In-and-Out List
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: The List: What's In and OutThe List: What's In and Out is a U.S. pop culture list published annually by The Washington Post newspaper, on or near New…
Archive for 02/2015
Fashion Victim (FV)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Fashion victimFashion Victim is a term claimed to have been coined by Oscar de la Renta that is used to identify a person who is unable to identify commonly…
Cat Pack
Entry in progress -- B.P.Rat Pack 23 November 1971, Aberdeen (SD) American-News, "Earl Wilson's New York," pg. 4, col. 5:Women's Wear Daily launched a "Cat Pack" of…
Frog Pond (La Grenouille nickname)
La Grenouille (French for "the frog") is a French restaurant at 3 East 52nd Street in Manhattan that opened in 1962. The restaurant became quickly popular with the fashion industry.…
“Guards win games, but forwards win championships” (basketball adage)
"Guards win games" is an adage used in both college and NBA basketball. Guards control the ball and the tempo of the game and could help a team win the collegiate championship.…
“If you attack the establishment long enough, they make you a member”
American humorist Art Buchwald (1925-2007) often poked fun at the Washington establishment in his newspaper column in the Washington (DC) Post, "If you attack the establishment long enough and…
“My wife’s credit card was stolen…” (joke)
"My wife's credit card was stolen, but I'm not going to report it," a husband says in this old joke. "Whoever stole it spends less than she does." The joke was cited…
Cider Bar
A cider bar serves ciders, such as apple cider and pear cider. "Cider bar and lunch counter" ws cited in print in 1906. During the Prohibition (1920-1933) in the United States, cider bars…
Cidery (cider winery)
A "cider winery" or "cidery" is a place where cider is produced. "In fact, at the largest cider winery ('cidery' is the usual term) in North America" was…
Teabilly (tea party participant + hillbilly)
A "teabilly" (tea party participant + hillbilly) is an unsophisticated person who believes in tea party issues, such as limited government. The term, like "hillbilly," is…
“F/8 and be there” (photography adage)
"F/8 and be there" is a famous adage of photographic journalism. "f/8" is a standard lens aperture; the important part of taking news photographs is, therefore, to "be…
“There is no Catholic way to cook a hamburger”
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told Villanova University on October 16, 2007: "There is no such thing as a 'Catholic judge.' The bottom line is that the Catholic faith…
American-in-Waiting
"American-in-waiting" is a term for a person who is in the United States and is waiting to be an American citizen or waiting for a work/study permit; similar names include…
“You can’t cook with cold grease” (boxing adage)
"You can't cook with cold grease" means that one should (usually proverbially) turn up the heat, or make things more intense. The Chicago (IL) Tribune cited in 1982: "Aaron…
“A magician was driving down the road. Then he turned into a driveway”
A popular joke involves a magician and transportation: "A magician was driving down the road. Then he turned into a driveway." The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007.…
“Never meet a champion for the first time in the winner’s circle”
“We will never meet a champion for the first time on the podium" is a slogan of Scott Russell of CBC Sports (Canada). Russell explained in April 2012: "We'll never meet a champion…
“Who are you wearing?” (fashion question)
American comedian and television host Joan Rivers (1933-2014) was known for her E! red carpet interviews of celebrities at awards programs, asking them, "Who are you wearing?" The…
“The envelope, please” (awards show saying)
Awards shows such as the Oscars (Hollywood) and Tonys (Broadway) have a person announce the nominees in a category, and then that person usually says, "The envelope, please." This…
“Day school tuition is the best form of birth control” (joke)
Many Jewish parents try to sent their children to a yeshiva (Jewish day school), but tuition is expensive. A popular joke in the Orthodox community is that day school tuition is the best form of…
“What happens if we invest money to develop our people and they leave?”
A classic business conversation is when the owner or manager (a CEO or a CFO) asks, "What if we train our workers and they leave?" The Human Resources Manager responds, "What if we…