Cafeteria Germ (clostridium perfringens nickname)
Clostridium perfringens has been nicknamed the "cafeteria germ" since at least 1983. The germ grows when large quantities of food are prepared long before being consumed and are left out…
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“Life is like a box of chocolates, the best ones are half-eaten”
The movie Forrest Gump (1994) contained the famous line: "My momma always said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'" There have been…
CBO (cheddar-bacon-onion sandwich)
McDonald's fast food restaurants introduced the "CBO" (cheddar-bacon-onion) sandwich in 2012. The sandwich can be made with either meat or chicken. The "CBO" was introduced…
Great Stone Toilet Bowl (Guggenheim Museum)
The Simon R. Guggenheim Museum, at 1071 Fifth Avenue, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) and completed just after his death. The design of the museum caused much controversy. Reactions…
“The 12-Step Chocoholics Program: Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate”
The first "twelve step program" was used by Alcoholics Anonymous in the 1930s. "The 12-step chocoholics program: Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate" is a jocular…
“Caramels are just a fad, but chocolate is a permanent thing”
Milton Snavely Hershey (1857-1945) established the Lancaster Caramel Company in 1885; he visited Chicago's World Columbian Exposition in 1893 and became fascinated with the German…
“Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be”
"Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be" is a jocular saying indicating that the speaker is a chocolate lover. The saying has been cited in print since 1999 and is of unknown…
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate”
"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items The saying was created by Linda Grayson's Printwick…
“‘Quotes on the Internet are becoming less and less reliable.’—Abraham Lincoln”
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) said many famous quotes, but has many more quotations falsely attributed to him. The Internet (invented over 100 years after Lincoln's death) is full of the real…
“Hasta la pizza” (hasta la vista + pizza)
"Hasta la vista" is Spanish for "see you later." "Hasta la vista, baby" became a famous catchphrase of the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), starring Arnold…
“The average person thinks he isn’t”
"The average man thinks he isn't" is from the New York City humor magazine The Judge in 1927. "The average person thinks he isn't" has been credited to Father Larry…
Ganjapreneur (ganja + entrepreneur)
A "ganjapreneur" (ganja + entrepreneur) is a capitalist who sells ganja (marijuana) legally to medical marijuana patients. "Colorado's Marijuana Economy: An Explosion of…
“In the first place God made idiots; this was for practice, then he made politicians”
The writer Mark Twain (1835-1910) wrote in 1897: "In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then He made School Boards. — Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar."…
Mediacrat (media + -crat)
A "mediacrat" is a member of the media who decides the information that the public will consume. "Mediacrat" has been cited in print since at least 1974. The term…
Mediacracy (media + -cracy); Mediaocracy (media + -ocracy)
The term "mediacracy" (media + -cracy), meaning the rule of media, was coined in the book title Mediacracy: American Parties and Politics in the Communications Age (1975) by Kevin…
Loan Shark of Last Resort (International Monetary Fund of IMF nickname)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was founded in 1944-1945 and seeks to foster international development and sound monetary currencies. Some critics of the IMF maintain that its development…
Loan Shark
A "loan shark" is a predatory person who offers financing at exorbitant rates. The term "shark" for such as person has been cited in print since at least 1713. The term…
Resolutionary (resolution + revolutionary)
Many people make the New Year's resolution to join a gym and get in shape. They join a gym, stick it out for a few weeks or months, but then quit. The Urban Dictionary's "Urban Word…
Gym Candy
"Gym candy" is a slang name for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. The drugs are like "candy" to bodybuilders who frequent gyms. 'Gym candy" has been cited…
Gym Bunny
A "gym bunny" is someone who spends a lot of time at the gym. A "gym bunny" differs from a "gym rat" in that the gym rat is a dedicated individual to the sport of…