“Come for the food. Stay for the fun”
Some establishments advertise "food and fun." The fun could include games and large television screens to watch sports. "Come for the food, Stay for the fun" is a popular line.…
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“The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there”
"The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there" (or "Those at the top of the mointain didn't fall there") is a motivational saying that has been printed on many…
“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day”
Chicago (IL) Sun-Times columnist Irv Kupcinet (1912-2003) is often credited with this seasonal quotation, from Kup's Column: "An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving…
“It’s not how big you are, it’s how big you play”
"It's not how big you are, it's how big you play" is a sports adage that has been used in several sports. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1967, when it was…
“What do you get when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?”
A popular joke told over Halloween and Thanksgiving is: Q: What do you get when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?A: Pumpkin pi. The joke has been cited in print since at…
“The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe—eat cake”
"The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe -- eat cake!" is something that many eateries have written on blackboards. "The heavier you are, the harder you are to…
Wholetail (wholesale + retail)
"Wholetail" (wholesale + retail) is a sale of products or services to an end user at wholesale (or near wholesale) prices. "Wholetail" has been cited in print since at least…
Faithwashing (faith + whitewashing)
"Faithwashing" (faith + whitewashing) is when someone uses faith as a justification to whitewash his or her objectionable actions. "Oooh. 'faithwashing' (I like that)"…
“A manager eyes the bottom line; a leader eyes the horizon”
American author and organizational consultant Warren G. Bennis (1925-2014) wrote in On Becoming a Leader (1989): "The manager has his or her eye always on the bottom line; the leader's…
“Schizophrenia beats dining alone”
"Schizophrenia beats dining alone" is a joke that has been credited to American composer Oscar Levant (1906-1972) since at least 2000, but there's no documentary evidence that he…
Giving Tuesday (Tuesday after Thanksgiving)
"Giving Tuesday" (the Tuesday after Thanksiving) was founded by Manhattan's 92nd Street Y in 2012, similar to days such as Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. In…
“Prices lead fundamentals” (Wall Street adage)
Paul Tudor Jones II, the founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, said in Jack D. Schwager's Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders (1989): "I always believe that prices move first…
“If you want to have rabbit stew, first catch the rabbit”
"If you want to have rabbit stew, first catch the rabbit" (or, "first catch your hare") is an old saying of uncertain origins. The proverb was almost certainly infuenced from…
“The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog”
American author and organizational consultant Warren Bennis (1925-2014) said, as quoted in The Millionaire's Book of Quotations (1991) by Mark Fisher: "The factory of the future will have…
Idaho Stop
The "Idaho stop" allows cyclists to treat a red light like a stop sign, and a stop sign like a yield sign. The law was developed in 1982 by Carl Bianchi, then the Administrative Director…
Glass Cliff
Women often break the "glass ceiling" to get a job. However, when women get an executive job, they often face a "glass cliff." As explained in "Introducing... the glass…
“California has four seasons—Earthquake, Fire, Flood and Drought”
Southern California doesn't have the four seasons, but many residents joke that it does have four seasons: eathquake, fire, flood and drought. The joke has been cited in print since at least…
“Poetry is proof that rhyme doesn’t pay”
"Why are poets poor? Because rhyme doesn't pay," an old joke has it, punning on "crime doesn't pay." "Afterthought: Who said rhyme doesn't pay?" was…
“The odds are good, but the goods are odd” (male-female ratio)
Male-to-female ratios are disproportionate at some schools (such as engineering schools or former women's colleges), but heterosexual students note that a large proportion of geeks and gays…
“Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine”
“Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and small minds discuss people” is an old saying. New York-based author Fran Lebowitz changed this saying a bit in Social Studies…