“When you’re downie, eat a brownie”
"When you're downie, eat a brownie" (or "Feeling downie? Eat a brownie!") is a food saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't be a Downie, eat a…
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“When you’re finally holding all the cards, everyone else decides to play chess”
The expressions "holding all the cards" is derived from playing cards and means to have an advantage. "Ever notice, when finally you've got to a position where you're…
“When you’re getting kicked in the rear, it means you’re in front”
"When you're getting kicked in the rear, it means you're in front" is often credited to Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), but there is insufficient documentation to confirm this. The…
“When you’re good, you tell everybody; when you’re great, everybody tells you”
"When you're good (at something), you tell everybody; when you're great, everybody tells you" is a saying that has been used in sports and in business. "When you're…
“When you’re happy, you enjoy the music; when you’re sad, you understand the lyrics”
"When you're happy, you enjoy the music; when you're sad, you understand the lyrics" is a saying that has been printed on posters. The poster for World Music Day (June 21, 2012)…
“When you’re here, you’re halfway there” (MidPoint Cafe, Mile 1139 on Route 66)
"When you're here, you're halfway there" is the motto of the MidPoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas, located on Route 66, 1139 miles from Los Angeles and 1139 miles from Chicago. The…
“When you’re in a hole, stop digging” (First Law of Holes)
There's a "law of holes" rule when someone (such as a politician) gets into trouble: "When you're in a hole, stop digging." In other words, don't get yourself…
“When you’re in, you’re a guest; when you’re out, you’re a pest”
"When you're in, you're a guest; when you're out, you're a pest" is a popular police saying that may have originated with the New York Police Department. An officer in…
“When you’re not even done with Covid-19 and China releases Covid-20 Pro max”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called COVID-19. Some people quickly assumed a COVID-20, as if it were a movie or a software release. "Breaking news: they just told me, don't get…
“When you’re out of quality, you’re out of business”
"When you're out of quality, you're out of business" is a business saying of unknown authorship. A Georgia business leader called it an "old saying" in 1985. The…
“When you’re out of shape, all training is weight training”
"When you're out of shape, all training is weight training" is a saying that was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on September 12, 2017. The saying became popular on Twitter.…
“When you’re ready for the weekend, but it’s only Tuesday”
Entry in progress -- BP TwitterAakar Shroff@aakarI'm ready for the weekend, but it's only Tuesday7:35 AM · Mar 10, 2009·Twitter Web Client TwitterMarianne Stanley@Marianne70ready for…
“When you’re sick, the advice you get is to literally do drugs and stay out of school”
"Don't do drugs and stay in school" is a popular piece of advice given to schoolchildren. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on August 28, 2018: "When you're…
“When you’ve heard one bagpipe tune, you’ve heard them both”
Many people believe that bagpipe tunes all sound the same. "When you've heard one bagpipe tune, you've heard them both" was printed in the time travel novel From Time to Time…
“When you’ve seen one shopping center, you’ve seen a mall”
"When you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall" (a pun on "seen them all") is the classic mall joke. "When you've seen one downtown renovation…
“When you’re about to get run out of town on a rail, get out in front and call it a parade”
"When you’re about to get run out of town on a rail, get out in front and call it a parade" is an old saying of how to turn around a bad situation. The saying has been cited in print…
“When you’re too emotional to talk, you sing. When you’re too emotional to sing, you dance”
There's an adage in the musical theater about when it's time for a song and when it's time for a dance. Authorship of the saying is unknown. "When you don't have the words…
“When your advertising interrupts my video, it just makes me hate your product”
"When your advertising interrupts my video, it just makes me hate your product" is a saying that has been printed on a meme. "When your advertising interrupts my video… it just…
“When your girlfriend comes home in a white suit, smelling of honey…she’s a keeper”
"He's/She's a keeper" means that he/she is relationship and/or marriage material. Or, he/she could just be a beekeeper. "If he comes home wearing an enormous white suit and…
“When your husband comes home with cockleburrs in his pants, don’t ask his score” (golf saying)
American professional golfer Sam Snead (1912-2002) gave this advice to golf widows in September 1974: "When your husband comes home with cockleburrs in the cuffs of his pants, don't ask…