“Fun City” nickname (1966)
New York's "Fun City" nickname was born in the first days of Mayor John Lindsay's administration in January 1966. There was a transit strike; after observing New York's…
Pocket City, Stoplight City (Evansville, Indiana nicknames)
“Fun Fact: Alcohol increases the size of the ‘send’ button by 89%”
"Fun Fact: Alcohol increases the size of the 'send' button by 89%" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, people send more inappropriate texts,…
“Fun Fact: American made products don’t get stuck on cargo ships…”
"Fun Fact: American made products don’t get stuck on cargo ships" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Imported products can get stuck on cargo ships, such as what happened…
“Fun Fact: Drinking whiskey is still healthier than being dead”
"Crazy fact #274: Eating 3 pizzas a day is more healthy for you than being dead" and "Fact: Drinking beer every day is healthier for you than being dead" and "Fun Fact:…
“Fun fact: If you refill a wine glass before it’s empty, it still counts as one glass”
"Fun fact: If you refill a wine glass before it’s empty, it still counts as one glass" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the saying is unknown.…
“Fun fact: Out of the 400,000 people who attended Woodstock, 637,000 are still alive today”
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair on August 15-16, 1969 became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s. A great many people claim to have been there, and there's a joke. "Fun fact:…
“Fun Fact: Tears make ramen saltier”
Human tears have salt in them. Many cooking recipes require salt. "the salt from tears in your food will just add flavor" was posted on X/Twitter by Foster The People on February 24,…
“Fun Fact: There’s more time spent installing Adobe updates than the actual use of Adobe”
"Fun Fact: There’s more time spent installing Adobe updates than the actual use of Adobe" is a jocular one-line saying about a computer user's relationship with Adobe software.…
“Fun is like insurance — the older you get. the more it costs”
"Life Insurance...the older you get the more it costs" has been cited in life insurance advertisements since at least 1905. In March 1911, Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard…
“Fun prank: Make people study for 16 years and then replace them with AI”
"Fun prank: Make people study for 16 years (and) then replace them with AI" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people study for 16 years (12 years of public school and…
“Fun prank: Make people study for 16 years then replace them with AI”
"Fun prank: Make people study for 16 years (and) then replace them with AI" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people study for 16 years (12 years of public school and…
“Funeral homes are a dying business”
"Funeral homes are a dying business" is an old joke in that industry. "A dying business. -Funeral business" was published in the Australian Financial Review in July 1982.…
“Funny don’t make money” (professional wrestling adage)
"Funny don't make money" is a professional wrestling adage that has been cited in print since at least 2009. The adage means that fans watch professional wrestling for the action,…
“Funny how all the people wanting socialism don’t really contribute much to society to begin with”
"funny how all the people that are for socialism don't really contribute much to society to begin with" was posted on X/Twitter by Tyler Vought on March 8, 2016. "FUNNY HOW ALL…
“Funny how they say we need to talk when they really mean you need to listen”
An employer sometimes pulls aside a problem employee with, "We need to talk." "Funny how they say we need to talk when they really mean you need to listen" is a one-line saying…
“Funny how we were all raised not to be peer pressured into taking experimental drugs, and now…”
"Funny how we were raised not to be peer pressured into taking experimental drugs and now we're being peer pressured into taking experimental drugs" is a saying that has been printed…
“Funny Name, Serious Sandwich” & “Just one sandwich…it’s that good!” (Schlotzsky’s slogans)
Schlotzsky's deli began with in south Austin in 1971 with just one sandwich -- "The Original," a version of the famous New Orleans muffuletta sandwich featuring three meats.…
“Fur coats are worn by beautiful animals and ugly people”
"Fur coats are worn by beautiful animals and ugly people" is an animal rights saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the saying is unknown, but it has been cited in…
“Futons are the sporks of the furniture world”
A futon (a sofa and a bed) has been compared to a spork (a spoon and a fork) -- something that tries to do two things and does neither well. "'To me, a futon (or hide-a-bed) is just the…
“FYI, you pee on a jellyfish sting, not a jelly stain. Again my apologies to the lady at the Waffle House this morning”
"FYI, you pee on a jellyfish sting, not a jelly stain. Again my apologies to the lady at the Waffle House this morning" is a joke that has been printed on many images. "Found out…