“Roses are red. Violets are blue. Mondays are hard. I need coffee”
"Roses are red. Mondays are hard. I suck at poetry. Coffee" is a coffee poem that has been printed on many images. "Roses are red. Mondays are hard. I suck at poetry. COFFEE"…
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“The problem with closed-minded people is that their mouth is always open”
"The problem with close(d)-minded people is (that) their mouth is always open" (or "The problem with close(d)-minded people is (that) their mouths are always open") is a saying…
“Income Tax: The fine you pay for thriving too fast”
"Income Tax: The fine you pay for thriving too fast" was printed in an ad in The Daily Olympian (Olympia, WA) on March 3, 1961. Authorship of the saying is unknown. "Income tax is…
“Americans are getting stringer. 20 years ago, it took two adults to carry $50 worth of groceries”
A popular inflation joke has needed inflated numbers, from $10 to $100. "A friend of this column thinks Americans are getting stronger as the years go by. As proof, he points out that back in…
“The problem with close-minded people is that their mouth is always open”
"The problem with close(d)-minded people is (that) their mouth is always open" (or "The problem with close(d)-minded people is (that) their mouths are always open") is a saying…
“Income tax is the fine you pay for thriving so fast”
"Income Tax: The fine you pay for thriving too fast" was printed in an ad in The Daily Olympian (Olympia, WA) on March 3, 1961. Authorship of the saying is unknown. "Income tax is…
“That’s what I do. I drink coffee. I hate people and I know things”
"That's what I do. I drink coffee. I hate people and I know things" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying -- also with "beer" or "wine"…
“The problem with closed-minded people is that their mouths are always open”
"The problem with close(d)-minded people is (that) their mouth is always open" (or "The problem with close(d)-minded people is (that) their mouths are always open") is a saying…
“Roses are red. Mondays are hard. I’m not good at poetry. Coffee”
"Roses are red. Mondays are hard. I suck at poetry. Coffee" is a coffee poem that has been printed on many images. "Roses are red. Mondays are hard. I suck at poetry. COFFEE"…
“To be hated for loving freedom has been the weirdest experience of my life”
"To be hated for loving freedom has been the weirdest experience of my life" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "To be hated for loving freedom has been the…
“When they say democracy, they mean liberalism. When they say unite, they mean comply”
"WHEN THEY SAY DEMOCRACY, THEY MEAN LIBERALISM. WHEN THEY SAY UNITE, THEY MEAN COMPLY" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "To paraphrase @Vermeullarmine: ‘When they say…
Big Apple Diner (Whitehall, NY, 1987-present)
The Big Apple Diner in the hamlet of Low Hampton, at 11850 US-4 near Whitehall, New York, opened in 1987. The name "Big Apple" is because the building was rented from the Vermont Apple…
“Income taxes are the fine one pays for the crime of being useful and productive”
"(Income) Taxes are the fine(s) one pays for the crime of being useful and productive" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Income tax is the fine you pay for the crime…
“One good thing about apples is that they don’t make you go through a lot of drama…”
A statement about apples was posted on Twitter by Gabriel Roth on September 5, 2022: "One good thing about apples is that they don’t make you go through a lot of drama about whether…
“Energy = Milk x Coffee (squared)”
"E = mc^2" is Albert Einstein's famous formula of mass-energy equivalence. "Energy = milk x coffee^2" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I…
“Income Tax: The fine you pay for the crime of being productive and useful”
"(Income) Taxes are the fine(s) one pays for the crime of being useful and productive" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Income tax is the fine you pay for the crime…
“Taxes are the fines one pays for the crime of being useful and productive”
"(Income) Taxes are the fine(s) one pays for the crime of being useful and productive" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Income tax is the fine you pay for the crime…
“The Income Tax: The fine you pay for the crime of being useful and productive”
"(Income) Taxes are the fine(s) one pays for the crime of being useful and productive" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Income tax is the fine you pay for the crime…
Big Apple (supper club near Buffalo, NY, 1945-1976)
A supper club called The Big Apple operated at South Union Road (between William and Clinton Streets), Cheektowaga, New York, between 1945 and 1976. Cheektowaga is the second-largest suburb of…
Big Apple Diner (Whitehall, NY, 1987-present)
The Big Apple Diner in the hamlet of Low Hampton, at 11850 US-4 near Whitehall, New York, opened in 1987. The name "Big Apple" is because the building was rented from the Vermont Apple…