“A financier is a pawnbroker with imagination”
"A financier is a pawnbroker with imagination" is credited to the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934). This is slightly incorrect. In Pinero's play, Iris (1901), one character…
Origin of “Jayhawk” (Kansas nickname)
“A fine is a tax for doing wrong; a tax is a fine for doing okay”
A popular anti-tax saying (showing how taxes penalize success) is: "A fine is a tax you have to pay for doing wrong. A tax is a fine you have to pay for doing okay." The saying has been…
“A fingerprint sensor on your phone is a one-digit password”
Passwords are often four, six or eight digits long. A "digit" pun was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on October 29, 2017: "A fingerprint sensor on your phone is a one-digit…
“A fire hydrant has H2O on the inside and K9P on the outside”
"A fire hydrant has H2O (water) on the inside and K9P (canine pee) on the outside" is a joke that has been printed in several joke books. "If you find H20 inside a fire hydrant, what…
“A fireman runs into a school clutching a screwdriver and shouts, ‘This is not a drill!’”
A "drill" (an exercise, such as a fire drill) should not be confused with a "drill" (a tool primarily used for making round holes or driving fasteners), but there are jokes.…
“A fish in sea” (“efficiency” pun)
"A fish in sea" sounds like the word "efficiency." There have been several puns and riddles. "Efficiency (A Fish In Sea), a film about a man's preoccupation with…
“A fish walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A fish version is: "A fish walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'What do you…
“A fisherman is a jerk on one end of the line waiting for a jerk on the other”
"A fisherman is a jerk on one end of the line waiting for a jerk on the other" is an old joke that is frequently told about fishing. The joke has been cited in print since at least April…
“A fisherman walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A popular version involving a horse is: “A horse walks into a bar and the barman says,…
“A five-dollar bill walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One version involving paper money is: "A five-dollar bill walks into a bar. Bartender…
“A fleet of gravy boats is a gravy navy”
Gravy boats are not boats that sail on water, but there are jokes. "If you had enough gravy boats would you have a gravy navy?" was posted on X/Twitter by John O'Donoghue on May 28,…
“A food court implies the existence of food crime, and a food judicial system”
Food courts are not like courts of law, or a king's court, but there are jokes. "I feel food courts should have food lawyers and food judges" was posted on Twitter by aravind murali…
“A food system dependent on chemicals is not a food system, it’s a chemical system”
"A food system dependent on chemicals is not a food system, it's a chemical system" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on an image on…
“A food truck is the opposite of a drive-thru”
A drive-thru restaurant has motorized diners. A food truck is a motorized restaurant. "A food truck is the opposite of a drive in restaurant" was posted on Twitter by kel! on August 20,…
“A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place”
"A fool and his money are soon parted" is a popular English proverb that dates to the 1500s. "A fool and his money are lucky ever to have gotten together in the first place" is…
“A fool and his money are soon audited”
"A fool and his money are soon parted" is a popular English proverb that dates to the 1500s. A fool and his money are soon audited" is a jocular variation on the saying that has been…
“A fool and his money are soon elected”
"A fool and his money are soon parted" is a popular English proverb that dates to the 1500s. An American version is "a fool and his money are soon elected," meaning that money…
“A fool and his money are soon partying”
"A fool and his money are soon parted" is a popular English proverb that dates to the 1500s. An American version is "a fool and his money are soon partying," meaning that fools…
“A foolish faith in authority is the enemy of the truth”
"A foolish faith in authority is the enemy of the truth" is a quote from physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) that has been popular in the 2000s, especially among political groups (such…
“A football team that has two quarterbacks has no quarterback”
"A football team that has two (starting) quarterbacks has no (starting) quarterback" means that only one player can fill the starting quarterback position -- a leadership position on a…