“The will must be stronger than the skill”
American boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) said in his autobiography The Greatest: My Own Story (1975): "Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep…
Archive for 06/2016
“I accidentally swallowed some Scrabble pieces” (joke)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: ScrabbleScrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles bearing a single letter onto a board divided into a 15×15 grid of…
“I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but none of them work”
"I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but none of them work" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "I thought up a lot of jokes about unemployed people,…
“Pigs can fly…They just gotta pay for two seats”
"When pigs fly" is an old saying about an impossibility and a time that never comes. There is a joke: "Pigs can fly... They just gotta pay for two seats." "Pigs CAN fly.…
“I got hit with a can of soda. Fortunately, it was a soft drink”
A "soft drink" isn't necessarily physically soft, but there's a joke: "Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? He was lucky it was a soft…
“Statistics are just people’s stories with the tears wiped away”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Hunter College (New York, NY)Ruth SidelRuth Sidel received her B A. from Wellesley College, her M.S.W. from the Boston University School of Social Work, and her Ph.D. from…
“It’s just a job. I beat people up” (boxing)
American boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), nearing the end of his career, told the New York (NY) Times on April 6, 1977: "It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I…
“Whoa, Nellie!” (“Whoa, Nelly!”)
"Whoa, Nelly!" (or "Whoa, Nellie!") is what a rider might say to a horse to get it to stop. Many horses in the 19th century were called "Nelly." "Whoa,…
“If you believe in 12.5% of the Bible you’re an eighth theist”
"Eighth theist" and "eight theist" are puns for "atheist." "Eighth-Theist (n.) - Someone who only believes in God 12-1/2% of the time" was cited on Twitter…
“If it’s flooded, forget it” (driving on flooded streets)
"If it's flooded, forget it" means that if a street is flooded, it's not safe to drive on. The adage was started by the Queensland (Australia) Fire and Emergency Services in…
“Instant asshole—just add alcohol” (“Instant jackass—just add alcohol”)
"Instant asshole -- just add alcohol" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The buttons have sayings on them: 'Are We Having Fun Yet?' 'Instant…
“It’s impossible to predict the past” (joke)
American political commentator Charles Krauthammer said at a McGill University COnvocation on June 14, 1993: "In the old Soviet Union, where the commissars would routinely rewrite and…
“Why do the French have so many civil wars?”/“So that they can win one.”
France has been invaded several times and there's a classic war joke: Q: Why do the French have so many civil wars?A: So that they can win one. English actor and comedian John Cleese (a…
“How do you make hard cider?”/“Put it in the freezer.”
A joke about hard cider is: Q: How do you make hard cider?A: Put it in the freezer. "How do you make hard cider? .................. Freeze it" was cited on Twitter on April 22, 2011. The…
“What’s worse than 9/11?”/“311.”
Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center are often in questionable taste, but a frequent joke is told about the American rock band 311 (from Omaha, Nebraska):…
“Vote blue, no matter who”
The race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination provided a choice between Hillary Clinton (the establishment candidate) and Bernie Sanders (the anti-establishment candidate). Many Sanders…