“Hotel — A place where you pay dollars for quarters”
"Living quarters" is not the same term as a "quarter" that equals twenty-five cents. However, a hotel pun involving "quarters" has been popular since the 1890s.…
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“Hotel as Theater” (Royalton Hotel)
The Royalton Hotel, at 44 West 44th Street, has the slogan "Hotel as Theater." It's located in the theatre district. http://www.royaltonhotel.comThe groundbreaking Royalton, located…
“Hotel lobbies must be the main place many people had their first experience with cucumber water”
Many hotel lobbies have water with cucumber slices at the bottom. "That water w/ the cucumber slices, that you get in hotel lobbies...that shit is life, b...lol" was posted on Twitter by…
“Hotel Manager: Did you rent the entire second floor to clowns? Me: It’s a pretty funny story”
A funny "story" ("storey" in the UK) has nothing to do with the floor of abuilding, but there are jokes. "You're wondering about the floor in my building where we go…
“Hotels offer you free breakfast not as a perk, but so that you get up and check out earlier”
"Hotels offer you free breakfast not as a perk, but so that you get up and check out earlier" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on January 27, 2021. A person in the comments…
“Hotels: A haven for relaxation, unwinding, and casual enjoyment. Also Hotels: Breakfast service ends at the crack of dawn”
Hotels are often advertised as a place where one can relax--except you have to get up early for that free breakfast. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by James Parker on May 27, 2020: hotels in…
“Hotter than a blister bug in a pepper patch” (very hot)
Entry in progress -- BP yahoo! newsSouthern LivingThings Southerners Say When It's Hot Valerie Fraser LuesseMarch 20, 2017(...)It's hotter'n a blister bug in a pepper patch.…
“Hotter than a firecracker on the Fourth of July” (very hot)
Entry in progress -- BP “Hotter than noon on the Fourth of July" and “Hotter than the Fourth of July” are related sayings. Newspapers.com Newspapers.com3 July 2009, The Daily Oklahoman…
“Hotter than a jalapeño’s armpit” (very hot)
"Hotter than a jalapeño's armpit" means very hot. A jalapeño pepper can be very hot to eat, but it doesn't have armpits. The expression probably borrows from "hotter than…
“Hotter than a jalapeño’s armpit” (very hot)
"Hotter than a jalapeño's armpit" means very hot. A jalapeño pepper can be very hot to eat, but it doesn't have armpits. The expression probably borrows from "hotter than…
“Hotter than a Laredo parking lot” (Dan Rather, election night 2000)
Dan Rather (from Wharton, TX) was the anchor of the CBS Evening News from 1981-2005. On election night 2000, he let loose a slew of "Rather-isms" -- folksy sayings, both borowed and…
“Hotter than a meth pipe on payday” (very hot)
"Hotter than a meth pipe on payday" (very hot) has been printed on many images. "Today was hotter than a Polk county meth-pipe on payday" was posted on Twitter by Rev. Lu Cifer…
“Hotter Than a Stolen Tamale;” “Hotter Than a Fur Coat in Marfa”
There are many ways a Texan can say that "it's hot." "Hot tamales" are hot. Something stolen is "hot." So what could be "hotter than a stolen tamale"?…
“Hotter than a Times Square Rolex” (very hot)
"Hotter than a Times Square Rolex" means very hot. A Rolex is an expensive watch; if it's sold on the street in Times Square, then it's "hot" (stolen and/or fake). The…
“Hotter than donut grease at a fat man convention” (very hot)
Someone who is "hotter than donut/doughnut grease" is someone who is very attractive (or "hot"). The expression is also used for someone on a hot streak, and for hot weather.…
“Hotter than donut grease” (very hot)
Someone who is "hotter than donut/doughnut grease" is someone who is very attractive (or "hot"). The expression is also used for someone on a hot streak, and for hot weather.…
“Hotter than donut grease” (very hot)
Someone who is "hotter than donut/doughnut grease" is someone who is very attractive (or "hot"). The expression is also used for someone on a hot streak, and for hot weather.…
“Hotter than doughnut grease at a fat man convention” (very hot)
Someone who is "hotter than donut/doughnut grease" is someone who is very attractive (or "hot"). The expression is also used for someone on a hot streak, and for hot weather.…
“Hotter than doughnut grease” (very hot)
Someone who is "hotter than donut/doughnut grease" is someone who is very attractive (or "hot"). The expression is also used for someone on a hot streak, and for hot weather.…
“Hotter than doughnut grease” (very hot)
Someone who is "hotter than donut/doughnut grease" is someone who is very attractive (or "hot"). The expression is also used for someone on a hot streak, and for hot weather.…