“Oyster crackers are technically animal crackers”
Oyster crackers are small, salted crackers, often served with oyster stew and clam chowder. Oyster crackers are not made of oysters and are not shaped like oysters. Animal crackers are crackers…
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“Oyster crackers are the worst of all the animal crackers”
Oyster crackers are small, salted crackers, often served with oyster stew and clam chowder. Oyster crackers are not made of oysters and are not shaped like oysters. Animal crackers are crackers…
“Oyster, n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms”
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)oy, int. (and n.)Etymology: Yiddish oy, an outcry or exclamation of surprise, joy, dismay, or horror.Esp. in Jewish usage: expressing surprise,…
“Oysters are such bullshit. You want me to eat this rock? ‘No! See, it’s got a horrible slug inside.’ Fuck off”
Many people do not like to eat oysters. Oysters seem. to them, to be like slug encased in a rock. This was posted on X/Twitter by haptic torture module on March 19, 2021 (the account no longer…
“Oysters have always been on my shuck-it list”
Some people have a "bucket list," but what about a "shuck-it list"? "The Hot Oyster added to the 'Shuck-it List' today is the Wallace Bay" was posted on…
“P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude)—I’m positive, I’m mental and I know I have attitude!”
"I have P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude) -- I'm positive, I'm mental and I know I have attitude!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I have a positive…
“Pace makes the race” (horse racing adage)
"Pace makes the race" is a frequently used horse racing adage. A fast pace might help some horses, while a slower pace might help other kinds of horses. The saying "pace makes the…
“Pack your patience”
"Pack your patience" is standard advice given to travelers. "NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR -- Pack your patience and prepare to queue up" was cited in print in 1964. The saying has…
“Packed like sardines”
Since at least the 1900s, passengers on New York City's trains have been described as "packed like sardines." Sardines are packed together tightly in cans, with little space…
“Paging Donner party of six” (restaurant joke)
The Donner Party is a tragic story of western United States migration in 1846-47. Mistakes and storm conditions caused the deaths of many, leading to cannibalism so that some could survive. When a…
“Paid all my bills for the month. Does anyone have any good recipes with water?”
"Paid all my bills for the month. Does anyone have any good recipes with water?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker has no money left for food.…
“Paid my bills for the month. Anyone have any good recipes for water?”
Many people pay their monthly bills and have little money left over, even for food. "I am so broke, I could really need some good recipes for water..." was posted on Twitter by n y r r r…
“Paid my rent, now I have a place to starve”
"I paid the rent... Now I've got a place to starve to death" (or "Paid my rent, now I have a place to starve") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Paid the rent. Now I got a place to starve to death”
"I paid the rent... Now I've got a place to starve to death" (or "Paid my rent, now I have a place to starve") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional”
"Pain is inevitable, suffering/misery is optional" is an inspirational proverb that has been printed on many posters. M. Kathleen Casey (or Kathleen Casey Theisen) is often credited with…
“Pain is temporary, film is forever” (film adage)
"Pain is temporary, film is forever" is a movie adage that has been printed on many images. It take a great deal of effort to make a movie, but that pain is temporary and the film is…
“Pain is temporary, pride is forever” (sports and exercise adage)
"Pain is temporary, pride is forever" is a popular sports and exercise adage that has been printed on many T-shirts. "Pain is temporary, success is permanent" was a message hung…
“Pain is weakness leaving the body” (exercise adage)
"Pain is (just/only) weakness leaving the body" is a popular exercise adage seen on items such as posters and T-shirts at many gyms. The saying has been popular in the U.S. Marine Corps…
“Pain makes you stronger; fear makes you braver; heartbreak makes you wiser”
"Pain makes you stronger, fear makes you braver, heartbreak makes you wiser" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. An ending of "So thank the past for a better…
“Paint the town red”
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)paint, v.transitive. colloq. (orig. U.S.). to paint the town (red) (and variants): to enjoy oneself flamboyantly; go on a boisterous or…