“The best time to buy an antique is when you see it”
"The (best) time to buy an antique is when you see it" is a popular adage in the antiques business. If the prospective buyer waits, the item may be gone and it might not be possible to…
Archive for 06/2019
LGBTQWERTY (LGBT/LGBTQ + QWERTY)
"LGBTQ" (or LGBT) are too many confusing letters for some people, who add the first six letters on the left side of a keyboard ("QWERTY") to it, forming "LGBTQWERTY."…
T-Dot or Tdot (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Toronto nicknames include "Big Smoke," "Broadway North," "Centre of the Universe," "Hogtown," "Hollywood North,"…
T.O. (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Toronto nicknames include "Big Smoke," "Broadway North," "Centre of the Universe," "Hogtown," "Hollywood North,"…
Centre of the Universe (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Toronto nicknames include "Big Smoke," "Broadway North," "Hogtown," "Hollywood North," "Little Apple." "Muddy…
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now”
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the proverb is unknown. "Someone…
“The pirates were fighting with each other because they didn’t have good anchor management”
"Anger management" is sometimes punned as "anchor management." "There was a pirate who'd go into a rage when he couldn't get his ship to stop. He had to go to…
“What happened to the musician who robbed the bank?”/“He made off with the lute.”
"Lute" (a musical instrument) shouldn't be confused with "loot" (contraband, plunder), but there are jokes. This joke was printed in the Detroit (MI) Free Press on May 25,…
“No tea, no shade”
"Spill the tea" (or "spill the T") means the same thing as "spill the beans" -- to gossip, to spill (tell) information, to tell the truth ("T" or…
“Spill the tea” or “Spill the T” (tell the truth)
"Spill the tea" (or "spill the T") means the same thing as "spill the beans" -- to gossip, to spill (tell) information, to tell the truth ("T" or…
New York Run by the Swiss (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Peter Ustinov called Toronto "New York run by the Swiss" in 1987. He meant that Toronto is a big city (like New York City), but that it's cleaner and more efficient (as if run by the…
New York of the North (Toronto, Canada nickname)
In the 1970s, Toronto (Canada) promoted itself as a cleaner, more livable New York City. Film production went to Toronto (Remember those "New York" scenes in Short Circuit?). It was…
Big Smoke (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Toronto, Canada, is called the "Big Smoke." The nickname has been cited in print since at least April 10, 1959, when it was used in the Barrie (ON) Examiner. "Big Smoke" was…
“No tea, no shade, no pink lemonade”
"Spill the tea" (or "spill the T") means the same thing as "spill the beans" -- to gossip, to spill (tell) information, to tell the truth ("T" or…
“Running is like a drug”
Many people are addicted to working out. "Running is like taking a drug" was printed in the Edmonton (Alberta) Journal on April 26, 1977. "Working out is like a drug" is a…
“We finish each other’s sandwiches”
"We finish each other's sentences" is something said by two people who are very close and know each other well. "We finish each other's sandwiches" is a joke that has…
“Working out is like a drug to me. I don’t do drugs”
Many people are addicted to working out. "Running is like taking a drug" was printed in the Edmonton (Alberta) Journal on April 26, 1977. "Working out is like a drug" is a…
Muddy York (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Toronto nicknames include "Big Smoke," "Broadway North," "Centre of the Universe," "Hogtown," "Hollywood North,"…
Toronto the Good (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Toronto nicknames include "Big Smoke," "Broadway North," "Centre of the Universe," "Hogtown," "Hollywood North,"…
Broadway North (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Toronto nicknames include "Big Smoke," "Centre of the Universe," "Hogtown," "Hollywood North," "Little Apple."…