Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Fellow travelerFellow traveler or fellow traveller is a derogatory term referring to a person who sympathizes with the beliefs of an organization or cooperates…
"Nutpicking" (nut + nitpicking/cherry-picking) means to selectively take (or "cherry-pick") one person (a "nut") or that person's comment to represent an entire…
"Serious as a snake bite" (or "serious as a snakebite") means very serious, indeed. A snake bite could cause serious illness or death -- and Texas has plenty of snakes. The…
"Fair-to-middling" is an expression for something that is about average (fair) or only slightly above average (middling). "Fair to Midland" is a pun on the expression, using the…
"Lieberal" (lie + liberal) is a derogatory nickname for a liberal, used by those who believe that liberal values and liberal ideas are lies (or that liberal politicians lie). The term…
"Annoy a liberal -- work hard & be happy" has been a bumper sticker slogan since at least 1994. The conservative message means that liberals don't like to work and prefer being…
"Annoy a conservative -- think for yourself" has been a bumper sticker slogan since at least 2004. The liberal message means that talk radio and television (such as Fox News) tells…
"Liberals don't care what you do as long as it's mandatory," wrote Richard K. "Dick" Armey in his book, The Freedom Revolution (1995). Armey, a Republican U.S.…
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was founded in 1920, with the mission "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the…
"Farm-to-table" (or, without the hyphens, "farm to table") is a term that indicates that the restaurant (or other place of eating) uses fresh ingredients, locally grown and…
"Roof-to table" (sometimes written without hyphens as "roof to table" and less-frequently written as "rooftop-to-table") indicates that the food comes from a rooftop…
"Where the hell is Elroy, Texas?" is a bumper sticker slogan of Wyman Gilliam, owner of Wild Bubba's Wild Game Grill in Elroy. The small community of Elroy is located in Travis…
Wild Bubba's Wild Game Grill in Elroy, Texas, specializes in "fried coyote tail." The owner, William Gilliam ('Wild Bubba"), described the food: ""They're…
"No matther whether th' constitution follows h' flag or not, th' Supreme Coort follows th' election returns" wrote Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) in 1901, through his…
"There is no such thing as a cheap politician" is sometimes called "Ferdinand Lundberg's Law," after New York University professor and author Ferdinand Lundberg…
"Get re-elected" was called "the first law for officeholders" by Harold Faber, in a 1968 article on humorous "laws" for the New York (NY) Times. 'Get…
"Government expands to absorb revenue, and then some" was labeled "Wicker's Law" by New York (NY) Times political writer Tom Wicker, in a book review article…
Government budgets and government programs tend to grow. Small projects or programs get approved and then vastly increase in size. "An elephant is a mouse built to government…
"No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney" means that you still get "baloney" (nonsense), no matter how little you take of it. Variety slang writer Jack Conway…
Politicians don't like to admit when they're wrong. "Often in error, but never in doubt" (or "Often wrong, but never in doubt") is a saying that's been used by…