"The toes you step on today may be connected to the ass you will have to kiss tomorrow" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters and ecards. "Beware the toes you…
"First Attempt In Learning" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "fail." The "fail" backronym has been printed on many posters. "FAIL most def.. First…
American journalist and historian David Halberstam told a town meeting at Yale University in November 1974 that television condenses the news. If Moses had received the Ten Commandments in the…
"I'm not fat -- I'm just so sexy, it overflows" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters and ecards. The saying has been on Twitter since September 21, 2010.…
"Don't/Never hook with a hooker" is a boxing adage. The origin of the expression is unknown, but it was applied at the "Fight of the Century" between Muhammad Ali and Joe…
Sports apparel manufacturers had a standard method when adding a women's line -- to take the men's product, shrink it, and then color it pink. The process became known in the sportswear…
The "airport test" (also called the "Pittsburgh airport test") is one tool of employee selection. The interviewer asks himself or herself how it would feel being snowed in at…
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does Keep going!" has been printed on many posters, with credit usually given to Brooklyn-born humorist Sam Levenson (1911-1980). Levenson included…
"Don't count the days, make the days count" is a saying that has been printed on many posters, with credit often given to American boxer Muhammad Ali. If Ali ever said it, he…
A "gymaholic" (gym + -aholic) is someone who likes to work out in a gym. "Tall, good-looking man, 43, gymaholic" was cited in a 1988 personal advertisement in New York magazine.…
It's often said that "the stock market is a barometer of business." "The stock market is the true barometer" was cited in 1851. "The stock market is a barometer by…
"Don't be upset by/with the results you didn't get from/with the work you didn't do" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been…
One day in August 2014 was a disaster for the arbitrage trade. The day was quickly dubbed "Arbageddon" or "arbageddon" (arbitrage + Armageddon). "On a day some traders…
North Carolina State won the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament (a single elimination tournament) in 1983 with a memorable upset victory on a last-second shot. Queens, New York-born N.C. State…
"Overbought can become more overbought" (or "overbought can stay overbought") is a Wall Street adage. If people are still buying, then it might still be time to buy.…
"Joe College" is a college boy. The term was first used to a college-age boy who devotes much time to extra curricular activities; later use of "Joe College" has placed less…
"Oversold can become more oversoldt" (or "oversold can stay oversold") is a Wall Street adage. If people are still selling, then it might still be time to sell. "Oversold…
"All show and no go" means someone (such as an athlete) or something (such as a race car) that looks good, but doesn't have a winning performance. "All show -- no go" was…
A person who can "steal a hot stove and then come back for the smoke" is a brazen criminal. Not surprisingly, the remark has often been directed at politicians. American playwright,…
Gerald Cohen of the University of Missouri-Rolla (now named Missouri University of Science and Technology) published Origin of New York City's Nickname "The Big Apple" in 1991. The…