sometimes sounds like "dinersaur." "No one else bothered that everyone in the Jurassic World trailer pronounces it 'dinersaurs'?" was posted on…
A common joke has it that a Southerner/Redneck/Aggie/Texan utters these famous last words:"Hey y'all, watch this!" (Or, "Hold my beer and watch this!")The implication is…
"What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for" is an Irish proverb of uncertain origin. “What butter and whiskey won't cure, sure, there's no cure for," W. G. Dowsley…
A pot of gold is what some people believe that a leprechaun's keeps at the end of a rainbow. A rainbow riddle is: Q: What will you actually find at the end of every rainbow?A: The letter W.…
Wine pairing can be difficult, especially when it is paired with one's emotional state (and not food). "*at a restaurant talking to the waiter* yes, which wine pairs best with existential…
Jelly wobbles, but it usually doesn't fly like a helicopter. A popular food riddle is: Q: What wobbles when it flies?A: A jelly-copter. The "jellycopter" joke has been cited in print…
Jelly wobbles, but it usually doesn't fly like a helicopter. A popular food riddle is: Q: What wobbles when it flies?A: A jelly-copter. The "jellycopter" joke has been cited in print…
A pirate riddle about cheese is: Q: What would be a Cornish pirate's favorite cheese?A: Yarrrrg. Cornish Yarg is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese made in Cornwall, England. "Ah Yarg,…
A "continental breakfast" is a light breakfast (such as juice, cereal and pastries) that's often served in a hotel. There is no such thing as an "incontinental breakfast"…
A riddle about the subject of Economics has been cited in print since at least 2003: Q: What would Economics be without assumptions?A: Accounting. "Economics without assumptions is…
"When pigs fly" is an old saying about an impossibility and a time that never comes. There is a joke: "What would happen if pigs could fly? Bacon would go up." The bacon joke…
“What Would Jesus Do?” (WWJD) is a saying from the 19th century, repopularized in 1989 with "WWJD" bracelets. A drink variant of “WWJD”—“What Would Jesus Brew?"…
"What would Jesus do?" (often abbreviated "WWJD") has been in use since at least the 1820s. By 1880, "What Would Jesus Do" had become an illuminated wall motto. Book…
“What Would Jesus Do?” (WWJD) is a saying from the 19th century, repopularized in 1989 with "WWJD" bracelets. A food variant of “WWJD”—“What Would Julia (Child)…
"two termites came to the restaurant, the waiter asks them: -what are you going to order? -Table for two, please!" was posted on Twitter by Gennady Simanovsky on November 30, 2018.…
"In 1936, he (Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948 -- ed.) wrote what many Indians think today, 'I don't know what the poor man will do without onions and garlic'" was printed in The…
"In 1936, he (Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948 -- ed.) wrote what many Indians think today, 'I don't know what the poor man will do without onions and garlic'" was printed in The…
"Chick magnet" (where women are "chicks") shouldn't be confused with "chick magnate" (where young chickens are chicks), but there are jokes. "My grandfather…
A joke on the famous first line of the novel A Tale of Two Cities (1859) by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) -- "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" -- was printed in BuzzFeed…