“21” or “Twenty-one” (a customer who doesn’t tip)
Newspapers.com 8 April 1939, Sheboygan (WI) Press, "What Is Your Number?," pg. 14, col. 2: 21 -- The customer who doesn't tip.
Sports/Games
“21” or “Twenty-one” (limeade)
Newspapers.com 10 June 1929, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, "Pittsburghesque" by Charles F. Danver, pg. 8, col. 6: The Soda Jerkers' Code.The young bartenders in one of those big…
“21” or “Twenty-one” (two of an item for the same person or table)
Newspapers.com 27 September 1981, The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, NY), "Counterwailing" by Dan Carlinsky, Suburdia Today, pg. 18, col. 4: 21. Two of an item for the same person or table.…
“22/7 is Pi day. 14/3 is American Pi day”
Pi Day is March 14th (3/14), just as Pi is "3.14." However, many non-U.S. countries represent dates by day-month, making this date 14/3. The date of 3/14 is "American Pi (Day)."…
“24 hours from vine to brine” (pickling adage)
Cucumbers must be fresh -- no more than a day from when cut from the vine -- in order to make the best pickles. The old rule is, "24 hours from vine to brine." "Twenty-four hours…
“24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not.” (Newman Day)
"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." This line has often been attributed to the comedian Steven Wright, but it's uncertain when (or if) he used it in a…
“25% of a pool is P”
"25% of every pool is p" was posted on Twitter by David on April 7, 2015. "P" is one of four letters in the word "pool," but the real joke is about the word…
“3 generations ago, organic food was just called ‘food’”
"3 generations ago, organic food was just called 'food'" was posted on Twitter by MODERN MAN on January 20, 2022. V“Try Organic Food…or as your grandparents called it,…
“3 places you can stay for free: out my business, out my way and out my face”
"places you can stay absolutely free: - over there - in your lane - out of my business" was posted on Twitter by @stfufeeIs on December 26, 2020. "Top 3 places you can STAY…
“3 things to keep private: your love life, your income and your next move”
"3 things to keep private: your love life, your income and your next move" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Keep your next move, income, and your love life…
“3:00 PM is too late for coffee and too early for happy hour. I don’t need this kind of negativity in my life!”
There is a time in the late afternoon when it's seemingly too late for coffee, but too early for alcohol. "too late for coffee, too early for wine...what to do??" was posted on…
“3.14% of sailors are pi rates”
"3.14% of sailors are Pi Rates" is a pirate joke that has been printed on images. "3,14% of sailors are Pi Rates" (from SnorgTees T-shirts) was posted on Twitter on February 24,…
“3.14159265 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 Pi (3.1414159265...) version is: "3.14159265 walks into a bar and the barman says,…
“30 days hath September…” (January and February joke)
An old calendar rhyme is: "Thirty days hath September,April, June, and November;All the rest have thirty-one,Excepting February alone,And that has twenty-eight days clearAnd twenty-nine in…
“30” or “Thirty” (no more; the end)
Wikipedia: -30- -30- has been traditionally used by journalists in North America to indicate the end of a story or article that is submitted for editing and typesetting. It is commonly employed…
“31” or “Thirty-one” (lemonade)
Newspapers.com 10 June 1929, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, "Pittsburghesque" by Charles F. Danver, pg. 8, col. 6: The Soda Jerkers' Code.The young bartenders in one of those big…
“37 consonants, 25 vowels, a question mark, and a comma went to court. They will be sentenced next Friday”
A "sentence" in English composition is not the same as a court "sentencing," but there are jokes. "8 vowels, 11 consonants, an exclamation mark and a comma appeared in…
“4 bases, 3 strikes, 2 teams, 1 winner”
"4 bases, 3 strikes, 2 teams, 1 game/home/winner" is a baseball/softball saying that has been printed on many images. "4 bases, 3 strikes,2 teams, 1 winner, it's not just a…
“4 Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and 2 astrological bodies walk 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 about the names of the days of the week is: "4 Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and…
“4 Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and 2 astronomical bodies walk 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 about the names of the days of the week is: "4 Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and…