“Cilantropist—someone who’s generous with cilantro in their recipes”
"Cilantropist" or "cilanthropist" (cilantro + philanthropist) is a jocular portmanteau term for a lover of cilantro, or someone who gives away cilantro to others. "What do…
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“Cinco De Mayo on Taco Tuesday and it’s ruined by a virus with the same name as a Mexican beer”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic ruined plans for Cinco de Mayo (Tuesday, May 5, 2020). "Cinco De Mayo finally lands on Taco Tuesday this year, and it will be messed up by a virus with the…
“Cinco de Mayo will fall on Taco Tuesday. This is it people. This is what we’ve been training for”
Cinco de Mayo ("the fifth of May," a popular day of celebration in the United States of Mexican-American culture) sometimes falls on a Tuesday ("Taco Tuesday"). "This year,…
“Cinco de mayo, rent, bills, Mother’s Day. Who put this got damn month together?”
"Rent, Bills, Cinco De Mayo, Mother's Day, and Memorial Day weekend… Who Tf put this month together?" is a May saying that has been printed on many images. "Cinco de mayo,…
“Cinco de mayo, RENT, teachers appreciation and Mother’s Day. Who put this got damn week together?”
"Rent, Bills, Cinco De Mayo, Mother's Day, and Memorial Day weekend… Who Tf put this month together?" is a May saying that has been printed on many images. "Cinco de mayo,…
“Cinema means sin and enema”
"Cinema," for those who dislike the movies, is a word that combines "sin" and "enema." The book I Lost My Heart in Hollywood: Diary of a Dick (2011) by Will Veharo…
“Cinnamon is really just delicious sawdust”
Cinnamon is made from the bark of Cinnamomum trees. Cinnamon powder has been compared to sawdust. "Ground cinnamon is sawdust. But there is good sawdust and bad sawdust," a Chicago (IL)…
“Cinnamon rolls not gender roles”
"Cinnamon rolls not gender roles" is a gender saying that has been printed on many images. "Cinnamon rolls not gender roles" was posted on Twitter by Sam Wilson on March 8,…
“Circle is the shape of soup”
Many people are used to circular soup bowls. This was posted on Twitter by charlie on January 5, 2021, and received over 539,500 likes: "putting soup in a square tupperware...... it’s just…
“City Juice” & “One on the City” (water)
"City juice" and "one of the city" is old soda jerk slang for simple "water." The terms were briefly in use in the 1920s and 1930s, but have long since disappeared. 1…
“Civil engineering implies the existence of criminal engineering”
"Civil engineering" is professional engineering discipline, but there is no "criminal engineering" discipline. "if there is a BE in civil engineering, there should also be…
“Civil servant missile—it doesn’t work and it can’t be fired”
A joke has been told in several countries (United Kingdom, Canada, India and the United States) about the new "civil servant" missile -- "It doesn't work and it can't be…
“Civil War jokes? I General Lee don’t find them funny”
Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) has a name that sounds like the word "generally" (General Lee). "Civil War jokes? I General Lee don't find them funny" is a…
“Clapping is just repeatedly high-fiving yourself over someone else’s achievement”
"Clapping is just repeatedly high-fiving yourself over someone else’s achievement" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Clapping is just highfiving yourself for…
“Clarinet: I wet my reeds with the tears of brass players”
"Clarinet: I wet my reeds with the tears of brass players" is a jocular music saying that has been printed on many images. "I wet my reeds with the tears of brass players" was…
“Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune”
Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard (1868-1930) drew the popular newspaper comic strip Abe Martin of Brown County. A strip in July 1923 made a one-line observation about classical music:…
“Clean and sober just means that I’m showered and heading to the liquor store”
"Being 'clean and sober' means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "'@Douchekevin:…
“Clean sperm is the new Bitcoin”
"Unvaccinated/Unvaxxed sperm is the new/next Bitcoin" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The Covid-19 mRNA vaccines contain spike proteins that many believe impair male…
“Cleaning house while the kids are still growing is like shoveling snow while it’s still snowing”
"Cleaning house while children are growing is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Cleaning a house while children…
“Cleaning is better when no one else is home”
"cleaning is better when no one else is home" was posted on X/Twitter by val on March 23, 2019, and this received over 60,000 likes. "tbh cleaning is better when no one else is…