“A diet is usually a period of starvation that precedes a rapid gain of 10 pounds" is a jocular definition of a diet that has been cited in print from at least 1967. "A diet is a brief…
"Nutrition Fact: If you drink a gallon of water per day, you won't have time for other people's drama because you'll be too busy peeing. Stay hydrated my friends" is a…
The song "Life in the Fast Lane" was performed by the Eagles on the album Hotel California (1976). "Dieters live life in the fasting lane" is a jocular saying of unknown…
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterJustin Cas@Justin_Cas_Dieting is easy. It's just like riding a bike. Except the bike is on fire. And you're on fire. And you're in hell.6:02 PM -…
"Dieting is not a piece of cake" -- a jocular use of the expression "piece of cake" -- has been printed on posters. "Dieting is no piece of cake" is a headline that…
"If you’re overweight, you’re living beyond your seams" -- a pun on "living beyond your dreams/means" -- was cited in a newspaper in 1957. "Watch the old weight.…
"Dieting is the triumph of mind over platter" is a pun on "mind over matter." The old diet joke has been cited in print since at least 1933-34. 1 June 1933, Riverside (CA) Daily…
"Dieting is when you eat food that makes you sad" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many ecards. The saying has been cited on Twitter since May 19, 2013. Twitter$ｌｉｍ…
"Wishful thinking" is wanting an event to happen and, perhaps, ignoring painful realities. The term "wishful thinking" is cited in the early 1900s. "Reducing is wishful…
"Diets are for people who are thick and tired of it" -- a pun on "sick and tired" -- has been a popular line since the 1950s. "If you're thick and tired of" has…
"What's the difference between between a dead lawyer in the road and a dead armadillo in the road? The armadillo has skid marks in front of it!" This "lawyer joke" has been…
New York City is no stranger to prostitution. Polly Adler wrote a book about it (A House Is Not a Home). Some of her quotes have been memorable. Wikipedia: Polly AdlerPearl "Polly" Adler…
Henry Stern was a former New York City Councilman and Parks Commissioner and now runs NY Civic (www.nycivic.org). He said, some time in the 1960s, that the New York City Council was less than a…
"Different strokes for different folks" means that people have different styles and tastes, or different ways of doing something. What's good (or works) for one person might not be…
“Easy peasy lemon squeezy” is a way of saying that something is easy. "Difficult difficult lemon difficult" (or "When you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy,…
"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on October 24, 2013, and is of unknown…
A gardening adage is that it's better to dig a five-dollar hole for a fifty-cent plant than to big a fifty-cent hole for a five-dollar plant. A good plant won't grow well in bad soil, but…
The digestive biscuit originated in Scotland. There is no "indigestive biscuit," but there are jokes. "So...what do we have in the US...'indigestive' biscuits???" was…
A pun on "boring job" was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on September 23, 2000: "If you operate a drill press, you have a boring job. (Pun of the Day)" "Digging…
"Digital ID and digital CURRENCY is a PRISON for every man , woman and CHILD on EARTH" was posted on Facebook by Lamilton West on September 23, 2022. "DIGITAL ID & DIGITAL…