Streets can be "deserted." Streets are usually not "desserted," but there are jokes. "The streets are desserted. Cake and ice cream everywhere" was posted on Twitter…
Walking down stairs has been compared to falling. "How come walking down stairs is just falling with extra steps?" was posted on Twitter by Phil_Swift on August 4, 2020. This was posted…
To "walk on eggshells" is an expression meaning to be overly careful. Eggshells are easily broken. In some economies (such as during a bird flu), eggs (and egg shells) can be expensive,…
To "walk on eggshells" is an expression meaning to be overly careful. Eggshells are easily broken. In some economies (such as during a bird flu), eggs (and egg shells) can be expensive,…
"Walks will kill you (almost every time)" is a popular baseball adage. A walk doesn't give the fielders the opportunity to make a play on a ball, but gives the batter a pass to first…
President George W. Bush attended a July 2008 fundraiser in Houston, Texas for Republican congressional candidate Pete Olson. TV cameras were requested to be turned off, but at least one person…
Economist Paul Samuelson used his Newsweek column of September 19, 1966 to show that the market and that economists often get things wrong: "Wall Street indexes predicted nine out of the last…
American investor Warren Buffett doesn't trust stockbrokers. If their advice was so great, why aren't they themselves rich? He told the Los Angeles (CA) Times in April 1991: "Wall…
"Wall Street never discounts the same thing twice" is a stock exchange adage cited since at least the early 1930s. For example, it could be expected that a company is going to announce…
"Wall Street" is a tap-dancing number that opens the musical Dames at Sea (1968). The musical is a 1930s parody; 'Wall Street" is direct homage to "42nd Street." The…
An Irish blessing popular on St. Patrick’s Day was printed in the Edmonton (Alberta) Journal on March 17, 1965: "Walls for the windAnd a roof for the rainAnd tea beside the fire --Laughter…
The state of Florida and the store Walmart both have reputations for some crazy people. "Every Walmart is like a little piece of Florida. lol" was posted on Twitter by One Hawaiian Punch…
The state of Florida and the store Walmart both have reputations for some crazy people. "Every Walmart is like a little piece of Florida. lol" was posted on Twitter by One Hawaiian Punch…
Walmart (an American multinational retail corporation) has often been criticized for not staffing enough cashiers. "Wal-Mart will close on Christmas so both cashiers can spend time with their…
Walmart (an American multinational retail corporation) has many self-checkouts. "Walmart will be closed on Thanksgiving so self-checkout cashiers can be with their families" is a jocular…
"Wanderlust and city dust" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Wanderlust and City dust" was posted on Twitter by Bitchness Monster on September 14, 2013.…
"Fine" can mean several things. A joke originated on the Sickipedia website and was posted by several people on Twitter on September 19, 2011: "Wanna hear a joke about a parking…
"How can you tell the truth is being told? Well, when Facebook blocks it, Twitter deletes it, Google hides it, Youtube bans it, The Media censor it, And your Government forbids it" (or…
Many liquid refreshments "hit the post" (satisfy thirst). "Pepsi-Cola hits the spot. Twelve full ounces -- that's a lot" is a 1940s jingle. The spot isn't the G-spot,…
"Want to get noticed? Go jogging without moving your arms" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Tater (then called "Baked…