“We want a batter, not a broken ladder”
"We want a batter, not a broken ladder" is a baseball chant that has been popular in the Little League. The chant has been cited in print since at least 2000. GameFAQs Backyard…
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“We want a catcher, not belly scratcher”
"We want a catcher, not a belly scratcher" is a child's rhyming baseball chant. "We want a catcher, not a belly-scratcher!" has been cited in print since at least the…
“We want a pitcher, not a belly-itcher”
"We want a pitcher, not a belly-itcher" is a child's rhyming baseball chant. "We want a pitcher, not a belly-itcher!" has been cited in print since at least 1971. "We…
“We want a pitcher, not a glass of water”
"We want a pitcher, not a glass of water!" (a pun on the word "pitcher") is a baseball chant that has long been popular in the Little League. The chant has been cited in print…
“We want bread, but we want roses, too” (Bread and Roses strike)
"Bread and roses" (or "We want bread, but we want roses, too") is a popular labor movement slogan. The saying means that workers need living wages ("bread"), but also…
“We wanted to be adults so bad. Now look at us, we can’t even function without coffee”
"We wanted to be adults so bad. Now look at us, we can’t even function without coffee" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "We wanted to be adults so bad. Now look at…
“We went from cows are killing the climate to let’s build 600 acre data centers everywhere”
"How did we go from 'cows are killing the climate' to 'let's build data centers everywhere'" and "We went from cows are killing the climate to let's…
“We were all once creampies”
A "creampie" can mean two very different things. "We were all once creampies" was posted on Twitter on December 23, 2011, and on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on April 18, 2018.…
“We were so poor when I was young, when we went to KFC we had to lick other people’s fingers”
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) has the slogan "finger lickin' good." ""We were so poor we used to get CARE packages from India. On Sundays, my dad used to load us up in the…
“We will continue having lots of meetings until we find out why no work is getting done”
"We will continue to have (these) meetings until we find out why no work is getting done" or ("We will continue having lots of meetings until I/we find our why no work is getting…
“We will continue having meetings, everyday, until I find out why no work is getting done”
"We will continue to have (these) meetings until we find out why no work is getting done" or ("We will continue having lots of meetings until I/we find our why no work is getting…
“We will continue to have meetings until we find out why no work is getting done”
"We will continue to have (these) meetings until we find out why no work is getting done" or ("We will continue having lots of meetings until I/we find our why no work is getting…
“We will serve no swine before its time” (low-and-slow cooking)
"We will sell no wine before its time" was the memorable advertising line spoken by actor/director Orson Welles (1915-1985) for California's Paul Masson Vineyards in 1976. The…
“We win as a team and we lose as a team” (teamwork adage)
"We win as a team and we lose as a team" is a teamwork adage that has been said by many players and coaches in many team sports. "We win as a team and lose as one" was said in…
“We would like to congratulate drugs for winning the war on drugs”
"Congratulations to drugs for winning the war on drugs" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "We'd like to congratulate drugs for winning the war on…
“We wuz robbed!” (“We was robbed!”)
Joe Jacobs (1896-1940), the manager of boxer Max Schmeling (who had just lost a decision to Jack Sharkey at Madison Square Garden on June 21, 1932), grabbed a microphone and told the world,…
“We’d all like to vote for the best man, but he’s never a candidate”
Kin Hubbard (1868-1930) drew the popular "Abe Martin Says" one-panel newspaper comic. Many sayings became widely quoted. "We'd all like t' vote fer th' best man, but…
“We’ll give him a fair trial, then we’ll hang him”
A supposed tale of the old West involves a captured horse thief. The crowd wants to hang him. "No, we can't do that," one member of the crowd says. 'We'll give him a fair…
“We’ll never run out of math teachers because they always multiply”
"We'll never run out of math teachers because they always multiply" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The math pun has been cited in print since…
“We’ll sell you the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge” (Texas Thunder Speedway)
"We'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge!" The Texas Thunder Speedway in Killeen promises edge-of-your-seat action with this (non-trademarked) slogan. Many…