“A newspaper is a daily miracle”
The daily newspaper has frequently been called "a daily miracle." Baltimore Sun editor Charles H. Grasty (1863-1924) called the modern metropolitan newspaper "a daily miracle"…
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“I came from a tough neighborhood. On my street, the kids take hubcaps - from moving cars”
New York-born actor, film director and comedian Woody Allen said in his comedy act in the 1960s: "I was the sensitive kid, poet. There were tough kids in my class, there was a kid in my class…
“Would you like to share a cab?” (joke)
Many jokes were told about New York City's dangerous economic times in the 1970s. Comedian Marty Allen told this joke in 1975: "A visitor to New York was asked at the airport by a…
“What do a lawyer and a sperm cell have in common?” (lawyer joke)
A popular joke has been told about lawyers since at least 1993: Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a sperm?A; A sperm has a one-in-a-million chance of becoming a human being.…
Buggering British Children (British Broadcasting Corporation or BBC nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a channel that is available on many cable systems around the world. The BBC has been given the backronym (back acronym) of…
Iceberg Building (IAC Building in Chelsea)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: IAC BuildingThe IAC Building, InterActiveCorp's headquarters located at 555 West 18th Street on the northeast corner of Eleventh Avenue in the Chelsea…
YallQaeda or Y’all Qaeda (y’all + al-Qaeda)
Entry in progress -- B.P. y'all Similar terms include "Vanilla ISIS" and "Yeehawdist." Wikipedia: al-QaedaAl-Qaeda (/ælˈkaɪdə/ or /ˌælkɑːˈiːdə/; Arabic:…
VanillaISIS or Vanilla ISIS (vanilla + ISIS)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Similar terms include Y'all Qaeda" and "Yeehawdist." Wikipedia: Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantThe Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, IPA…
FANTA or FANTAsy (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Tesla and Alphabet)
"FANTA" or "FANTAsy" stocks are the technology companies of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix Tesla and Alphabet. "Try NAFTA (Netflix Amazon Facebook Tesla Alphabet) or FANTA"…
“I had a pleasure trip—took my mother-in-law to the airport”
A popular mother-in-law joke was told in "The Lockhorns" comic strip in 1972: "JUST RETURNED FROM A PLEASURE TRIP -- DRIVING MY MOTHER-IN-LAW TO THE AIRPORT." The joke is…
Highway of Light (1920s air route, New York to San Francisco)
Entry in progress -- B.P. PaleofutureThe "Highway of Light" That Guided Early Planes Across AmericaMatt Novak11/18/13 11:08am(...)Built by the U.S. government, the airmail beacons of the…
“You can beat a race, but you can’t beat the races”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksOh, Doctor!A NovelBy Harry Leon WilsonNew York, NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation1923Pg. 123:"You can beat a race," she said, "but you…
“If you look like your passport photo, you need the trip”
"Passport pictures are notoriously unpleasant and unflattering," the New York (NY) Times published in September 1930. A popular line appeared in an Associated Press story in June 1954:…
Yeehawd (yeehaw + jihad); Yeehawdist (yeehaw + jihadist)
Entry in progress -- B.P. yeehaw Similar terms include "Vanilla ISIS" and Y'all Qaeda." Wikipedia: YeehawYeehaw or Yee-haw is an interjection expressing joy or exuberance and is…
Twerk (redneck for “to work”)
"Twerk" (the dance movement) sounds like how a Southerner would say "to work." A popular GIF is: REDNECK WORD OF THE DAY: TWERKIMA HAVE A FEW BEERS BEFORE I GET BACK TWERK…
“Which tricycle does the blonde have?”/“The one with the kickstand.”
A tricycle can stand on its own and does not need a kickstand. A popular "dumb blonde" joke is: Q: How can you tell which tricycle belongs to the blonde?A: It is the one with the…
“Why are a Texas tornado and a Tennessee divorce the same? (joke)
A popular redneck joke is: Q: Why are a Texas tornado and a Tennessee divorce the same?A: Somebody's gonna lose a trailer. The joke was cited in a "That's Jake" comic strip by…
“In a city of eight million sundials, nobody has any idea how long a minute is”
American poet Elaine Equi, wrote in the poem "Bent Orbit" in The Brooklyn Rail (2005): "In a city of eight million sundials, nobody has any ideahow long a minute really is." The…
“What would happen if pigs could fly? Bacon would go up”
"When pigs fly" is an old saying about an impossibility and a time that never comes. There is a joke: "What would happen if pigs could fly? Bacon would go up." The bacon joke…
“What is the difference between an engineer and a school teacher?” (riddle)
A popular pun was cited in many newspapers in 1850: "What is the difference between a schoolmaster and an engine driver? -- One trains the mind, and the other minds the train!"…