“Drinking rum before 10 am makes you a pirate, not an alcoholic”
"Drinking rum before 10 am makes a you a pirate, not an alcoholic" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Drinking rum before 10 am makes you a pirate…
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“Drinking should be done in the privacy of one’s home, where it’s necessary”
The American television sitcom Barney Miller (1975-1982) took place in a fictional New York City police station in Greenwich Village. Brooklyn-born character actor Abe Vigoda (1921-2016), playing…
“Drinking the Kool-Aid”
"Drinking the Kool-Aid" means to follow a leader or a philosophy without critical examination. Kool-Aid is a flavored drink mix that was invented in 1927. "Drinking the…
“Drinking town with a football problem” (various cities)
"A drinking town with a football problem" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many T-shirts: . September 1994 (Iowa State): "AMES IOWA A good drinking town with a football…
“Drinking water in front of my plants so they remember who the breadwinner is”
"drinking water in front of my plants so they remember who the breadwinner is" was posted on Twitter by farah mynaf ☾ on March 11, 2022. The tweet went viral and received over 218,000…
“Drinking water through a straw is the opposite of snorkeling”
A straw sucks air up. Snorkling sucks air down. "Did you guys realize that drinking water out of a straw is the exact opposite of snorkeling?" was posted on Twitter by Jenny Gaynor on…
“Drinking wine is as close to a juice cleanse as I’ll ever get”
"Drinking Bloody Marys is as close to a juice cleanse as I'll ever get" is a jocular saying that has been printed on may images. "Mimosa" and "wine" ae some…
“Drinks well with others”
"Drinks well with others" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is similar to "works well with others" (said of an employee) and "plays well with…
“Drive for show and putt for dough” (golf adage)
"Drive for show and putt for dough" is a popular rhyming golf adage, but the saying has had many non-rhyming forms. "We drive for pleasure, but we putt for money" was said by…
“Drive Friendly—The Texas Way”
The "Welcome to Texas" road signs at every entry point to the state show the Texas state flag and, below that, this slogan: "Drive Friendly -- The Texas Way." The state motto is…
“Drive slow, see our city; Drive fast, see our judge”
"Drive slow and see our city; Drive fast and see our judge" is a jocular road sign. "Drive slow and see the city. Drive fast and see the judge" was cited in a Canadian newspaper…
“Drive-in banking was invented so cars could go in and see their real owners”
The first bank drive up window has been credited to the Grand National Bank of St. Louis, MO, in 1930. The November 22, 1959 Family Weekly included a quote by Thomas J. Mullen: "You know why…
“Driver carries no cash—he’s married” (bumper sticker)
"Driver carries n cash" is a popular bumper sticker. "Seen in the last few days in Xenia, a beer truck and a sausage-maker's truck, both bearing painted warnings to would-be…
“Driving 5 mph over the speed limit doesn’t entitle you to left lane privileges”
The left lane of a highway is the speed lane, and many people believe that driving just five miles over the speed limit is not fast enough for a vehicle to be there. "I'm not a fan of…
“Driving alone in your car with a mask on? Do you put a condom on if you’re alone in bed?”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to wear face masks. Some people wore the masks even while they were driving alone in their cars. "Wearing a face mask and being in the car…
“Driving by myself is so tiring cause I have to be the lead singer, back up singer, dancers…”
Many people sing while driving alone in the car. "Driving by myself is so tiring cause I have to be the lead singer, back up singer, dancers (I do my own choreography), hype man, etc."…
“Drop acid, not bombs”
"Drop acid, not bombs" is an anti-war saying that has been printed on many images. "Drop Acid Not Bombs" was printed in the Fresno (CA) Bee on July 16, 1967. "Drop acid,…
“Drop edge of yonder”
In 2007, author Donis Casey published a book titled The Drop Edge of Yonder. In 2008, author Rudolph Wurlitzer published a book titled Drop Edge of Yonder. Both books have western settings. Casey…
“Drop taxes, not bombs”
"Drop taxes, not bombs" is an anti-tax saying that has been printed on many images. "'Drop taxes, not bombs!' a phalanx of Libertarians shouted behind them" was…
“Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect”
Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984), the New York (NY) Times theatre critic from 1925 to 1960, wrote in the book Once Around the Sun (1951): "Drop the last year in the silent limbo of the past. Let it…