Mallomars are cookies, first introduced in 1913 by Nabisco, with a graham cracker base topped with marshmallow, and coated with dark chocolate. The chocolate melted in the summer, and the product…
Mallomars are cookies, first introduced in 1913 by Nabisco, with a graham cracker base topped with marshmallow, and coated with dark chocolate. The chocolate melted in the summer, and the product…
The candies Milk Duds (introduced in 1928), Maltesers (introduced in the United Kingdom in 1937), Whoppers (introduced in the United States in 1949), Revels (introduced in the United Kingdom in…
The candies Milk Duds (introduced in 1928), Maltesers (introduced in the United Kingdom in 1937), Whoppers (introduced in the United States in 1949), Revels (introduced in the United Kingdom in…
What's news? The legend goes that an editor told a reporter that when a dog bites a man, that's not news. When a man bites a dog, that's news! It is said to have started at the New…
"Man doth not live by bread alone" and "Man shall not live by bread alone" are passages in the Bible. "Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter"…
"Bail" shouldn't be confused with "bale," but there are jokes. "I got arrested yesterday for stealing hay from a farmer. I’ve been refused bale" was posted on…
"Man does not live by coffee alone. Have a danish" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Man shall not live by bread alone" is from Matthew 4.4 of…
Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) gave a speech in Denver on September 5, 1952. Stevenson was known for his wit, although he would lose the 1952 presidential election to Dwight Eisenhower. He said:…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One version is: "Man goes in a pub. Barman says, 'Get out, we don't serve…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One version is: "Man goes in a pub. Barman says, 'Get out, we don't serve…
A strawberry-and-cream joke is: "A man goes to the doctor with a strawberry growing out of his head. The doctor says, 'I'll give you some cream to put on it.'" The joke was…
"Man is the only animal that can he skinned more than once" is a joke that dates to at least 1920. The joke centers on the slang sense of "being skinned" (being financially…
"Man matures when he stops believing that politics solves his problems" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from Colombian philosopher Nicolás Gómez Dávila…
Many people who travel on an airplane begin to stand up as soon as the plane lands -- sometimes even before the "fasten seat belt" sign is turned off. This perhaps saves a small amount of…
"Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and endowed with the seeds of greatness" (also "You are/were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and…
"Infinity pool" is a strange name, and there are jokes. "I know a guy who fell into the infinity pool. Took him forever to get out" was posted on Facebook by Paul Klein on March…
"The man who invented the hamburger was smart. The man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius" is a burger quotation that has been printed on many images. American actor and producer…
The joke about "eating with one chopstick" has several variations. "Who eats with one chopstick goes hungry" was cited in print in 1967. "I've got a sure-fire diet…
"A woman's/mother's work is never done" is an old saying of uncertain authorship. "Woman's work is never done" was in an 1801 version of the poem "Darby and…