Mini-Apple or Minneapple (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
"Minneapolis" actually means the "city of lakes" or "city of waters." However, it sounds like it means "mini-apples." After "the Big Apple" became…
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Little Apple (Roosevelt Island, New York City)
When "the Big Apple" caught on in a big way in the 1970s, Roosevelt Island joined the bandwagon, too. T-shirts proudly declared "Roosevelt Island - the Little Apple." Wikipedia…
Little Apple (Manhattan, Kansas)
Manhattan, Kansas was incorporated in 1857. It compares to Manhattan, in New York City, only in name. After "the Big Apple" became famous in the 1970s, the Manhattan, Kansas Chamber of…
Little Apple (Ithaca, New York)
Ithaca, New York, has called itself the "Little Apple," in contrast to New York City, the "Big Apple." The "Little Apple" nickname was coined and promoted in 1981 by…
Little Apple (Yonkers, New York)
Yonkers is located next to New York City (the "Big Apple"), and the nickname "Little Apple" has been infrequently used. "Little Apple (Yonkers, that is)" was printed…
“I’m on the Han Solo diet: I’m only eating one Carb’a'Night!”
"Carbonite" sounds like "carb a night." A joke refers to the movie Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980), where the character Han Solo is frozen in carbonite.…
“Han Solo’s diet mainly consists of protein and fat… But he allows himself one carb a night”
"Carbonite" sounds like "carb a night." A joke refers to the movie Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980), where the character Han Solo is frozen in carbonite.…
“We DO NOT throw away perfectly good food in this house. We put the leftovers in Tupperware…”
Many people don't throw away leftover food. They put the leftovers in Tupperware containers and store them in the refrigerator for a month -- and then throw the food out. "I put leftovers…
Ithaca: Little Apple (nickname)
Ithaca, New York, has called itself the "Little Apple," in contrast to New York City, the "Big Apple." The "Little Apple" nickname was coined and promoted in 1981 by…
“Big Apple as mecca” (Jet magazine, 1952)
Jet magazine was founded in 1945 to serve the African-American community. "Big Apple" was cited many times. "From the South and Midwest, beauty queens look to the 'Big…
Yonkers: Little Apple (nickname)
Yonkers is located next to New York City (the "Big Apple"), and the nickname "Little Apple" has been infrequently used. "Little Apple (Yonkers, that is)" was printed…
“If I eat a Dum Dum and a roll of Smarties, will they cancel each other out?”
There are candies and sweets with names such as "Smarties" and "Dum Dums" and "AirHeads" and "Nerds." Do they cancel each other out? "Bought a bunch of…
“My graffiti removal company went bust today, but the writing had been on the wall for some time”
Many employees see "the writing on the wall" at their places of employment, an idiom meaning that the employment situation might be ending soon. A joke takes the idiom literally. "my…
“I wasn’t surprised when I was fired from my graffiti removal job. I saw the writing on the wall”
Many employees see "the writing on the wall" at their places of employment, an idiom meaning that the employment situation might be ending soon. A joke takes the idiom literally. "my…
“Get back to the big apple” (Ebony magazine, 1968)
Ebony magazine was founded in 1945 to serve the African-American community. This quotation from a Vietnam War article was printed in August 1968: "Here a lanky, Brooklyn draftee stated:…
“Why doesn’t Tupperware come out with ‘spaghetti sauce’ colored containers?”
Tupperware often is used for spaghetti and becomes the color of spaghetti sauce. "[Million dollar idea] : Spaghetti Sauce colored Tupperware" was posted on Twitter by Wizard of…
“Why don’t they just make the Tupperware spaghetti colored right there at the factory?”
Tupperware often is used for spaghetti and becomes the color of spaghetti sauce. "[Million dollar idea] : Spaghetti Sauce colored Tupperware" was posted on Twitter by Wizard of…
“New York’s the Big Apple, bub, the heaviest scene in the world” (Rolling Stone magazine, 1969)
Rolling Stone magazine began in New York City in 1967. Although "Big Apple" was popular in jazz music, Rolling Stone mostly reported on rock music. A letter by "Fly Paper" about…
“New York’s the Big Apple, bub, the heaviest scene in the world” (Rolling Stone magazine, 1969)
Rolling Stone magazine began in New York City in 1967. Although "Big Apple" was popular in jazz music, Rolling Stone mostly reported on rock music. A letter by "Fly Paper" about…
“What’s the opposite of syrup?”/“Madamdown.”
There is no "sir up" in "syrup," but there are jokes. "'What's up sir?' ...'the opposite of syrup?'" was posted on Twitter by Derek on January…