“A tablespoon is to eat tables with”
Why is it called a tablespoon? "A tablespoon is to eat a table with" was printed in the book A Hole Is to Dig: A First Book of First Definitions (1952) by Ruth Krauss. "Why is it…
Sports/Games
“A taco is a beef love letter in a corn envelope that you mail to your stomach”
"A taco is a beef love letter in a corn envelope that you mail to your stomach" is a food saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Reddit --…
“A taco is a fish love letter in a corn envelope that you mail to your stomach”
"A taco is a beef love letter in a corn envelope that you mail to your stomach" is a food saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Reddit --…
“A taco is just a Mexican hot dog”
Tacos have been compared to hot dogs. "It came to me as I was having dinner...tacos are mexican hot dogs" was poste on Twitter by Peter Ohaver on October 23, 2009. "Tacos = A Mexican…
“A tall guy 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 version with a tall person is: "A tall guy walks into a bar. That's what he…
“A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle”
"A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle" is a saying that has been credited to Anglo-Irish satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) since at least 1904, but there's no…
“A tax can be fair or simple, but not both”
"A tax can be fair or simple, but not both" is an old tax proverb. Bernard M. (Bob) Shapiro, who was Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation of the U.S. Congress from 1977 to…
“A tax loophole benefits the other guy; if it benefits you, it’s tax reform”
"One man's tax loophole is another man's vested right" is a popular saying in Washington, DC about tax reform. "One man's loophole is another man's equity"…
“A taxi is not a restaurant” (joke)
A taxi is not a restaurant, and there's a joke: "A man enters a taxi with a hot dog. The driver says, 'Excuse me, but this is not a restaurant.' The guy replies, 'I know.…
“A taxpayer voting Democrat is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders”
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
“A taxpayer voting Democratic is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders”
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
“A taxpayer voting for a Democrat is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders”
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
“A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart”
"A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart" has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, mugs, hats and T-shirts. "A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind,…
“A teacher 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 teacher version is: "A teacher walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'Can I buy…
“A team is a reflection of its coach” (sports adage)
"A team is a reflection of its coach" is an old sports saying. "A team is a combination of a lot of things, but mostly, it is a reflection of its coach" was cited in print in…
“A teetotaler 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 teetotaler is a person who doesn't drink alcohol, but there are a few "A…
“A television can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer”
"A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from the Frank and Ernest comic strip,…
“A tenement house in Greenwood” (soup with greens)
New York City had some unusual restaurant slang in the 19th century. This term was heard on the Bowery and appeared in the New York (NY) Herald in 1888: "That 'a tenement house in…
“A tennis ball 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 tennis ball version is: "A tennis ball walks into a bar/restaurant. A…
“A tepid vote counts the same as a wildly enthusiastic vote”
Voters are sometimes unhappy with a party's candidate choice (or both parties' choices). For the 2010 midterm elections, the energy of the "tea party" movement created an…