Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph site)
[See also part one, "Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)," and part two, "Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)," and part four, "Big Apple Corner (sign stolen,…
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Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)
[See also part one, "Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)," and part three, "Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph site)," and part four, "Big Apple Corner (sign stolen,…
Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)
[See also part two, "Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)," and part three, "Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph site)," and part four, "Big Apple Corner (sign…
British Accreditation Registry (“bar” backronym)
The legal "bar"is sometimes said to be an acronym (or backronym) for "British Accredited Registry" or "British Accreditation Registry." "The acronym BAR was…
“We don’t serve black people.”/“That’s OK. I don’t eat them.”
A "joke" was told in the days of racially segregated restaurants: Waitress: We on't serve black people here.Black diner: That's OK. I don't eat them. The joke has been…
“Old journalists never die, they just get de-pressed”
"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…
“Old cooks never die, they just get deranged”
"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…
“I used to be a shoe salesman, but they gave me the boot”
A pun about working as a shoe salesman is: "I used to be a shoe salesman, but they gave me the boot." "I worked in a shoe store, but they gave me the boot" was posted to the…