“Time to spare? Go by air.” (aviation saying)
Early aviation had so many weather and mechanical delays that someone thought up a popular saying -- "Time to spare? Go by air." "Small wonder his theme song is 'with time to…
Archive for 09/2013
“If you can’t afford a Dodge, dodge a Ford”
"If you can't afford a Dodge, dodge a Ford" is one of the oldest of automotive puns and has been especially popular in Australia and New Zealand. Ford began in 1903 and Dodge began…
“A criminal is a person with predatory instincts without sufficient capital to form a corporation”
"A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation" is a quotation from Howard Scott (1890-1970), an engineer who supported technocracy.…
“Fascism is capitalism in decay”
"Fascism is capitalism in decay" is a quotation that is usually credited to Russian politician Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), but there's no evidence that he ever said it.…
“True terror is waking one morning and discovering your high school class running the country”
"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country" is a quotation that has been credited to American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007).…
“Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself”
American author and critics William Dean Howells (1837-1920) wrote in 1894: "Without it (drink -- ed.), there would be far less poverty than there is, but poverty is a good old American…
“When I exercise, I wear all black—it’s like a funeral for my fat”
"When I exercise I wear all black -- it's like a funeral for my fat" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters. "I wear all black to the gym cause its like a…
“I am pushing sixty—that is enough exercise for me”
"I am pushing fifty/sixty -- that is enough exercise for me" is an old joke. Mark Twain (the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemons, 1835-1910) is frequently credited, but Twain never said…
“Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart”
"Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart" is a quote from boxing champion Gene Tunney (1897-1978) that appeared in the article "It's More Fun to Be Fit" in the…