AMerican journalist and writer Joe Sobran (1946-2010) wrote in The Economics of Liberty (1990); In the current political vocabulary, 'need' means wanting to get someone else's money.…
Eating raw cookie dough comes with health risks. This comment was posted on X/Twitter by The Dad on February 27, 2018: "'Never eat raw cookie dough' sounds like a lie made up a long…
The word "news" comes from "new." It is not an acronym for "North-East-West-South," or anything else, but a backronym (back acronym) went viral in May and June 2017.…
Entry in progress. -- B.P. Reddit -- Shower Thoughts'No lemon, no melon' backwards is 'No lemon, no melon'submitted December 25, 2017 by MazkaraManik
"'No thanks, I'm vegetarian' is a fun thing to say when someone tries to hand you their baby" ( or "'No, thanks. I'm a vegetarian,' is a fun thing to…
"'No thanks, I'm vegetarian' is a fun thing to say when someone tries to hand you their baby" ( or "'No, thanks. I'm a vegetarian,' is a fun thing to…
"Nobody wants to work anymore" is a popular complaint, especially by employers. This was posted on X/Twitter by jon drake on April 6, 2022, and received over 568,000 likes:…
Many jobs do not pay a living wage. This comment was posted on X/Twitter by Ꮍᴀᴇʟ on September 21, 2025, and it received over 237,000 likes: "'Not all jobs are supposed to earn you…
"'Noted' is the corporate version of 'whatever'" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Whatever" is often used to express indifference,…
The term "nouvelle cuisine" (French for "new cuisine") was popularized in the 1960s and was characterized by an attractive food display of small portions. "Nouvelle Cuisine…
WhatsApp is a freeware, cross-platform, centralized instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service. There are many messages, of all kinds, on WhatsApp. A joke was posted on Sickipedia on…
An "elderberry" isn't necessarily "elder," but there are jokes. This was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners and Twitter by dadlifememes on May 14, 2020: "'OK…
Climbing stairs can be a challenge as people get older. "'Old' is when your wife says 'Let's go upstairs and make love,' and you reply, 'Honey, I can't do…
Entry in progress -- B.P. British Expat Discussion Forumdoctor scrumpySep 2nd 2003, 11:55 am Things I've Learned About Virginia (...)Onced and Twiced are words. Southern Maryland Community…
"If you know when the liquor store closes you are crafty. If you know when the liquor store opens you are an alcoholic" was posted on Twitter by Griffin Danes on June 14, 2013.…
"Per mail last email" is another way of saying, "I'm telling you again. Listen this time!" "As per my last email=bitch can you read?" was posted on Twitter by…
"Poor me" should not be confused with "pour me," but there are jokes. "I used to live in a teapot. I know what you're thinking. Poor you" is a pun by English…
"Probiotic" sounds like something good, but some people might not like it if it went by another name. "'Probiotic' sounds a lot sexier that 'dead bacteria…
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) said many famous quotes, but has many more quotations falsely attributed to him. The Internet (invented over 100 years after Lincoln's death) is full of the real…
"Righty tighty, lefty loosey" is a popular meme about how to screw or unscrew objects. Some have used "righty tighty" to describe politically conservative people and "lefty…