“Right plant, right place” (landscaping adage)
"Right plant in the right place" (or "right plant, right place") is a popular landscaping adage of unknown authorship. "Plant trees and be sure they are planted right,…
Pocket City, Stoplight City (Evansville, Indiana nicknames)
“Right side of history” (“Wrong side of history”)
The phrase "the right side of history" was said by American lawyer Clemens J. France in 1946 and "the wrong side of history" has been cited in print since at least 1951. In…
“Right Stuff. Low Price. Everyday!” (Academy Sports + Outdoors slogan)
Academy Sports + Outdoors is a sporting goods chain that began in San Antonio in 1938 and has corporate offices in Harris County, Texas. "Right Stuff. Low Price." has been a slogan cited…
“Right tight, left loose” (screw/unscrew)
"Righty tighty, lefty loosey" is a popular meme for how to screw and unscrew (nuts, screws, jars, et al.). "Right tight, left loose" was printed in The Western Mail (Perth,…
“Right to rise”
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) popularized the term "right to rise"in an 1848 speech in the Unites States House of Representatives. Lincoln, referring to the Texas revolution from Mexico,…
“Rights are not gifts from government”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 – 4 July 1826) was author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Virginia Statute for Religious…
“Righty tighty, lefty loosey” (screw/unscrew)
"Righty tighty, lefty loosey" is a popular meme for how to screw and unscrew (nuts, screws, jars, et al.). "Right tight, left loose" was printed in The Western Mail (Perth,…
“Ring, relax and wait” (elevator safety procedure)
"Ring, relax and wait" is the elevator safety chant introduced in 2009 to schoolchildren by New York City Department of Buildings commissioner Robert D. LiMandri. Several fatal elevator…
“Rise and wine” (“Rise & wine”)
"Rise and wine" ("Rise & wine") -- a pun on "rise and shine" -- is a wine saying that has been printed on many images. There was a JoJo's Rise and Wine at…
“Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing”
"Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing" is a quotation from billionaire investor Warren Buffett (who got rich by knowing what he's doing). The popular investment saying has…
“Risking is better than regretting” (“Risk is better than regret”)
"Risking is better than regretting" ("Risk is better than regret") is a saying that has been printed in several images. "Maybe taking a risk is better than regret" was…
“Risotto is Italian porridge”
Risotto has been compared to porridge. "Risotto is the Italian version of rice porridge" was posted on Twitter by Uei Lam on September 8, 2009. "risotto is italian porridge" was…
“Risotto is just dinner porridge”
Risotto has been compared to porridge. "Risotto is the Italian version of rice porridge" was posted on Twitter by Uei Lam on September 8, 2009. "risotto is italian porridge" was…
“Risotto is just savory rice porridge”
Risotto has been compared to porridge. "Risotto is the Italian version of rice porridge" was posted on Twitter by Uei Lam on September 8, 2009. "risotto is italian porridge" was…
“Risotto is like night time porridge with cheese in it”
Risotto has been compared to porridge. "Risotto is the Italian version of rice porridge" was posted on Twitter by Uei Lam on September 8, 2009. "risotto is italian porridge" was…
“Risotto is the most pasta-like rice. Orzo is the most rice-like pasta”
Many people get confused between orzo and risotto, and they wonder what dish is pasta and what is rice. "risotto is made with rice. orzo is a type of pasta about the size of rice" was…
“Road work ahead? Yeah, well I sure hope it does”
The sign "Road Work Ahead" means that the road is being fixed. It does not mean that the "road works ahead," but there have been jokes. "ROAD WORK AHEAD? UH YEAH, I SURE…
“Roadside sobriety tests are getting ridiculous. Last night I had to fold a fitted sheet…”
"Roadside sobriety tests are getting ridiculous. Last night I had to fold a fitted sheet..." is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Folding a fitted sheet is a problem…
“Roast a marshmallow and party s’more”
"Roast a marshmallow and party s'more" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "'Roast a marshmallow and party S'more' bar sign" was posted on…
“Roasted chestnuts are the candy corn of Christmas”
Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Christmas." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…