“Scientists turn back time and end up with ‘emit’”
Scottish-born Canadian actor and improvisational comedian Colin Mochrie, playing a weird newscaster, said on the UK television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? on August 6, 2013: "Our top story:…
Archive for 03/2019
Sweet Alice (milk)
"Sweet Alice" was soda jerk slang for a glass of milk. "A glass of milk is just 'Sweet Alice' to him (a soda jerker -- ed.)" was printed in the Miami (FL) Daily News…
JD (chocolate milk)
"J. D." was soda jerk slang for a chocolate milk. The "J. D." comes from American industrialist John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), who was said to have liked to drink chocolate…
Sweet Water Chemist (soda jerk)
"Sweet water chemist" (or "sweet-water chemist") is a fancy name for a "soda jerk(er)." The name became popular when many soda fountains were located in drugstores.…
OJ (orange juice)
"OJ" for "orange juice" is now widely known, but it started as soda jerk slang. "'OJ' is orange juice" was printed in an Associated Press story in February…
Brass Band With a Leader (pork and beans)
"Brass band with a leader" was lunch counter slang for "pork and beans." "Brass band without a leader" was slang for "beans" (without the pork). "For…
Graveyard Stew (milk toast)
"Graveyard stew" is lunch counter slang for "milk toast" -- something easily eaten by someone who is sick (and, possibly, headed for the graveyard). "A graveyard stew means…
“I was massively overcharged for a jelly this morning. It was daylight wobbly”
Jelly (such as Jell-O) wobbles. A joke was posted on Twitter by Pablo Egglescobar on June 11, 2011: "I was overcharged for a jelly this morning. It was daylight wobbly." The joke is that…
“Waiter, how come there are no chairs at our table?”/“I’m sorry, but you only booked one table.”
A booking of a restaurant "table" usually includes the chairs, but there are jokes. "A guest calls the waiter n complains, 'Hw come der r no chairs at our table?!'-The…
Bagel Beach (sidewalk in front of the Stage Delicatessen)
The Stage Delicatessen, on 834 Seventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets in Manhattan, was opened by Russian immigrant Max Asnas (1898-1968) in 1937. The deli became a favorite with the Broadway…
Delicatessen Drive (Seventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets)
The Stage Delicatessen, on 834 Seventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets in Manhattan, was opened by Russian immigrant Max Asnas (1898-1968) in 1937. The deli became a favorite with the Broadway…
Bagel Beach (Seventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets)
The Stage Delicatessen, on 834 Seventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets in Manhattan, was opened by Russian immigrant Max Asnas (1898-1968) in 1937. The deli became a favorite with the Broadway…
“Money is something you got to make in case you don’t die”
"Money is something you got to make in case you don't die" is a saying that has been printed on several images, usually credited to Max Asnas. The Stage Delicatessen, on 834 Seventh…
“Scallops are the marshmallows of the sea”
Scallops have been called the "marshmallows of the sea" because of the physical resemblance. "Some gourmets claim that the tiny bay scallops, which resemble miniature marshmallows…
“Homes are where jobs go at night”
More jobs means more housing, and fewer jobs means fewer homes. "Homes (or "housing" or "real estate") is where (the) jobs go at night" is a popular saying of unknown…
“We don’t hide crazy. We parade it in the streets and hang some beads on it”
"We don't hide the crazy. We parade it down the street" is a New Orleans Mardi Gras saying that has been printed on many images. There have been several variations of the saying.…
“Here in the South, we don’t hide crazy. We parade it on the porch and give it sweet tea”
"We don't hide the crazy. We parade it down the street" is a New Orleans Mardi Gras saying that has been printed on many images. There have been several variations of the saying.…
“Here in the South, we don’t hide crazy. We parade it on the porch and give it a cocktail”
"We don't hide the crazy. We parade it down the street" is a New Orleans Mardi Gras saying that has been printed on many images. There have been several variations of the saying.…
“We don’t hide the crazy. We parade it down the street”
"We don't hide the crazy. We parade it down the street" is a New Orleans Mardi Gras saying that has been printed on many images. There have been several variations of the saying.…
Dining Room Lumber (toothpick)
"Dining room lumber" was lunch counter slang for a toothpick -- an item made of wood ("lumber"). "Tooth pick: Dining room lumber" was printed in the article…