“We’ve got hotels and motels and hostels, but no mostels”
"Hotel and "hostel" and "motel" are words, but "mostel" is not a word. There was a famous actor called Zero Mostel (1915-1977). "So there's a Hotel,…
Alphebetical for "w"
“We’ve got ourselves a ball game”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksHam with Wry: Appearing in the Indiana Evening GazetteBy J. K. StonerIndiana, PA: A.G. Halldin Pub.1980Pg. 47:"Just as confusing and trite are these…
“We’ve howdied, but we ain’t shook”
"We've howdied, but we ain't shook" means that we know each other, but we haven't been formally introduced. The saying has also been used in Tennessee and is from the early…
“We’re all just kids posing as professionals, counting the days until Friday”
"We’re all just kids posing as professionals, counting the days until Friday" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter by…
“We’re fighting a billion dollar propaganda industry with memes. How cool is that?”
"We’re fighting a billion dollar propaganda industry with memes. How cool is that?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "We are fighting the billion dollar propaganda…
“We’re just here to tweet stuff we find funny. Please know if that offends, we find that funny”
"We're just here to post shit we find funny. Please know that if that offends you, we find that shit funny also" (or "We're just here to post stuff we find funny. Please…
“We’re looking for someone who is responsible..” (joke).
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter Reddit -- Jokes Posted by u/M0ng078 May 19, 2020I went for a job interview today and the manager said, “We’re looking for someone who is…
“We’ve been married so long we’re on our second bottle of Worcestershire sauce”
Worcestershire sauce is something that many people don't use a lot of. "Has anyone lived long enough to buy a 2nd bottle of Worchestershire sauce ?" was posted on Twitter by Jason on…
“We’ve raised our standards, so up yours!”
“DragonFlyBSD: We’ve raised our standards… so up yours!” is a jocular saying that was posted on DragonFly BSD Digest on September 8, 2003. “Up yours!“ is an insult. "Use Plan 9...…
“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life”
"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life" is a very popular quotation on Twitter. The quotation has been credited to American author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) since 2005, but…
“Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty”
"Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty" is a saying about money that has been printed on several images. Twitter Ifeanyi @IfysturdyWealth is what…
“Wealth, wisdom, and work”
Henry Merritt Wriston (1899-1978) -- a former president of both Brown University and Lawrence University -- wrote in a 1959 book about the qualities that college trustees should have: "My…
“Wealth: Income that is at least $100 more a year than the income of one’s wife’s sister’s husband”
American journalist and author H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) wrote in A Book of Burlesques (1916): "Wealth. Any income that is at least $100 more a year than the income of one's wife's…
“Weaned on a pickle”
Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980), the eldest child of Theodore Roosevelt, allegedly commented in 1924 the U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) was so sour-looking that "Coolidge was…
“Wear a mask and say a prayer because Jesus and germs are everywhere”
"Wash your hands and say your prayers because Jesus and germs are everywhere" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "One of her mother's…
“Wear your mask at home. This is not to avoid the virus. It’s to avoid the constant eating”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to wear surgical masks when they left the home. "Please wear a mask at home too. Especially when you are all alone. It will stop you from…
“Wearing a mask isn’t a political statement. It’s an IQ test”
"Covid-19. It started as a virus and has mutated into an IQ test" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people believed that a person wearing a face mask (and following…
“Weather Alert: If you only have liability insurance, please stay off the roads”
"Weather Alert: If you only have liability insurance, please stay off the roads. This is a full coverage insurance sort of day" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is,…
“Weather forecast for tonight: dark”
New York City-born comedian George Carlin (1937-2008) performed the bit "Al Sleet, the hippy-dippy weatherman," containing the memorable joke: "Tonight's forecast: dark.…
“Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers”
"Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers" is one-line saying that comes from aviation. The saying means that, like horoscopes, weather forecasts aren't very accurate.…