“All Cows Eat Grass” (ACEG music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P. EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy Deserve Favor/Favour,” "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge," "Every Good Boy Does Fine," "Every Girl Bakes…
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“Good Boys Do Fine Always” (GBDFA music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Another GBDFA mnemonic is "Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart." An ACEG mnemonic is "All Cows Eat Grass." EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy…
“Every Girl Bakes Delicious Fudge” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Every Girl Bakes Delicious Fudge" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Elephants Got Big Dirty Feet” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Elephants Got Big Dirty Feet" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy Deserve…
“Elvis’ Guitar Broke Down Friday” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Elvis' Guitar Broke Down Friday" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Good Burritos Don’t Fall Apart” (GBDFA music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Another GBDFA mnemonic is "Good Boys Do Fine Always." An ACEG mnemonic is "All Cows Eat Grass." EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy Deserve…
“Every Good Burger Deserves Fries” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Every Good Burger Deserves Fries" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the lines of the treble clef. Other EGBDF mnemonics include "Every Good Boy…
“Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge” (EGBDF music mnemonic)
Fudge was popularized by Vassar College in 1893 and quickly became a favorite food among boys and girls. "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge" is a mnemonic for E-G-B-D-F, the notes on the…
“What rhymes with orange?”/“No, it doesn’t.”
"Rhymes with orange" is something that people have been trying to figure out since at least the 1800s. A jocular riddle is: Q: What rhymes with orange?A: No, it doesn't. "No, it…
“Coincidence is the word we use when we can’t see the levers and the pulleys”
American science fiction and fantasy author Emma Bull wrote in the novel Bone Dance: A Fantasy for Technophiles (1991): "Coincidence is the word we use when we can't see the levers and…
“Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play”
The song "Cheek to Cheek" (1935) by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) popularized "dancing cheek-to-cheek." A joke is: "Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play."…
Fraud and Death Administration (Food and Drug Administration or FDA nickname)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been nicknamed by some critics as the "Fraud and Death Administration" since at least June 15, 1996, when this was posted to the newsgroup…
Federal Death Administration (Food and Drug Administration or FDA nickname)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was popularly nicknamed the "Federal Death Administration" in 1988, when some critics complained about its slow approval of drugs to fight…
“What’s ‘excuse me’?” (New Yorker joke)
A popular New Yorker or Israeli joke has a reporter ask several people, "Excuse me, what's your opinion of the meat shortage?" "What's 'opinion'?" asks the…
“Fat people who get offended by fat jokes should lighten up”
A fat joke about fat jokes is: Fat people who get offended by fat jokes should really lighten up." "You fat people who get offended when people make fat jokes around you I have two words…
“What did one oar say to the other?”/“Are you up for a little row-mance?”
A popular Valentine's Day riddle is: Q: What did one oar say to the other?A: Are you up for a little row-mance? The joke was posted to the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on February 14, 2004 and has…
“40 is the new 30, but try telling that to a speed camera”
"40 is the new 30, but try telling that to a speed camera" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on GIFs. The joke has been cited in cited in print since at least 2007. The…
“If you want a job in the moisturiser industry, the best advice I can give is to apply daily”
How often should you apply for the same job? "If you want to work for a company that makes moisturizer, the best thing to do is to apply daily" was posted on Twitter on November 5, 2012.…
“Why are waiters good at math?”/“They know all their tables.”
A riddle about knowing multiplication tables is: Q: Why are waiters good at math?A: They know all their tables. The joke was included in a 1983 book on riddles and puns. Google BooksRemember the a…