“It might look like I’m doing nothing, but at the cellular level I’m quite busy”
"It might look like I'm doing nothing, but at the cellular level I'm quite busy" is jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "It might look like…
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“It must be a pain in the ass to remove all those web lines that Spider-Man leaves behind in NYC”
The comic superhero Spider-Man shoots spider webs all over New York City, but who cleans them up? "Who cleans up the webs that Spider-Man leaves behind in the streets of New York?…
“It must suck when billionaires wake up feeling like a million bucks”
To "feel like a million bucks" is usually a good thing, but what if you're a billionaire? "If you tell a billionaire that they look like a million bucks, is it considered rude…
“It never occurs to politicians that Lincoln is worth imitating as well as quoting”
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is one of the most-quoted of American presidents. "It never occurs to politicians that Lincoln is worth imitating as well as quoting" is a quip that dates to…
“It never rains on a golf course”
"It never rains on a/the golf course" is an old golfers' saying. meaning that it's always a fine day to play golf. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1943 and is…
“It only takes one slow-walking person in the grocery store…”
"It only takes one slow-walking person in the grocery store to destroy the illusion that I'm a nice person" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Grocery store…
“It only takes one slow-walking person in the supermarket…”
"It only takes one slow-walking person in the grocery store to destroy the illusion that I'm a nice person" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Grocery store…
“It only takes two to make an auction” (auction adage)
It takes two to tango, and it is said that it takes two to make an auction. It's not known where the auction saying began. "It takes two bids to make an auction sale" was cited in a…
“It pays to advertise” (advertising adage)
"It pays to advertise" is a saying that appeared in many 19th century newspapers, often ending "in/with the (newspaper name)." The slogan was developed because many businesses…
“It rains on both sides of the field” (football adage)
"It rains on both sides of the field" (or, "it rains on both sides of the line of scrimmage") is an old football adage that's been applied to many other disciplines. The…
“It rains on rich and poor alike, but the rich have better umbrellas”
"He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust" is from the New Testament, Matthew 5:45. "The rain falls on the just and the…
“It really smells around that ol’ factory”
"Olfactory" sounds like "ol' factory" or "ole factory" (old factory), and there are jokes. "Ole-Factory: A factory that manufactures perfumes, or a factory…
“It says here in this history book that, luckily, the good guys have won every single time”
"History is written by the victors" is a proverbial saying. Many people have said that American history books are written to make the United States look like the "good guys,"…
“It seems I may have a drinking problem after all. I just ran out of wine”
I don't have a drinking problem, 'cept when I can't get a drink" was written by American singer and songwriter Tom Waits in the song "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart"…
“It seems like DEI really stands for Division Exclusion Inequality”
"Division, Exclusion and Inequality" (a backronym or back acronym of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or DEI) has been printed on many images. The backronym reflects a belief that DEI…
“It seems unfair that elevators have music, but stairs do not have music”
There is "elevator music," but usually no music for escalators or stairs. "Why dont escalators and stairs have music like elevators" was posted on Twitter by Sean on January 18,…
“It Shines For All” (New York Sun)
The New York Sun newspaper was published from 1833-1952. A new newspaper began in 2002 using the same name and famous slogan: "It Shines For All." The slogan was supposedly first used in…
“It should be illegal for you to choose whether you leave your house because you could harm me…”
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic resulted in some lockdowns. Many people questioned the logic of lockdowns. "It should be illegal for you to choose whether you leave your house because you could…
“It started with a bat, went quickly to toilet paper… We’ve all gone bat, shit, crazy”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, according to one theory, began when someone in China ate a bat. In the United States, there was panic buying of toilet paper. "It started with a bat, went…
“It takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at something”
A general rule states that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert an anything. The "10,000-hour rule" was developed from a 1973 paper in American Scientist by Herbert Simon and William…