“If you need two yards, he’ll get you two yards…” (running back joke)
It's sometimes said of a powerful, short-yardage runner in football that, "If you need two yards, he'll get you two yards. If you need seven yards, he'll get you two…
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Little Pittsburgh (East New York, Brooklyn)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Another New York City "Little Pittsburgh" is Hunts Point, in the Bronx. Wikipedia: East New York, BrooklynEast New York is a residential neighborhood in the…
Little Pittsburgh (Hunts Point, Bronx)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Another New York City "Little Pittsburgh" is East New York, Brooklyn. Wikipedia: Hunts Point, BronxHunts Point is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the…
“I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places” (joke)
New York City has some tough neighborhoods. "I told the doctor I broke my arm/leg/nose in two places," a comedian sometimes says. "The doctor told me to quit going to those…
Globe Square and Telegram Square (formerly in lower Manhattan)
"Globe Square" was named in 1911 after The Globe newspaper (also called The New York Evening Globe and The Globe and Commercial Advertiser, located at Dey Street, from Greenwich Street to…
“The 2nd Amendment is my gun permit”
"The 2nd Amendment is my gun permit" is a saying that has been printed on posters and T-shirts. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states: "A well regulated…
Truth Bomb (Truth Bomber; Truth Bombing)
A "truth bomb" is an attack of the truth (or what one believes to be the ruth) upon an enemy. "Truth bomb" and "T-bomb" were cited in print in 1950, in the hydrogen…
“Politics doesn’t make strange bedfellows—marriage does”
"Politics makes strange bedfellows" is an old saying. "Politics makes strange bedfellows and marriage estranged ones" was cited in print in 1903. "Marriage makes stranger…
“Politicians should wear Nascar-like uniforms to show their sponsors”
Progressive columnist and radio host said in April 1995: "Here's my idea: Like NASCAR race drivers or PGA golfers, why not require each of the candidates to cover their clothing,…
Organic Tanking
"Tanking" is when a sports team loses, usually with the intention of getting a high pick in the player draft after the season ends. Winning would probably not put the team in playoff…
“Speeches are like babies—easy to conceive, hard to deliver”
"Speeches are like babies -- easy to conceive, hard to deliver" is sometimes credited to the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 – 322 BC), but it's not known that he said it.…
“He who kills time murders opportunity”
“He who kills time, murders opportunity’’ has been cited in print since at least 1898. Authorship is unknown. Frederick H. Seymour is sometimes credited as the author, but it's not known…
“America is where a young man can start at the bottom and work his way into a hole”
"America is where a young man can start at the bottom and work his way into a hole" is a jocular one-line saying that has been cited in print since at least 1963. It originated in the…
“Three men walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." There are several jokes about two or three men walking into a bar and ducking (or not…
Net Worthless (net worth + worthless)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban Dictionarynet-worthlessadj. - 1) lacking a single asset, broke, -ness, the condition of being net-worthless 2) lacking the ability to build valueA recent balance and…
“If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Harry ShearerHarry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice actor, musician, author, radio host, director and…
Sprots (misspelling of “sports”)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google Groups: rec.video.satellite.tvroNeed new C-Band subscription, HELPPaul Dowgewicz 6/11/01(...) The problem I have with NPS is that you have to buy Fox Sprots…
Telegram Square and Globe Square (formerly in lower Manhattan)
"Globe Square" was named in 1911 after The Globe newspaper (also called The New York Evening Globe and The Globe and Commercial Advertiser, located at Dey Street, from Greenwich Street to…
“I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are” (poem)
"I'd rather be a Could Be, If I cannot be an Are" is a poem that Brooklyn-born author Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) published in the book Iole (1905). The poem was reprinted in many…
“It was so cold in New York that the flashers were only describing themselves”
"It was so cold in New York, flashers were only describing themselves" is a classic New York City joke about cold weather. The joke has often been credited to late night television…