Thoughts Which I Think They Enjoy Reading (“Twitter” backronym)
Twitter, an online social networking service, is not an acronym, although many backronyms (back acronyms) have been made ending in "they enjoy reading." "TWITTER = Thoughts Which I…
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“A butcher stands 6 feet tall and wears size 12 shoes—what does he weigh?” (riddle)
A popular riddle is: Q: A butcher stands 6 feet tall and wears size 12 shoes. What does he weigh?A: Meat. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1902, when it was credited to the Empire…
Tribeca Design District
The Tribeca Design District is a name for the many design-oriented shops and showrooms located in Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street in Manhattan). Jean Lin of Colony -- The Designers' Co-op…
Pander Bear (pander + panda bear)
Former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas (1941-1997) called Arkansas Governor < href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton">Bill Clinton a "pander bear" (pander +…
Shit To Remember Every Single Second (“stress” backronym)
"Shit/Stuff To Remember Every Single Second" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "stress" that has been printed on ecards. "S.T.R.E.S.S is -> Shit to Remember…
IDGAF (I Don’t Give Away Food)
"IDGAF" normally stands for "I Don't Give A Fuck," but it has been given the jocular backronym (back acronym) of "I Don't Give Away Food." "IDGAF I…
Sucks Children’s Happiness Out Of Life (“school” backronym)
"Sucks Children's Happiness Out Of Life" is a jocular backronym (back acronym) of the word "school." "S.C.H.O.O.L= Sucks Children's Happiness Out of Life"…
“A paper never refuses ink”
"A paper never refuses/refused ink" means that just because something is printed (for example, in a newspaper), doesn't make it true. A publisher can print anything -- "a paper…
“The only color that matters is blue” (police adage)
'The only color that matters is blue" is a saying about the police (who usually wear blue uniforms) that means different things to different people. To the police, "the only color…
“I am a bean; I am very lean” (food riddle)
A popular food riddle about a bean is: I am a bean; I am very lean. I am not fat; I am sure of that. Like all beans, I am small and round; but unlike others, I dont grow in the ground. What kind of…
“What’s your favorite musical instrument?”/“The lunch bell.”
A school joke went viral on Twitter on October 28, 2011: Music teacher: What is your favorite musical instrument? Fat kid: The lunch bell. Twitter-BLADE BROWN@CLUBNIKEBOI_23Music teacher: What…
“My favorite exercise is a combination of a lunge and a crunch. It’s called lunch”
"My favorite exercise is a combination/cross of a lunge and a crunch. It's called lunch" is a jocular statement that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, posters…
“Please don’t throw your cigarette ends on the floor. The cockroaches are getting cancer”
"Please don't throw your cigarette ends on the floor. The cockroaches are getting cancer" is a jocular instruction that has been printed on many signs. “Please don’t throw…
“Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind”
"Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind" is a popular saying that has been credited to brand designer Walter Landor (1913-1995). It's uncertain when he…
“Remember, the ‘F’ in physics stands for fun”
"The F in Physics stands for Fun" was cited on Twitter on January 7, 2010. A tweet on September 20, 2011 was a little more detailed: "the f in physics stands for fun"…
“Drunk is when you feel sophisticated, but can’t pronounce it”
“You’re drunk when you feel sophisticated and can’t pronounce it" is a jocular one-liner from the New York City humor magazine The Judge in 1937. "Drunk is when you feel…
“The radar gun gets you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues” (baseball adage)
"The radar gun gets you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues" is a baseball adage that Nationals assistant general manager (later Braves chief of scouting) Roy Clark…
“You can never have too much pitching” (baseball adage)
"You can never have too much pitching" is an old baseball adage of unknown authorship. "You never have enough pitching" was cited in print in 1940; "You can't have…
Vitamin N (nature)
"Vitamin N" -- for "nature" was popularized by Richard Louv in his book, The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder (2011). Louv stated that…
ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed)
"ALICE" is a acronym for "Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed." Members of the ALICE class work to earn just enough to get by; anything unexpected -- such as an illness…