“Lunchables are just charcuterie boards for kids”
Charcuterie boards have a selection of foods (such as meats and cheeses), and this has been compared to Lunchables (a brand of food and snacks popular with children). "Quote of the day…
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“Lunchables are MREs for kids”
"Lunchables" (a brand of food and snacks, usually for children) has been compared to "Meal, Ready-to-Eat" or "MRE" (portable food for the military). "Lunchables…
“Lunchables should really start making Breakfastables and Dinnerables so that I can stop cooking”
There are "Lunchables" (trademarked in 1987), but no "Breakfastables" or "Dinnerables." However, the same company (Oscar Mayer) did trademark…
“Lungs of the City” (Central Park)
It's commonly believed that Frederic Law Olmsted coined the term "lungs of the city" in reference to New York's Central Park. Olmsted helped design Central Park in 1858, and the…
“Lust in the Dust” (overly romantic western movie)
Hollywood had always turned out western movies, but Duel in the Sun (1946) became an infamous one. Actress Jennifer Jones was so sex-crazed that critics called the movie "Lust in the…
“M&M’s are a poor man’s Smarties”
The candies Smarties (introduced in the United Kingdom in 1937), M&M's (introduced in the United States in 1941) and Sixlets (introduced in Canada by 1960) have been compared to each…
“Ma’am, do you serve crackers?”/“Honey, we serve errybody.”
The word "cracker" has several meanings. "Do you serve crackers?"/"We serve everybody" is a popular joke. In the American sketch comedy television series In Living…
“Macaroni is just tube spaghetti”
Macaroni has been compared to spaghetti. "Anything can be described as different types of spaghetti. Lasagna is flat spaghetti. Macaroni is tube spaghetti" was posted on Twitter by Shibi!…
“Macarons are hipster Oreos”
Oreo cookies have been compared to macarons. "Macarons are like fancy Oreos" was posted on Twitter by Mary Cath on April 10, 2010. "Macarons are basically fancy Oreos no?" was…
“Macarons are just bougie Oreos”
Oreo cookies have been compared to macarons. "Macarons are like fancy Oreos" was posted on Twitter by Mary Cath on April 10, 2010. "Macarons are basically fancy Oreos no?" was…
“Macarons are just fancy Oreos”
Oreo cookies have been compared to macarons. "Macarons are like fancy Oreos" was posted on Twitter by Mary Cath on April 10, 2010. "Macarons are basically fancy Oreos no?" was…
“Macarons are just French Oreos”
Oreo cookies have been compared to macarons. "Macarons are like fancy Oreos" was posted on Twitter by Mary Cath on April 10, 2010. "Macarons are basically fancy Oreos no?" was…
“Macarons are the rich person’s Oreos”
Oreo cookies have been compared to macarons. "Macarons are like fancy Oreos" was posted on Twitter by Mary Cath on April 10, 2010. "Macarons are basically fancy Oreos no?" was…
“Macs are for those who don’t want to know why their computer works”
An operating system joke was posted on the newsgroup de.comm.infosystems.www.servers by Nikolaus Rath on March 5, 2001: "Macs are for those who don't want to know why their computer…
“Mad Apple” (Cirque du Soleil show at New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, 2022-2026)
Mad Apple is the title of a show by Cirque du Soleil that ran at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2022 until 2026. The show featured acrobatics, music, dance,…
“Mad as a bag of ferrets” (very mad)
"Mad as a ferret" was printed in the Daily News (New York, NY) on February 19, 1971. The expression possibly borrows on the older "mad a a March hare." As mad as one ferret is,…
“Mad as a box of frogs” (very mad)
Frogs like to jump -- something they can't do much of in a box. "Mad as a box of frogs" means to be very mad. "Mad as a box of frogs" was printed in mixmag (London, UK) on…
“Mad as a ferret” (very mad)
"Mad as a ferret" was printed in the Daily News (New York, NY) on February 19, 1971. The expression possibly borrows on the older "mad a a March hare." As mad as one ferret is,…
“Mad as a wet hen” (very mad)
To be "madder than a wet hen" or "as mad as a wet hen" is be to very mad. Hens don't like water on their feathers. "Mad as a wet hen" was printed in Spirit of the…
“Madder than a box of frogs” (very mad)
Frogs like to jump -- something they can't do much of in a box. "Mad as a box of frogs" means to be very mad. "Mad as a box of frogs" was printed in mixmag (London, UK) on…