“Crank up that A.C. till it’s blowing snowballs” (very hot)
"Crank up that A.C. (air conditioning) till it's blowing snowballs" means that it's very hot and the air conditioning must do extra work. "Did they crank up the AC?! Its…
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“Crash for cash” (auto insurance fraud)
Entry in progress -- B.P."flash for cash" OCLC WorldCat recordCrash for CashAuthor: I W FiskEdition/Format: Article : EnglishPublication: Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine, v18 n11…
“Crawdaddy implies the existence of a crawmommy”
There are "crawdads" (crawfish), but no "crawmoms." Some people have suggested that a female crayfish is a "crawmom." "crawdad.....oops crawmom" was posted…
“Crawdads imply the existence of crawmoms”
There are "crawdads" (crawfish), but no "crawmoms." Some people have suggested that a female crayfish is a "crawmom." "crawdad.....oops crawmom" was posted…
“Crayons are a lot like M&M’s. All the colors taste the same”
Both crayons and M&M's candies come in many colors. Only one is a food, however. "@abbykippel do you eat crayons? i was surprised to find out that all the colors taste the same"…
“Crazy as a peach orchard boar” (“Madder than a peach orchard boar”)
"Crazy as a peach orchard boar" (also "madder than a peach orchard boar") is a Southern expression used in Texas and elsewhere. Its exact origin and meaning remains unknown, but…
“Crazy ex-girlfriends are like a box of chocolates. They’ll kill your dog”
“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get" is a famous line from the movie Forrest Gump (1994). Many people love chocolate, but it can kill…
“Crazy fact #274: Eating 3 pizzas a day is more healthy for you than being dead”
"Crazy fact #274: Eating 3 pizzas a day is more healthy for you than being dead" and "Fact: Drinking beer every day is healthier for you than being dead" and "Fun Fact:…
“Crazy how cookin used to save money… Now it don’t even matter”
"Crazy how cookin used to save money.. Now it don’t even matter" was posted on Facebook by Ronnel Moore on May 26, 2023, and this received over 113,000 shares. That is, the price of…
“Crazy how cooking used to save money… Now it don’t even matter”
"Crazy how cookin used to save money.. Now it don’t even matter" was posted on Facebook by Ronnel Moore on May 26, 2023, and this received over 113,000 shares. That is, the price of…
“Crazy times we are living in. I used to cough to hide a fart. Now I fart to hide a cough”
"Cough fart ... When someone coughs to hide a fart with devious intent" was entered in the Urban Dictionary on December 2, 2010. The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak reversed this. "I…
“Cream cheese is a poor man’s brie”
Cream cheese has been compared to brie. "Cream cheese: the poor man's brie" was posted on X/Twitter on January 24, 2011. "OH: Cream cheese. The poor man's brie" was…
“Cream soup is just a warm vegetable smoothie”
Soup has been compared to a vegetable smoothie. "RT @NowGamer_Dan: FF VII's Aeris once supposed that soup is actually just a hot vegetable smoothie. She was killed for this…
“Creamy peanut butter implies the existence of squirty peanut butter”
Peanut butter seemingly implies the existence of other peanut things. "There exists peanut butter but there not exists peanut margarine" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on February…
“Create! Don’t hate” (“Don’t hate. Create”)
"Create! Don't hate" (or "Don't hate. Create") is a saying that has been printed in many images. The saying means that instead of hating someone or something, create…
“Creationists don’t believe in science. They think ‘The Flintstones’ is a documentary”
The animated American television show The Flintstones (originally broadcast from 1960 to 1966) showed a working-class Stone Age family, with dinosaurs and humans living together. The show was a…
“Creativity is intelligence having fun”
"Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun" was written by George Scialabba (Class of 1969) in Harvard Magazine in 1983. The citation was quoted in The Reader's Digest.…
“Creativity is the residue of time wasted” (Einstein?)
"Creativity is the residue of time wasted" has been attributed to the physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) since at least 2006. Jonah Lehrer has popularized the quotation in interviews…
“Credit anticipates and equity confirms”
"Credit anticipates and equity confirms" is a financial adage, cited in print since at least March 31, 2009. A person or an institution lends credit in anticipation of profitable events;…
“Cremation: my last chance to have a smokin’ hot body”
"Being cremated is my last hope for a smoking hot body" (or "Cremation: my last chance to have a smokin' hot body" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images…