According to a popular joke, two psychiatrists (or two liberals) pass by a man who was just attacked and left bleeding in a ditch. One says to the other, "We must find the people who did this!…
"Whatever a man wants published is advertising; whatever he wants kept out of the paper is news" is an old newspaper saying of unknown authorship. The following appears to have been…
Carp is not a fish that many people choose to eat. A jocular recipe details a long preparation, ending, "throw away the fish and eat the board/plank/shingle. This is said to be the best part…
"Studs and duds" is a player acquisition strategy that is especially popular in constructing fantasy sports teams. A few high-priced "studs" are acquired, and then low-priced…
"Stars and scrubs" is a player acquisition strategy that is especially popular in constructing fantasy sports teams. A few high-priced "stars" are acquired, and then low-priced…
Random sampling" is done by many polling organizations, such as those that conduct political polls. Some people believe that the sample size is small and that it doesn't reflect the…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an animal rights organization, founded in 1980. "Please Eat The Activist" is a PETA backronym (back acronym) that has been cited in…
Disneyland (a Disney theme park in Anaheim, California) is often used as a metonym for "fantasy land." Michael Krieger, of the Liberty Blitzkrieg website, described Manhattan as…
"The first thing I do each morning is to read the obituaries in the newspaper," an old person often jokes. "If I don't see my name, I go make breakfast." "When I get…
"How did the hipster burn his tongue?" is a popular joke, with the answer being that the hipster had coffee or pizza "before it was cool." "I tried being a hipster by…
"Fast food" means food that is prepared quickly -- not animals that are fast or slow. "Why doesn't a lion like fast food?" is a joke that was on Twitter on August 15, 2012.…
A popular joke about the statistical "average" involves the statistician who put his head in an oven and his feet in a freezer, saying, "On average, I feel fine." The joke…
"Advertising is what you pay for; publicity (or public relations) is what you pray for" is a popular business saying. "Advertising is what you pay for; publicity is what your public…
A "cupcakery" (cupcake + bakery) is a bakery that specializes in cupcakes. The term "cupcakery" has been cited in print since at least 2001. Many establishments have…
A joke is told about the "optimist" who fell or jumped off New York City's Empire State Building. As he was falling many floors, someone asked, "How's it going?" He…
"Minor surgery is surgery that happens to someone else" is an old medical joke. "Surgery is only minor if it happens to someone else" was mentioned as an "old joke" in…
Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Lenny Dykstra was told, in December 1991, that teammate Von Hayes had been traded. Dykstra said: "Hey, that's a great trade, who did we get?"…
Drummers have been the subject of many jokes. One popular joke is: Q: What doyou call someone who hangs out with musicians?A: A drummer. It's not known who first told the joke, but the joke…
A popular story told about the House of Representatives is that a freshman Democrat declared that a Republican across the aisle was his enemy. A House colleague told the freshman Representative…
One popular bar joke is: "A woman walked into a bar and ordered a double entendre, so the barman gave her one." It's not known who originated the joke. "A girl waks into a bar…