A riddle abut "rich milk" was print in a newspaper in 1972: Q: Why did the farmer feed money to his cow? A: He wanted rich milk. The riddle was worded differently in 1997: Q: Why did the…
American humorist and journalist Don Marquis (1878-1937) was one of New York City's first and most famous of newspaper columnists. He wrote the column "Sun Dial" for The Evening Sun…
A riddle abut "rich milk" was print in a newspaper in 1972: Q: Why did the farmer feed money to his cow? A: He wanted rich milk. The riddle was worded differently in 1997: Q: Why did the…
A pun about an abacus (a calculating tool) was posted on Twitter on February 22, 2010: "People think I'm weird because I swallowed an abacus. It's what's inside that…
"We don't know them all, but we owe them all" is a popular Memorial Day/Veterans Day saying that has been printed on many images. "We don't know them all, but we owe them…
"Writing a daily column is like being married to a nymphomaniac," newspaper columnists often claim. "Every time you think you're through, you have to do it again." The…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: OligarchyOligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía); from ὀλίγος (olígos), meaning 'few', and ἄρχω (arkho), meaning 'to…
"Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with" is a popular saying on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. It was printed in the novel Everneath (2012) by Brodi…
"Cumin" is sometimes punned as "coming." Several punsters have sang "He had it cumin!" instead of "He had it coming!" from the song "Cell Block…
"Open mic" (or "open mike") means that an entertainment venue (such as a nightclub or a comedy club) has an "open microphone" where people can sign up to perform. It…
American journalist Wayne Barrett (1945-2017), a columnist for The Village Voice, gave the New York City Department of Education a nickname of "Department of Exaggeration" in three 2009…
"Flat Earth Society motto: 'We have nothing to sphere but sphere itself.'" was posted on Twitter on April 19, 2011. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" is…
The George Washington Bridge connects New York City to New Jersey and was opened in 1931. A second (lower) level of the bridge was opened in 1962. The upper level is sometimes called the…
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a New York State agency that (among other duties) operates New York City's subways and buses. The MTA has been nicknamed "May Take…
"Buying an airline ticket is like paying shipping and handling for yourself" is an observation that was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on December 28, 2014. "The airplane does…
The word "university" sounds like "universe city." A pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day by Joseph Leff of Brooklyn, New York, on November 9, 2017: "A university…
"Whiskey" sounds like "risky." "So a friend told me, we should have drinks on the train tracks....I told them that would be too whiskey!" was posted on Twitter on…
"Deconstructed pizza- creamy tomato soup with mozzarella and basil grilled cheese sandwiches" was posted on Twitter on September 30, 2012. The "grilled cheese with tomato soup"…
A pun on the term "matador" (from the sport of bullfighting) was posted on the website PunGents.com on October 29, 2017: "What do you call a matador who gets trampled? A dor…
The Chinese vegetable "bok choy" has nothing to do with German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), but there have been several puns. "If you're making a Faure to the…