Fornicaboobery (Fornickaboobery)
Pima County (AZ) Sheriff Clarence Dupnik didn't like Arizona's new immigration law, calling it "political fornic(k)aboobery" in April 2010. "Fornic(k)aboobery" appears…
Archive for 04/2010
“What do they call Chinese food in China?”
"What do they call Chinese food in China?" is an old joke query. The answer is "food." The background to the joke is that Americanized Chinese food is very different than the…
“No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back”
"No matter how hard you hug your moeny, it never hugs (you) back" has been cited in print since 1992. The financial saying is of unknown origin. Google News Archive6 July 1992,…
“The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men”
"The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men" is often credited to Samuel Adams (1722-1803), who wrote this in a letter to James Warren, dated November 4,…
Shrimp Wiggle (Lobster Wiggle)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksReliable Receipts: for the housewifeBy First Baptist Church (Gloucester, Mass.) Gloucester, MA: Printed at the Cape Ann Breeze Office1900 Pg. 21:Shrimp…
MFM (MSM nickname)
"MFM" (Motherfucking Media) is a derogatory nickname for MSM (Mainstream Media). "MFM" was first used on the conservative blog Ace of Spades HQ on April 26-27, 2010. Ace of…
Undocumented Democrat (illegal alien nickname)
Republicans have often claimed that the Democrat Party is the political party of illegal immigration. One joke is that they're no longer called "illegal aliens," but are now called…
“He can run, but he can’t hide” (“You can run, but you can’t hide”)
"He can run, but he can't hide" is a famous statement of boxing champion Joe Louis (1913-1981). Louis had won a tough 13-round fight by knockout against Billy Conn (1917-1993) in…
“If not us, who? If not now, when?”
"If not us, who? If not now, when?" This quotation is similar to what Rabbi Hillel the Elder wrote in the Pirkay Avot: "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And when I am for…
“A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation”
"A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation" is credited to American preacher James Freeman Clarke (1810-1888), whose authorship was cited in 1870. The…
“If pro and con are opposites, is Congress the opposite of progress?”
A popular pro/con joke goes: "If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con,' what's the opposite of progress?" The joke about Congress dates to at least 1880, when it was…
Birther or Birfer (presidential citizenship skeptic)
Only a natural born citizen can become the president of the United States. President Barack Obama had a father from Kenya and some people believed that Obama was born in Kenya, making him…
Tenther (Tenth Amendment to the Constitution adherent)
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States…
Truther or Troofer/Trufer (9/11 Truth movement follower)
A "truther" is a follower of the "9/11 Truth" movement -- individuals who are skeptical of the official story that two airplanes hijacked by Islamic terrorists brought down…
Frying Pan Circuit (small-time racetracks)
The “frying pan circuit” (also called the “leaky roof circuit”) referred to the small-time racetracks in horceracing. The “frying pan circuit” was the opposite of the “Big Apple”…
Pole Tax (homophone of “poll tax”)
"Pole tax" sounds like "poll tax," but it's quite different. A "poll tax" is a tax affixed per person that has often (in the 19th century) been linked with the…
Leaky Roof Circuit (small-time racetracks)
The "leaky roof circuit" (also called the "frying pan circuit") referred to the small-time racetracks in horceracing, but the term was also used in baseball and ice hockey. The…
Run for the Roses (Kentucky Derby)
The Kentucky Derby has been called the "Run for the Roses," after the red rose that has been the official flower of the Kentucky Derby since 1904. A rose garland (with white and pink…
Run for the Carnations (Belmont Stakes)
The Belmont Stakes (the third race of horseracing's Triple Crown) has been called the 'Run for the Carnations." The Kentucky Derby (the first race of the Triple Crown) has long been…
Susie-Q or Suzie-Q or Suzy-Q (dance)
"Susie-Q" (also spelled ""Suzie-Q"and "Suzy-Q") began in 1936 as a dance, then became the title of a 1936 song ("Doin' the Suzie Q")by hardin…