Residual Income Creates Happiness (“rich” backronym)
"Residual Income Creates Happiness” is sometimes given as a backronym (back acronym) for the word “rich.” "Remember residual income creates happiness (RICH)?" was cited in the…
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Cereal Bar
Kith Treats of Prospect Heights opened in August 2015 and billed itself as "New York's first cereal bar." Customers could choose a breakfast cereal (or a combination of cereals) and…
Having Anger Towards Everyone Reaching Success (“haters” backronym)
"H.A.T.E.R.S.: Having Anger Towards Everyone Reaching Success" is a popular backronym (back acronym) that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, T-shirts and ecards.…
Comexodus (Comex + exodus)
The COMEX is the market where commodities such as gold, silver, copper and aluminum are traded. In 2015, it was reported that COMEX doesn't have the physical metals that it trades in.…
“Give the lady what she wants” (Marshall Field slogan)
"Give the lady what she wants" is said to have been the motto of Marshall Field (1834-1906), the founder of Chicago's Marshall Field & Company department store. "Give the…
“The only thing not delivered by a truck is a baby”
"The only thing not delivered by a truck is a baby" is a jocular saying that has been printed on bumper stickers. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2000. "If you…
“Children in the back seats of cars cause accidents…” (joke)
A popular joke is told about cars and accidents: "Children in the back seats of cars cause accidents. Accidents in the back seats of cars cause children." The joke was included in a list…
“I am known at the gym as the ‘before picture’”
"I am known at the gym as the 'before picture'" is a jocular line. The "before picture" means someone who is out of shape, before training. "I am known at the gym…
“Why doesn’t Jesus play hockey?” (joke)
A frequently told hockey joke has been cited in print since at least 2000: Q: Why doesn't Jesus play hockey?A: Because he's afraid of being nailed to the boards. An anti-joke of this was…
“High school teams adjust next game; college teams next half; NFL teams next series”
Miami (FL) Herald sportswriter Armando Salguero, in January 2012, compared the high school football game to the faster college game to the even faster NFL game: "There's an old adage…
Four Continents at U.S. Custom House—Who posed for America?
The "Four Continents" group of statues (Africa, America, Asia and Europe) by sculptor Daniel Chester French for the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in lower Manhattan were put in…
“Knowledge is like underwear—have it, but don’t show it off”
"Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "Knowledge is like underwear.…
“My job is secure. No one else wants it”
"My job is secure. No one else wants it" is a jocular line that has been printed on T-shirts and bumper stickers. "Certainly your job issecure, Argyle -- no one else wants it!"…
“There are two kinds of pedestrians—the quick and the dead”
"The quick and the dead" is a biblical saying. "There are two kinds of pedestrians -- the quick (i.e., those quick enough to get out of the way) and the dead" is an old joke.…
“Alcohol, what’s that? It’s not in my vodkabulary, but let me check in Whiskypedia”
"Whiskeypedia" (whiskey + Wikipedia) was cited on Twitter on March 4, 2009. "Vodkabulary" (vodka + vocabulary) was cited on Twitter on April 15, 2010. "Alcohol?? Its not in…
“Every time you have McDonald’s as a kid, it’s a victory”
Kids often enjoy fast food; for adults, it's an admission that they can't (or won't) cook. "Every time you have McDonald's as a kid, it's a victory. Every time you…
Great Accumulation
The term "Great Accumulation" refers to central banks buying foreign exchange reserves. China's central bank, for example, bought large amounts of dollars in the early 2000s, but…
“One day, I’ll solve my problems with maturity. Today. it’s with alcohol”
"One day, I will solve my problems with maturity. Today, however, it will be with alcohol" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was cited on Twitter on…
“I’m a graduate, so a thermometer is not the only thing that has degrees without brains”
Comparing a graduate with a thermometer is an old joke. "Thermometers are not the only things which are graduated and get degrees without brains" was cited in the Cornell Widow college…
“My hobbies are breakfast, lunch and dinner”
"My hobbies are breakfast, lunch and dinner" is a jocular line that has been printed on shirts."My favourite hobbies are breakfast, lunch and dinner" was cited on Twitter on…