Ken-Taco-Hut
Yum! Brands licenses KFC (a fried chicken franchise restaurant), Taco Bell (a Tex-Mex franchise restaurant), Pizza Hut (a pizza franchise restaurant), Long John Silver's (a seafood franchise…
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“Some men are wise and some are otherwise”
"Some (men) are wise and some are otherwise" has been cited in print since at least 1659, when it was listed in James Howell's Proverbs. "Some are wise, and some are…
Colonel Sanchez (KFC/Colonel Sanders + Taco Bell)
Harland David Sanders (1890-1980), known as "Colonel Sanders," founded Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC). Since at least 1993, the name "Colonel Sanders" has been called…
Bureau of Lies and Statistics (Bureau of Labor Statistics or BLS nickname)
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was established as the Bureau of Labor in 1884. Some of the statistics that it compiles include the consumer price index and unemployment rates. Critics of…
Fuck The Consumer (Federal Trade Commission or FTC nickname)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was formed in 1914 to act against trusts. The FTC's mission is to protect the consumer and to ensure fair business practices. The FTC has on its website and…
“Capital goes where it’s welcome and stays where it’s well treated”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Walter WristonWalter Bigelow Wriston (August 3, 1919 – January 19, 2005) was a banker and former chairman and CEO of Citicorp. As chief executive of Citibank…
“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who can’t repay you”
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you" was an inspirational saying by basketball coach John Wooden (1910-2010), from…
“Talent is God-given, be humble; conceit is self-given, be careful”
Basketball coach John Wooden (1910-2010) wrote in They Call Me Coach (1972) and other books: "Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be…
Forget The Consumer (Federal Trade Commission or FTC nickname)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was formed in 1914 to act against trusts. The FTC's mission is to protect the consumer and to ensure fair business practices. The FTC has on its website and…
Federal Communist Commission (Federal Communications Commission or FCC nickname)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created in 1934 to regulate broadcasting (especially radio and television). Some critics maintain that the FCC's broadcast standards of what is…
Federal Censorship Commission (Federal Communications Commission or FCC nickname)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created in 1934 to regulate broadcasting (especially radio and television). Some critics maintain that the FCC's broadcast standards of what is…
Never Say Anything (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…
No Such Agency (National Security Agency or NSA nickname)
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…
“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts”
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts" has been a favorite saying of U.S. President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), baseball coach Earl Weaver (1930-) and basketball…
“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of an enemy”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929- 1968) gave the sermon "Loving Your Enemies" in Ebenezer Baptist Church on Sunday morning, August 12, 1962: "The process of returning hate for hate only…
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do”
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" is what UCLA basketball coach John Wooden (1810-2010) said in his book, They Call Me Coach (1972). It's not known when…
Extremely Pathetic Agency (Environmental Protection Agency or EPA nickname)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was formed in 1970 to protect human health and the environment. Some critics have claimed that the EPA regulates too little during Republican…
Deather (death announcement skeptic)
The term "deather" (death + -er) is similar to the related terms "birther" (a person skeptical about another person's birth information) and "truther" (a person…
Scarf (to eat)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)scarf, vU.S. slang var. scoff v.2 1. Also absol. and const. up and down.1960 R. G. Reisner Jazz Titans 164 Scarf, eat.1968 C. Armstrong Balloon…
“Lick the plate clean” (eat all of a dish)
To "lick the plate" means to eat every bit of a dish, either because of hunger or because of the deliciousness of the dish. The expression dates back to at least 1639 and the rhyme of…