“A man just assaulted me with milk, cream and butter. How dairy”
"A man just assaulted me with milk, cream and butter. How dairy" (a pun on "dare he") is a jocular line that appears to have started in the United Kingdom in 2010. "I…
Archive for 06/2015
“I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it”
"I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it" is a jocular line that has been printed on ecards. "I used to have a fear of hurdles, but i got over it" was cited on…
“When you’ve seen one shopping center, you’ve seen a mall”
"When you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall" (a pun on "seen them all") is the classic mall joke. "When you've seen one downtown renovation…
“Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting a rest”
"Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting a rest" (a pun on "resisting arrest") is a popular joke that has been cited in print since at least 2005. A…
“I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger, and then it hit me”
"I wondered why the baseball/frisbee was getting bigger, and then it hit me" is a popular Internet joke of unknown authorship. "I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then…
“A dining car is a chew-chew train”
"Chew-chew train" (for "choo-choo train") is an old joke. "This is presumably the dining car of a chew-chew train" was cited in the New York (NY) Times in 1916. A…
Club Row (West 44th Street)
Manhattan's West 44th Street has many clubs, such as the Cornell Club (6 East 44th), the Harvard Club (27 West 44th), the Penn Club (30 West 44th), the New York Yacht Club (37 West 44th), the…
Translaptation (translation + adaptation)
A "translaptation" is a work that is both a translation and an adaptation of the original. Playwright David Ives popularized the term in 2010 with his "translaptation" of the…
“Hang a lantern on your problem”
"Hang a lantern on your problem" was entered into the political lexicon in the 1980s by Chris Matthews, a former chief of staff to Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip…
“Swing hard, in case you hit it”
"Swing hard in case you hit it" is the advice a baseball batter sometimes gets, especially against a hard-throwing pitcher. "Just swing, that's my philosophy," Baltimore…
“Some days, the best thing about my job is that the chair spins”
"Some days, the best things about my job is that the chair spins" is a jocular saying that hasbeenprinted on many gift items, such as posters, ecards and coffee mugs. "Sometimes the…
Land of Opportunity
The United States has often been called the "land of opportunity." The term "land of opportunity" first became cited in this context in the early 1850s. Several areas of the…
“Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have”
"Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. "NEVERRR let the things you want,, make you FORGET the things…
“I just burned 1,200 calories. I forgot the pizza in the oven”
"I just burned 1,200 calories. I forgot the pizza in the oven" is a joke that has been printed on several ecards. "I just burned 800 calories! My microwave fried my Hot Pockets…
“Everyone wants to be black until the cops show up”
"Everyone wants to be black until the cops show up" is a popular saying meaning that black culture is accepted by whites, but whites wouldn't like the part where racist cops show up.…
“Education is no substitute for intelligence”
American science fiction writer Frank Herbert (1920-1986) wrote in Chapterhouse: Dune (1985): "Education is no substitute for intelligence. That elusive quality is defined only in part by…
Knishwich (knish + sandwich)
A "knishwich" (knish + sandwich) is a knish with a filling, such as pastrami or corned beef. The Last Chance Antiques and Cheese Cafe (Tannersville, NY) has served the…
“There ought to be more dancing”
"There ought to be more dancing" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. "There ought to be more dancing" was cited on Twitter on February 17, 2009.…
Big Apple (former official drink of the Belmont Stakes)
A drink called "Big Apple" was very briefly the official drink of the Belmont Stakes in 1976. Frank Tynan, general manager of Belmont Park concessions for the Harry M. Stevens Company,…
Belmont Jewel (official drink of the Belmont Stakes)
The "Belmont Jewel" became the official drink of the Belmont Stakes in 2011. The drink contains bourbon, lemonade and pomegranate juice and is garnished with a lemon wedge or a cherry.…