Month 12—December
The following words or phrases are about December: DECEMBER“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons”“Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to…
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Month 11—November
The following words or phrases are about November: NOVEMBER“Apple orchards, autumn skies, hot chocolate, and pumpkin pies”“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other…
Month 10—October
The following words or phrases are about October: OCTOBER“Apparently, the clocks go back in October. I can’t remember where I got mine from!”“Apple orchards, autumn skies, hot chocolate,…
Month 09—September
The following words or phrases are about September: SEPTEMBER“A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye”“A falling leaf is summer’s wave goodbye”“Apple orchards,…
Month 08—August
The following words or phrases are about August: AUGUST“August already? September is practically next week. Time to pick out a Halloween costume”“August is just gold wind”“August is like…
Month 07—July
The following words or phrases are about July: JULY“Dear Summer, stop showing off. We get it. You’re hot”“Dear Weather, stop showing off. We get it. You’re hot”"Every summer has a…
Month 06—June
The following words or phrases are about June: JUNE“Doctor: This may hurt. Me: June doesn’t look much better”“Don’t prune in May or June” (gardening adage)“(I Like New York in June)…
Month 05—May
The following words or phrases are about May: MAY“April showers bring May mud”“April showers bring May mud puddles”“Boss, can I have a week off around Christmas?” (joke)“Cinco de…
Month 04—April
The following words or phrases are about April: APRIL“April is the kindest month. April gets you out of your head and out working in the garden”“April showers bring May mud”“April showers…
Month 03—March
The following words or phrases are about March: MARCH“Ain’t it weird liberals celebrate Women’s History Month when they can’t even tell you what a woman is”“Don’t believe what you see…
Month 02—February
The following words or phrases are about February: FEBRUARY“I’m sorry for the things I said when it was winter”“It’s officially ‘once I get home I ain’t coming back out’…
Month 01—January
The following words or phrases are about January: JANUARY“As January goes, so goes the year” or “January Barometer” (Wall Street proverb)“Dry January is going well for me so far. I’ve…
Disneyland of Dairy Stores (Stew Leonard’s nickname)
Stew Leonard's is a supermarket chain that began in 1969 in Connecticut, but also has a store in Yonkers, New York. The store has been called the "Disneyland of dairy stores" because…
“It was an emotional wedding. Even the cake was in tiers”
"It was an emotional wedding. Even the cake was in tiers," goes an old joke. "Angie (Dickinson -- ed.) said even the wedding cake was in tiers" was cited in a 1973 newspaper.…
Kalemole (kale + guacamole)
"Kalemole" is "kale guacamole" -- regular guacamole with pieces of kale added. A recipe for "kale-a-mole" was cited in 2011. "Kalemole" or…
“A skeleton walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One popular joke is: "A skeleton walks into a bar and says, 'Bartender, give me a…
“How much does a pirate pay for corn?”/“A buccaneer.”
"Buccaneer" sounds like "buck an ear," leading to the joke: Q: How much does a pirate pay for corn?A: A buccaneer. "Buccaneer is too much to pay for corn" was cited in…
“Country as cornflakes” (“Country as corn flakes”)
General Mills introduced the product "Country Corn Flakes" in 1962. A list of "Southern Sayings" became popular on the Internet in 2000 and #9 was: "He's as country as…
“Country as cornbread” (“Country as corn bread”)
“Country as cornbread” (or “country as corn bread") means something that is genuinely country. The expression "country as cornbread" has been cited in print since at least…
App Economy
The term "app economy" became popular in 2008 and 2009, with the development of mobile applications ("apps"). "The 3 U's: A Model for 'Advertising' in the…