Outhouse Steakback (Outback Steakhouse nickname)
Outback Steakhouse is a restaurant chain that began in Tampa, Florida, in 1988. The nickname "Outhouse Steakback" is a ""spoonerism" (or transposition) of the compunds…
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Bed Bath & Beyoncé or Bloodbath & Beyond (Bed Bath & Beyond nickname)
Bed Bath & Beyond is a home products retailer, formed in 1971 and headquartered in Union, New Jersey. The nickname "Bloodbath & Beyond" comes from an episode of television…
We Be Toys (Toys “R” Us nickname)
This joke about the black English dialect (African American Vernacular English) appeared by at least 1986: Heard about the new toy store in Harlem? It's called "We Be Toys." There is…
Jacques Penné or Jean Claude Penné or Jacques Pennay (JCPenney nickname)
JCPenney, a department store, was founded by James Cash Penney in 1902 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The faux French nickname of "Jacques Penné" (or Jacques Pennay) for "J. C. Penney"…
Home Despot (Home Depot nickname)
Home Depot is a home improvement/construction chain store that began at Marietta, Georgia, in 1978. The nickname "Home Despot" has been cited in print since at least 1989 and has been…
Texas Roadkill (Texas Roadhouse nickname)
Texas Roadhouse is a chain restaurant, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The restaurant has been nicknamed "Texas Roadkill" since at least 1997. Texas Roadhouse actually has a dish…
Texas Outhouse (Texas Roadhouse nickname)
Texas Roadhouse is a chain restaurant, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The restaurant has been nicknamed "Texas Outhouse" since at least 2004. Another nickname of Texas Roadhouse…
Aunt Sally’s Boutique (Salvation Army nickname)
The Salvation Army was founded in 1865; its thrift stores raise money on donations of gentlely used items. The nickname "Aunt Sally" for the Salvation Army's thrift store in New York…
Bank of Assholes (Bank of America nickname)
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). Critics of Bank of America have given it the unflattering nickname of…
Skank of America (Bank of America nickname)
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). Critics of Bank of America have given it the unflattering nickname of…
BK Lounge (Burger King nickname)
Burger King is a fast food chain restaurant that began in 1953. The nickname "BK Lounge" (a jocular use. giving the restaurant an illusion of class) has been cited in print since at least…
Crapplebee’s (Applebee’s nickname)
Applebee's is a popular chain restaurant that was founded in 1980. The nickname "Crapplebee's" has been used since at least 1999. Wikipedia: Applebee'sApplebee’s…
“Open the hangar, here comes the airplane!” (opening a child’s mouth for food)
"Open the hangar -- here comes the airplane!" is what a parent says to a young child to open the child's mouth (the "hangar") for food (the "airplane"). The…
“Open the tunnel, here comes the train!” (opening a child’s mouth for food)
"Open the tunnel -- here comes the train!" is what a parent says to a young child to open the child's mouth (the "tunnel") for food (the "train"). "Open the…
“Open the garage, here comes the car!” (opening a child’s mouth for food)
"Open the garage -- here comes the car!" is what a parent says to a young child to open the child's mouth (the "garage") for food (the "car"). The line was used…
“War doesn’t determine who’s right, only who’s left”
"War doesn't determine who's right, only who's left" is a popular anti-war slogan, cited in print from at least 1932-1933. The saying is often credited to philosopher…
“Buy the worst house in the best neighborhood” (real estate adage)
"Buy the worst house in the best neighborhood" is a real estate adage cited in print since at least 1972. The theory is that the best neighborhood is always desirable, and home…
“You can build a throne with bayonets, but it’s difficult to sit on it”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Yale Book of QuotationsEdited by Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven, CT: Yale University Press2006Pg. 382:William Ralph IngeEnglish prelate and author,…
“Anything is deductible until you’re audited”
"Anything/Everything is deductible until you're audited" is a tax saying that has been cited in print since at least 2003. The saying means that the taxpayer can make a plausible…
Turd Sandwich
A “turd sandwich” is something unpalatable that, for some reason or other, is being served up. The term was popularized on the "Douche and Turd" episode of the television show South…