“How do you turn milk into cheese?”/“Put it in solid dairy confinement.”
"Solitary confinement" shouldn't be confused with "solid dairy confinement," but there are jokes. "Where do you put illegal cheese? Solid dairy confinement!" was…
Archive for 06/2022
“Apartment complex implies the existence of a togetherment simple”
Many people have suggested that "apartments" should really be called "togetherments." "Inaccurate Euphemisms. Why are lodging to let almost always advertised not as…
“I’m a woman of many moods and they all require chocolate”
"I'm a woman of many moods and they all require chocolate" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I am a woman of many moods, and they all require chocolate.…
“There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough..”
"There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair" has been printed on…
“There are 1,013,913 words in the English language, but I could never put any of them together…”
"There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair" has been printed on…
“Sometimes I make words up to sound more smartaculous”
"Sometimes I make words up to sound more smartaculous" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Smartaculous" is a portmanteau from the words "smart"…
Gay Boy (Gayboy)
The word "gay" gradually morphed into the LGBT usage in the 1930s. "Will Rogers goes gay!" was printed in the Selma (AL) Times-Journal on August 30, 1931. "Will Rogers goes…
“Apartments should be called togetherments”
Many people have suggested that "apartments" should really be called "togetherments." "Inaccurate Euphemisms. Why are lodging to let almost always advertised not as…
Togetherment (suggested name for “apartment”)
Many people have suggested that "apartments" should really be called "togetherments." "Inaccurate Euphemisms. Why are lodging to let almost always advertised not as…
“Which vegetable do you stand in line for?”/“A queue cumber.”
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: CucumberCucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family that bears usually cylindrical fruits, which are used as…
Smartaculous (smart + spectacular + fabulous/marvelous)
"Sometimes I make words up to sound more smartaculous" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Smartaculous" is a portmanteau from the words "smart"…
“Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people…”
A pro-gun saying compares gun control to misguided efforts to stop drunk driving. "Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars" is…
“Humid weather is like walking through soup”
Entry in progress -- BP yahoo! newsSouthern LivingThings Southerners Say When It's Hot Valerie Fraser LuesseMarch 20, 2017(...)It’s like walking through soup out here. The Mountain Eagle…
“Hotter than a blister bug in a pepper patch” (very hot)
Entry in progress -- BP yahoo! newsSouthern LivingThings Southerners Say When It's Hot Valerie Fraser LuesseMarch 20, 2017(...)It's hotter'n a blister bug in a pepper patch.…
“What do you call a melancholy robot?”/“A sigh-borg.”
A robot riddle is: Q: What do you call a melancholy robot?A: A sigh-borg. "Sigh-borg" is a pun on cyborg."What do you call a melancholy robot? A sighborg" was posted on Twitter…
“Crank up that A.C. till it’s blowing snowballs” (very hot)
"Crank up that A.C. (air conditioning) till it's blowing snowballs" means that it's very hot and the air conditioning must do extra work. "Did they crank up the AC?! Its…
“Hotter than a jalapeño’s armpit” (very hot)
"Hotter than a jalapeño's armpit" means very hot. A jalapeño pepper can be very hot to eat, but it doesn't have armpits. The expression probably borrows from "hotter than…
“No politician can give you your liberty because it was never theirs to give in the first place”
"No politician can give you your liberty because it was never theirs to give in the first place" was posted on Twitter by Sal the Agorist on June 21, 2022. TwitterElias…
“What’s the cheapest way to buy a boat?”/“Hull sale.”
A boat riddle is: Q: What's the cheapest way to buy a boat?A: Hull sale. "Hull sale" sounds like "wholesale." The joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June 23, 2022.…
Pansy
The term "pansy" (an effeminate man) was popularized in the 1920s by New York City-born actor, comedian, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist Jimmy Durante (1893-1980). The Durante routine…