“The Big Apple” (instrumental song by Hugh Masekela, 1972)
"The Big Apple" is an instrumental song on the album Home Is Where the Music Is (1972) by South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer Hugh Masekela (1939-2018),…
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“The Big Apple” (instrumental song by Hugh Masekela, 1972)
"The Big Apple" is an instrumental song on the album Home Is Where the Music Is (1972) by South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer Hugh Masekela (1939-2018),…
“The Big Apple” (Kate Plus 8 episode, 2010)
Kate Plus 8 was an American reality television series starring Kate Gosselin and her eight children. An episode titled "The Big Apple" originally aired on August 30, 2010. The family…
“The Big Apple” (Korean comics or manhwa, 2024)
The Big Apple is a BL (Boys Love) webtoon/manhwa (Korean comic) by Harusari (author) and Hodot (illustrator). The Big Apple 1 (two books) was published in 2024, and The Big Apple 2 was published in…
“The Big Apple” (Strut episode, 2016)
Strut (2016) was an American reality television series that was shown on the Oxygen cable network for six episodes. The show followed the professional lives of a group of transgender models.…
“The Big OD” & Slowdeatha (Odessa nicknames)
The city of Odessa has the nicknames "The Big OD" (overdose?) and Slowdeatha. Neither is an official city nickname, of course. All About TexasApril 06, 2006 9:39 PM It (Abilene -- ed.)…
“The bigger the base, the higher in space” (Wall Street adage)
"The bigger the base, the higher in space" is a stock market technician's adage. Alan Shaw, and analyst at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., said in 1985 that he had two…
“The bigger the Cheerio, the better it tastes” (donut saying)
"The bigger the cheerio, the better it tastes" -- a meme usually shown with a bowl of Cheerios and a donut on top -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The bigger the…
“The bigger the field, the bigger the certainty” (horse racing adage)
"The bigger the field, the bigger the certainty" in horse racing means that the more horses in the field, the greater it is that the favorite is likely to win. "Backers were…
“The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen”
"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen" is a popular bumper sticker slogan. Conservative radio talk show host Dennis Prager wrote "The Bigger the Government, the Smaller…
“The bigger the top, the bigger the drop” (Wall Street adage)
"The bigger the top, the bigger the drop" is a stock market technician's adage. Alan Shaw and Robert Colby, analysts at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., used the adage in 1984…
“The biggest doves in Washington wear uniforms”
"The biggest doves (in Washington, D.C.) wear uniforms" is a comment that was made by Robert M. Gates, who served in the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Council, and…
“The biggest lie ever told is any voicemail greeting that says ‘sorry I missed your call’”
Many people do not like voicemails. This was posted on X/Twitter by One Hot Mess AK on January 8, 2024: "The biggest lie ever told is any voicemail greeting that says 'sorry I missed your…
“The Black Eyed Peas can sing us a tune, but the chick peas can only hummus one”
"Hummus" can sound like the words "hum us." and there are jokes. One joke compares chickpeas to the Black Eyed Peas (an American musical group). "The Black Eyed Peas can…
“The black jelly bean is the best bean. Made of corn syrup, Jaegermeister, eyeshadow, and Cure songs…”
Jelly beans come in many different colors. Some people don't like the black jelly bean, while others think it's the best one. This joke about the black jelly bean was posted on X/Twitter…
“The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice”
"The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice" (or "The darker the berry, the sweeter the juice") has been used by American blacks since at least the publication of Wallace…
“The blackest land and the whitest people” (Greenville, Hunt County, TX)
"Welcome to Greenville. The Blackest Land, The Whitest People" was a sign that existed in Greenville (Hunt County) from 1921 until it was removed in the 1960s. The saying was from…
“The boat store held a paddle sale. It was quite an oar deal”
"Oar-Deal" (a pun on "ordeal") is a registered trademark since 1954 for an oar protector. A joke was cited on Twitter on September 28, 2012: "There was a big paddle sale at…
“The body achieves what the mind believes”
"The body achieves what the mind believes" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is on many gym posters, and is of unknown authorship. Kitty Consolo…
“The body heals itself if we create the right conditions for it”
"The body heals itself if we create the right conditions for it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "THE BEST-KEPT SECRET OF MEDICINE Is that the body heals itself if…