“Eat well, travel often”
"Eat well, travel often" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "'Eat well. Travel Often.' via Ian Coyle from Superheroes, Inc at the September DSVC Lecture.…
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“I’ve always wanted to spend money lavishly, but I never thought it would be on sugar, milk, bread”
The high price of groceries is reflected in this joke in "The Girls," a syndicated newspaper comic strip by Franklin Folger that was printed on December 23, 1974: (Two women talking,…
“I’ll control my guns. You control your kids”
"I'll control my guns. You control your kids" is a pro-Second Amendment saying that has been printed on many images. "Seen a sign today that said 'You control your kids,…
“Eat well, work hard, travel often, stay humble”
"Eat well, travel often" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "'Eat well. Travel Often.' via Ian Coyle from Superheroes, Inc at the September DSVC Lecture.…
“By law, you are required to turn on your headlights if it’s raining in Sweden” (joke)
Sometimes there is a local law requiring that a car's headlights be turned on when it's raining. A joke about this was posted on Twitter by Roy Beale on March 7, 2015: "By law, you…
“Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success. Health is the new wealth”
"Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success. Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool" is a collection of four sayings printed on many images. "Maybe…
“I see the price of Oxo cubes has shot up again. The stock market’s gone crazy”
The Oxo company manufactures beef stock cubes, among other products. There have been several Oxo puns mentioning the "stock" market. "Retweeting @andrewsayer: I see the price of Oxo…
“What do you get from a drunk chicken?”/“Scotch eggs.”
"Scotch eggs" don't contain Scotch whisky, but there's a riddle: Q: What do you get from a drunk chicken?A: Scotch eggs. The Scotch eggs joke was posted on the newsgroup…
“All mushrooms are edible, but some mushrooms are only edible once”
"All mushrooms are edible, some only once" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "All mushrooms are edible. Of course there are some you'll…
“What do you call Dracula with hay fever?”/“The pollen Count.”
The pollen count has nothing to do with Count Dracula, but there have been jokes. "Pollen Count Dracula" was posted on Twitter on March 5, 2011. "The pollen count is Dracula!…
“Who do Texan Muslims worship?”/“Y’allah.” (y’all + Allah)
"Y'allah" is a portmanteau word of 'y'all" ("you all") and "Allah" (the Arabic word for "God"). "In N.Texas there are schools that…
“What is a feminist’s favorite fruit?”/“Mango.”
"Mango" (a fruit) sounds like "man go." "'M is for mango.' 'The feminists favourite'" was published in a 2005 book. A riddle was posted on Twitter…
“Kindness is the new cool”
"Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success. Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool" is a collection of four sayings printed on many images. "Maybe…
“The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it”
“Running away from any problem only increases the distance from the solution. The easiest way to escape from the problem is to solve it" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Running away from any problem only increases the distance from the solution”
“Running away from any problem only increases the distance from the solution. The easiest way to escape from the problem is to solve it" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Adversity introduces a man to himself”
"Adversity introduces a man to himself" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has frequently been credited to German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein…
“You can put literally any topping other than cheese on a hamburger and it’s still a hamburger”
A hamburger with cheese on it is not longer a hamburger -- it's a cheeseburger. However, you can load a hamburger up with ketchup, mustard, onions, lettuce, pickles and more, and it's…
“New York is an exciting town where something is happening all the time, most of it unsolved”
"New York is an exciting town. It’s where things happen...from the United Nations to the opening nights on Broadway," a newspaper published in 1969. American television host and…
“Summer is the season when a man thinks he can cook better on an outdoor grill”
"Summer is the season when a man thinks he can cook better on an outdoor grill than his wife can on an indoor stove" is a jocular saying that has been cited in print since at least 1995.…
“On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key”
"On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "On the Keyboard of Life, Always Keep One Finger on the…