“The Projects” (public housing projects)
People live in "the projects" - not their science projects, one would hope! The term dates to the 1930s and the "public housing projects" started at that time. 2 March 1939, New…
Food/Drink
“The prophecy has been fulfilled” ($7.11 gas at 7-Eleven store)
7-Eleven retail convenience stores were named after the hours 7 a.m. (opening) and 11 p,m, (closing), although many stores are now open all 24 hours a day. An interesting occurrence is when it…
“The protected need to be further protected from the unprotected by forcing the unprotected…”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some vaccines mandates, but some people questioned that if the vaccines worked, why do the vaccinated need further protection from the unvaccinated?…
“The protected need to be protected from the unprotected by forcing the unprotected…”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some vaccines mandates, but some people questioned that if the vaccines worked, why do the vaccinated need further protection from the unvaccinated?…
“The pub is ten minutes from my house. However, my house is two hours from the pub”
It's often faster to walk from one's house to a pub than it is to walk from a pub back to the house -- that is, the person walking home from the pub is drunk. A joke was posted on…
“The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men”
"The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men" is often credited to Samuel Adams (1722-1803), who wrote this in a letter to James Warren, dated November 4,…
“The public ignores a presidential election until after the World Series”
"The public ignores a presidential (or general) election until after the World Series" has been a political axiom since at least the 1920s. The World Series used to end in early October,…
“The public is right during the trends, but wrong at both ends” (Wall Street adage)
Humphrey Bancroft Neill (1895-1977), the "Vermont ruminator," was a stock market contrarian, as expressed in his book, The Art of Contrary Thinking (1954). He wrote: "The public is…
“The public stayed away in droves”
American film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) was known for his humorous misstatements or malapropisms that became known as "Goldwynisms." One famous "Goldwynism" was when…
“The pulley is the most egotistical of all machines. It’s always the center of a tension”
"What does a pulley like the best about its position? It's the center of a tension" -- a pun on "center of attention" -- was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on August 18, 2017.…
“The punchline comes before the question. What’s the worst part about time traveling jokes?”
Time travel jokes are difficult. "You know the punchline before you're ever told the joke. What's the worst part about time traveling jokes?" was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on…
“The punishment for tax evasion is getting to live off of other people’s taxes”
"Is it strange that people like Wesley Snipes go to prison for tax evasion so that other people's tax dollars can pay to keep him there?" was posted on Twitter on December 9, 2010.…
“The purpose of a meme is to disturb the humorless, and to humor the disturbed”
"The purpose of a meme is to disturb the humorless, and to humor the disturbed" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on an image) was posted on iFunny on…
“The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome tabs until you die”
People who do computer research tend to open very many browser tabs. This was posted on X/Twitter by Neil Renic on November 30, 2025, and it received over 55,000 likes: "The purpose of…
“The purpose of NATO is to keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down”
Lord Ismay (1887-1965), who was the first Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 1952 to 1957. supposedly said that NATO's purpose was to "keep the…
“The quality of a champagne is judged by the amount of noise the cork makes when it is popped”
"The quality of a champagne is judged by the amount of noise the cork makes when it is popped" is a jocular statement about champagne, meaning that the experience of drinking it -- the…
“The Quarantini. It’s just a regular martini, but you drink it all alone in your house”
"Quarantini" (quarantine + martini) is a cocktail name that was mentioned on the American medical comedy-drama television series Scrubs, on the episode "My Quarantine" that…
“The Queens of the Texas High Plains” (Amarillo nickname)
Amarillo, Texas, has been compared to the borough of Queens, in New York City. The Wikipedia page for Queens states that it is "the most linguistically and ethnically diverse place on…
“The quicker I give all my rights away, the quicker I will get them all back…”
“The quicker I give all my rights away, the quicker I will get them all back......said the person who never read one history book in their entire life” is a saying that has been printed on an…
“The quickest way to get a Democrat politician to put on a mask—is to turn on a camera”
The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks. Many politicians did not want to wear them, but made certain to wear them when on camera. "The…