Income Reduction Service (Internal Revenue Service or IRS nickname)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects revenue for the United States federal government. The IRS taxes income, and the IRS nickname of "Income Reduction Service" has been used…
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Utica: Half-Moon (cookie)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Utica foods include chicken riggies and jelly buns. Wikipedia: Black and white cookieHistory and difference from half-moonsThe exact origin of the black-and-white…
Utica: Jelly Bun
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Utica foods include chicken riggies and half-moon cookies. Holland Farms Bakery & Deli (Yorkville, NY)Jelly Buns, Jelly Buns, Squishy whishy Jelly Buns, Holland…
Iowa: I Owe the World an Apology (backronym)
The "Iowa" state name comes from the Native American "Ioway" tribes, but some people give it a backronym (back acronym). ""I Owe the World an Apology" is an Iowa…
Iowa: Idiots Out Wandering Around (backronym)
The "Iowa" state name comes from the Native American "Ioway" tribes, but some people give it a backronym (back acronym). ""Idiots Out Walking/Wandering Around" is…
Rochester: Rottenchester (nickname)
The city of Rochester, in western New York (not Rochester, Minnesota), is sometimes given the unflattering nicknamed of "Rottenchester" (rotten + Rochester). 'Rottenchester" was…
Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Lakes (nickname)
The country of Finland has long been known for its many lakes -- estimated to number over 187,000 lakes, and there is also a Finnish lake district. "Land of the thousand lakes" was a…
Syracuse: Sewercuse (nickname)
The city of Syracuse, New York -- also Syracuse University -- is sometimes given the unflattering nickname of "Sewercuse" (sewer + Syracuse). "In winter, it's Siberacuse, spring…
Poughkeepsie: Po-Town (nickname)
The city of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, New York, often has its name written as "Po-town" or "Po'town." "Po-town" was cited in the Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal…
“Did you hear about the Italian chef? He pasta way”
It's one of the most popular of pasta puns: "Did you hear about the Italian chef? he pasta way." "Pasta way" was cited in a 1967 newspaper. "Did you hear about the…
“Why did the chef take his own life?”/“Because he lost the huile d’olive.”
"Huile d'olive" (French for "olive oil") sounds like "will to live," prompting the joke: Q: Why did the chef take his own life?A: Because he lost huile…