Megatall (a skyscraper over 600 meters or 1,968 feet tall)
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines a building as “megatall” if it is over 600 meters (1,968 feet) in height. A "supertall" building is one over 300 meters (984…
Archive for 07/2015
Quarterly Capitalism
"Quarterly capitalism" means the same thing as "short-termism" -- overreliance on quarterly reports and quarterly profits rather than long term planning. "Capitalism, for…
“Your life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change”
Motivational speaker and author Jim Rohn (1930-2009) has been credited with the following advice: "You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me?…
“If you hate waking up on Mondays, change your job”
"If you hate Mondays, you should change your job" was cited on Twitter on June 15, 2009. "If Sunday doesnot excite you ... Change your Friends. | if Monday doesn't motivate you…
“Write two letters” (blaming predecessor joke)
According to an old joke, Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) gave to Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) -- or a corporate CEO gives to a successor -- two letters to open in case of emergency and extreme…
FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google)
CNBC Mad Money host Jim Cramer went on CNBC's Off the Charts on February 5, 2013 and coined the acronym "FANG" -- Facebook, Amazon.com, Netflix and Google. Cramer said that these…
Supertall (a skyscraper over 300 meters or 984 feet tall)
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines a building as "supertall" if it is over 300 meters (984 feet) in height. A "megatall" building is one over 600 meters…
“No bucks, no Buck Rogers” (space industry adage)
"No bucks, no Buck Rogers" is a popular space industry adage meaning that unless there is money (such as from the federal government), there can be no space adventures (like Buck Rogers,…
“What do you call a beautiful woman on a trombonist’s arm?”/“A tattoo.”
A popular joke is told about trombonists: Q: What do you call a beautiful woman on a trombonist's arm?A: A tattoo. The trombonist version has been told since at least 2000, but same joke has…
“How can you tell when a lawyer is well hung” (lawyer joke)
A popular women's joke about men is: Q: How can you tell when a man is well-hung?A: When you can just barely slip your finger in between his neck and the noose. The joke has been cited in…
Social Justice Warrior (SJW)
A "social justice warrior" (SJW) originally meant someone who protests for justice in society, but later (about 2009) became a pejorative term. "The sensitive male writ large as…
Avodog (avocado + hot dog)
An "avodog" (or "avo dog") is a hot dog topped with avocado. The Chilean Avocado Importers Association introduced the "avo dog" at Dodger Stadium in 2006. The Peruvian…
“Capitalist hell or Communist hell” (joke)
A popular joke about "Capitalist hell vs. Communist hell" was told by a Polish newspaper in 1957. The joke was often told about the Soviet Union and is still told when citizens of a…
Day 7—Saturday
The following words or phrases are about Saturday: “Better days are coming. They are called Saturday and Sunday”“Better days are just around the corner. They are called Friday, Saturday and…
Day 6—Friday
The following words or phrases are about Friday: “After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF”“Better days are just around the corner. They are called Friday, Saturday and…
Day 5—Thursday
The following words or phrases are about Thursday: “After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF”“Better days are just around the corner. They are called Friday, Saturday and…
Day 4—Wednesday
The following words or phrases are about Wednesday: “A Wednesday with no rain is a dry hump day”“After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF”“Always keep a bottle of wine in the…
Day 3—Tuesday
The following words or phrases are about Tuesday: “(I will gladly pay you Tuesday for) A hamburger today”“A Tuesday after a holiday is like a double whammy Monday”“After Monday and…
Day 2—Monday
The following words or phrases are about Monday: “A case of the Mondays” (school/work saying)“A Tuesday after a holiday is like a double whammy Monday”“After Monday and Tuesday, even the…
Day 1—Sunday
The following words or phrases are about Sunday: “A hypocrite is a fellow who is not himself on Sundays”“A hypocrite is a person who is not himself on Sunday”“A hypocrite is someone…