"Come on, admit it... you've had tongue sex with a Twinkie at least once" is a saying that has been printed on several images. A Twinkie is an American snack cake, and many people…
"Come sit on the porch with me. The drinks are cold & the friendship's free" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Come sit on the porch with me. The drinks are…
"Come to the dark side. We have cookies" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The "dark side" in the Star Wars movies represents evil; the cookies provide a…
"Come to the nerd side. We have Pi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't fight it. Give in, come to the nerd-side. Also, we have cookies" was posted on…
"Come to the nerd side. We have Pi" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't fight it. Give in, come to the nerd-side. Also, we have cookies" was posted on…
"Come to Jesus" (and the "come to Jesus meeting") was an early 20th century Christian message, often spread by traveling preachers who held tent meetings. A different and later…
"Comedy doesn't travel well" is an entertainment adage that has been applied to plays, films, television shows and stage performers. Comedy depends on language and culture, and other…
"Comedy is a serious business" has been attributed to the actor David Garrick (1717-1779), but cited in print from only 1894. Garrick allegedly said that tragedy was much easier to play.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. 21 July 1958, Bakersfield (CA) Californian, pg. 21, col. 1:Allen (Comedian Steve Allen -- ed.) also has another formula for laughs: "Tragedy plus time plus the will…
In the Broadway production of Ballyhoo of 1932, Willie Howard (1886-1949) and his brother Eugene Howard (1991-1965) played in a skit where a soap-box orator told some Columbus Circle (New York…
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success" is a popular saying of uncertain authorship. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge said in 1927:…
Commercials for prescription drugs almost always show a person happy and healthy after taking the drug. Some people have suggested that the commercials should act out the side effects. "TV…
"Commit to be fit" is a popular fitness slogan. "Commit to be fit" was cited in print in an advertisement for a Wisconsin health club in November 1984. The saying has appeared…
"Committee work is like a soft chair -- easy to get into but hard to get out of" is a jocular saying about committees. "Committee work is easy to get into but hard to get out of --…
"Committees have become so important that a subcommittee has to be appointed to do the work" is a jocular saying that has been cited in print since at least April 1964, when it was…
"Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyone's garden" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in…
"Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it (the) most never use it" (or "Common sense is like deodorant. Those who need it most never use it) is a saying that has been…
"Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it (the) most never use it" (or "Common sense is like deodorant. Those who need it most never use it) is a saying that has been…
"Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been frequently…
"The truth is, you shouldn't even need to research at this point. Common sense should reveal the absolute absurdity of what is happening in the world right now" is a saying that has…