"Checkmate" is a chess term meaning that a king is threatened and cannot move away, so the game is over. Some people have suggested changing "mate" (a term popular in Australia)…
Business people often try to avoid mixing business with pleasure. The usual rule applied is that if pleasure interferes with business, one should give up the pleasure because one's livelihood…
"When poison expires, does it become more poisonous or less poisonous?" is a question that has been printed on several images. Poison is bad for you, so what exactly happens when it goes…
"Busting a nut" means working very hard. "Bust" also means a police arrest, and "nut" also means a crazy person. "When cops catch a crazy person, that's…
A president of the United States can serve only two four-year terms (according to the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution). During a president's second term, the office holder…
A prison sentence is not the same as a sentence in the English language, but there are jokes. "Romantic inmates tend to finish each other's sentences" was posted on Twitter on March…
There are "probiotics," but no "amateurbiotics" or casualbiotics" or "conbiotics" -- except in jokes. "I don't really want to pay for probiotics if I…
"When profit is the motor of society, destruction is considered as progress" is a saying that has been put on an image of smokestacks destroying the environment. The saying was posted on…
Gravy boats (sauce boats) are not boats that sail on water, but there are jokes. "If you had enough gravy boats would you have a gravy navy?" was posted on X/Twitter by John…
Texas State Senator Dan Patrick said in February 2011, “As the old saying goes, when I start seeing districts firing assistant football coaches, then I’ll really know that they’ll have a lean…
"When seconds count, the police are only minutes away" is a common gun-rights saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that a person carrying a gun can respond…
"When seeing is believing, those who program what we see can influence what we believe" is a saying that has been printed on many images. An image was posted on Facebook on February 21,…
Where does a phone go when setting a dinner table? Some people insist a phone goes on the left, some insist it goes on the right, and others insist that phones do not belong on a dinner table.…
"Shit happens" is a saying that became popular in the 1980s. "When shit happens, turn it into fertilizer" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images.…
"Cheddar" sounds a bit like "shed a." "He went on a cheese diet in order to cheddar few pounds. (Pun of the Day)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.callahans on July 27,…
"When slicing cheese, for every slice you slice, you must eat a slice. This is the only method. All other methods are wrong" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The…
"When someone accuses you of wearing a tinfoil hat, remind them that it’s better than wearing a blindfold" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The term "tinfoil…
"When someone asks what my dream job is. Literally nothing.Who dreams to have a job. My only passion is to travel and eat good food" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
"When someone asks 'where is your Christmas spirit?', is it wrong to point to the liquor cabinet?" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "So when someone…
"When someone close to you dies, move seats" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. This is probably good advice when sitting on a train, a bus, a plane, or in a movie…