John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner (1868-1967) was vice president of he United States from 1933-1941, but he never thought much of the vice presidency. On June 19, 1934, Garner was quoted as…
"The vice presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm spit" was the advice that John Nance Garner (vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt) gave to a fellow Texan, Senator Lyndon B.…
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" is from the New Testament, Romans 6:23. American stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone gave a…
When a waiter says, “Your table will be ready shortly,” this does not mean that the restaurant is actually constructing a table, but there are jokes. “The waiter said, ‘Your table will be…
"The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country..." is a humorous list describing the readers of various newspapers. The New York (NY) Times "is read by people who…
It is often said that whether a Democrat or a Republican wins a presidential election, the war machine always wins. "Doesn't matter the party - the war machine wins" was posted on…
The Washington Monument, in Washington, D.C., is an obelisk that was opened in 1888. Obviously, the monument does not look like George Washington (1732-1799), but there are jokes. "I think…
E. W. Howe (1853-1937), a newspaper columnist on the Atchison )KS) Globe, wrote in 1908: "The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in." Howe's aphorism has been…
Entry in progress -- BP X/Twittev yeah ok @poutinesmoothie The way Pop-Tart icing holds up in the toaster is both oddly fascinating and unsettling. 10:25 AM · Mar 23, 2025
"The way taxes are today, you might as well marry for love" has been credited (since the 1990s) to comedian Joe E. Lewis (1902-1971), but there's no evidence that Lewis even said it.…
"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach" is an often-quoted proverb, cited since at least the 1820s but not attributed to any particular author. The Wikipedia cites Fanny…
"The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation" is a quotation that has been credited to Russian leader Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924),…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: George SorosGeorge Soros (/ˈsɔroʊs/ or /ˈsɔrəs/; Hungarian: Soros György; Hungarian: [ˈʃoroʃ]; born August 12, 1930, as Schwartz György) is a…
"The weakest men compete with girls. The weakest minds celebrate it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to trans women participating in women’s sporting…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Jerome K. JeromeJerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat…
When the weather is nice, some people go outside and run, but many people don't run in any weather. A joke is: "The weather is so nice I think I'll go outside and watch other people…
When the weather is nice, some people go outside and run, but many people don't run in any weather. A joke is: "The weather is so nice I think I'll go outside and watch other people…
"The temperature/weather just went from 90 to 55 like it saw a state trooper" (a quick transition from summer to fall) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Speeding…
"Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the wine is so delightful" -- replacing "fire" with "wine" in the song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" --…
"The weekend is a short escape from reality; Monday is the return ticket.' – Unknown" was posted on Blog to Bloom (no date is given, but probably about 2023). The same image was…