A popular lawyer joke is: "What's the difference between a good lawyer and a bad lawyer? A bad lawyer can let a case drag on for years; a good lawyer can make it last even longer."…
"A bad plan is better than no plan (at all)" is a popular chess adage that is also used in business. Chess champion Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941) wrote in Chess Strategy (1915): "An…
The playwright and drama critic George S. Kaufman (1889-1961) has been said to have reviewed the comedic play Skylark (1939), by Samson Raphelson, that starred the English actress Gertrude Lawrence…
"A bad putt is better than a bad chip" is a golf adage that many golfers follow. A chip shot is a little further out from the hole than a putt; a bad putt is "better" because…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksDufief's Nature Diplayed:Volume I:The Spanish language, la gramática inglesa, and the English readerBy Don Manuel Torres and, L. HargouPhiladelphia, PA:…
Oxo stock cubes (a food brand) has been the subject of "Oxo moron" (oxymoron) jokes. "What do you call someone who can't make stock from a cube? An oxo moron!…
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "My brother just referred to my bagel as a 'boring donut'" was posted on Twitter by Emily Pearson on October 18, 2010. "A…
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "My brother just referred to my bagel as a 'boring donut'" was posted on Twitter by Emily Pearson on October 18, 2010. "A…
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "bagels are like healthy donuts. or edible vaginas" was posted on Twitter by beckaboo♒ on February 20, 2011. "Bagels are like boring…
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "bagels are like healthy donuts. or edible vaginas" was posted on Twitter by beckaboo♒ on February 20, 2011. "Bagels are like boring…
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "I know what bagels are (a kind of savoury donut, in a way)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diabetes on July 21, 2007. "Are…
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "I know what bagels are (a kind of savoury donut, in a way)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diabetes on July 21, 2007. "Are…
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "I know what bagels are (a kind of savoury donut, in a way)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diabetes on July 21, 2007. "Are…
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "I know what bagels are (a kind of savoury donut, in a way)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diabetes on July 21, 2007. "Are…
Many people believe that bagels are just vehicles for eating cream cheese. "Of course, I also believe bagels to be merely vehicles for cream cheese..." was posted on the newsgroup…
"A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand" has become a popular phrase, frequently listed along with other pieces of kitchen wisdom. The "cookie" version became popular from…
Bananas have been compared to sausages. "sausage = meat banana" was posted on Twitter by stephanie vacher on October 16, 2008. "I like to call sausages, meat bananas, it's makes…
Bananas have been compared to sausages. "sausage = meat banana" was posted on Twitter by stephanie vacher on October 16, 2008. "I like to call sausages, meat bananas, it's makes…
The music industry has an adage that a recording artist has a whole lifetime (or 3, 5 or 10 years) to make a first album, but only a short time (months or weeks) to write the second album. Once the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Yale Book of QuotationsEdited by Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven, CT: Yale University Press2006Pg. 369:Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope)English-born U.S. comedian,…