“Come to the nerd side. We have Pi”
"Come to the nerd side. We have Pi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't fight it. Give in, come to the nerd-side. Also, we have cookies" was posted on…
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“Come-to-Jesus” Meeting
"Come to Jesus" (and the "come to Jesus meeting") was an early 20th century Christian message, often spread by traveling preachers who held tent meetings. A different and later…
“Comedy doesn’t travel well”
"Comedy doesn't travel well" is an entertainment adage that has been applied to plays, films, television shows and stage performers. Comedy depends on language and culture, and other…
“Comedy is a serious business” (theatre adage)
"Comedy is a serious business" has been attributed to the actor David Garrick (1717-1779), but cited in print from only 1894. Garrick allegedly said that tragedy was much easier to play.…
“Comedy is tragedy plus time” (theatre adage)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 21 July 1958, Bakersfield (CA) Californian, pg. 21, col. 1:Allen (Comedian Steve Allen -- ed.) also has another formula for laughs: "Tragedy plus time plus the will…
“Comes the revolution, everyone will eat strawberries and cream!”
In the Broadway production of Ballyhoo of 1932, Willie Howard (1886-1949) and his brother Eugene Howard (1991-1965) played in a skit where a soap-box orator told some Columbus Circle (New York…
“Comic Sans implies the existence of Comic Avec”
Comic Sans is a sans-serif typeface. The "comic" name seemingly implies other names. "RT @XaiaX: The name “Comic Sans” implies there’s a serif version was posted on X/Twitter…
“Comic Sans implies the existence of Comic Serif”
Comic Sans is a sans-serif typeface. The "comic" name seemingly implies other names. "RT @XaiaX: The name “Comic Sans” implies there’s a serif version was posted on X/Twitter…
“Comic Sans implies the existence of Serious Sans”
Comic Sans is a sans-serif typeface. The "comic" name seemingly implies other names. "RT @XaiaX: The name “Comic Sans” implies there’s a serif version was posted on X/Twitter…
“Comic Sans implies the existence of Serious Serif”
Comic Sans is a sans-serif typeface. The "comic" name seemingly implies other names. "RT @XaiaX: The name “Comic Sans” implies there’s a serif version was posted on X/Twitter…
“Comic Sans implies the existence of Tragic Sans”
Comic Sans is a sans-serif typeface. The "comic" name seemingly implies other names. "RT @XaiaX: The name “Comic Sans” implies there’s a serif version was posted on X/Twitter…
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success”
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success" is a popular saying of uncertain authorship. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge said in 1927:…
“Commercials for prescription drugs would be better if the actors had to act out the side effects”
Commercials for prescription drugs almost always show a person happy and healthy after taking the drug. Some people have suggested that the commercials should act out the side effects. "TV…
“Commit to be fit”
"Commit to be fit" is a popular fitness slogan. "Commit to be fit" was cited in print in an advertisement for a Wisconsin health club in November 1984. The saying has appeared…
“Committee work is like a soft chair—easy to get into but hard to get out of”
"Committee work is like a soft chair -- easy to get into but hard to get out of" is a jocular saying about committees. "Committee work is easy to get into but hard to get out of --…
“Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do work”
"Committees have become so important that a subcommittee has to be appointed to do the work" is a jocular saying that has been cited in print since at least April 1964, when it was…
“Common sense is a flower that doesn’t grow in everyone’s garden”
"Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyone's garden" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in…
“Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it”
"Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it (the) most never use it" (or "Common sense is like deodorant. Those who need it most never use it) is a saying that has been…
“Common sense is like deodorant. Those who need it most never use it”
"Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it (the) most never use it" (or "Common sense is like deodorant. Those who need it most never use it) is a saying that has been…
“Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done”
"Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been frequently…