Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Talk:Albert EinsteinIf I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the…
"Democalypse" (democracy + apocalypse) was the catchphrase that Comedy Central's The Daily Show applied to the 2012 U.S. presidential election. "Democalypse 2012" aired on…
A "barfly" (also "bar fly") is someone who spends a lot of time in a bar -- often waiting for someone to arrive to pay for the drinks. "Bar fly" has been cited in…
"Barista elbow" is an affliction defined in 2008 as a result from "the motion of yanking the portafilter to secure it onto the espresso machine or applying proper pressure to tamp…
"Down With Runway Food" by Drew Magary was published on Deadspin -- The Concourse on May 2, 2014. Magary referred to food at restaurants so expensive that only the very rich and a few…
"House to let, inquire within; people turned out for drinking gin" became a popular jump-rope rhyme in the 20th century. It originated as a house sign in the 19th century. The New York…
"What has six balls and screws Texans? The Texas Lottery!" is an old joke. Similar jokes have been said about the lotteries in other states. A related joke about the game of bingo is:…
One of the oldest and most popular of lawyer jokes is: What 's black and brown and looks good on a lawyer?A doberman. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1986 and has been included…
Entry in progress -- B.P. 4 April 1996, Daily Herald (Chicago, IL), "Jackson noncommital on starting power forward: Kukoc or Rodman?" by Kent McDill, Sports, sec. 2, pg. 1, col. 2:In the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. 19 December 1995, The Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica), pg. 10B, col. 2:Mr. Barrington Simpson has been a member of the staff since 1971. he joined the JIS family as a Press…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Elk Grove OnlineCity of Elk Grove Executive Branch ~ Too Top Heavy?Deleted Member November 15, 2006 7:53:38 PM PST(...)My paper was entitled “Why Businesses Suffer from…
"Decaf" is short for "decaffeinated," a removing of caffeine from such products as coffee, tea, and soda. Nestlé marketed a product called "Decaf" instant coffee,…
The Kentucky Derby is a race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds that is held the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race lasts a little over two minutes and has…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Zero HedgeFAA Fines Drone Operator For Multiple "Reckless" Crashes In ManhattanSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 05/02/2014 16:40 -0400Filed under - WTF Headline of…
"Nothing saves money like being social" first appeared on Twitter on January 23. 2014. The jocular one-line saying quickly became popular and was printed on snarkEcards TwitterTrevor…
"Being drunk with your best friend(s) is the best kind of drunk" is a popular saying on Twitter. "Being drunk with your best friends is the best kind of drunk" was first cited…
"I don't always have time to study (for exams)...but when I do, I don't" is a joke based on the Dos Equis "Most Interesting Man in the World" advertisement tagline…
"Just when you find the key to the market, they change the locks" is an old Wall Street adage. "The trouble with some guys when they give you the keys to the city they change the…
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong" (or "the obvious is obviously wrong") is a popular stock market saying. If something is obvious to everyone (such as a bullish…