“Lemme take u out to eat cus u can’t spell ‘menu’ without me n u”
“Do you know what’s on the menu? Me-n-u” is a "menu" joke and pickup line that has been cited in print since at least 1878. "ya know u cant spell menu without me-n-u" was…
Neighborhoods
“Lemon to a knife fight”
“Never bring a knife to a gunfight” is a popular saying. What should one bring to a knife fight? "Brings a steak to a knife fight" is a joke; a steak is eaten using a knife.…
“Less Monday, more summer”
"Less Monday, more summer" is an anti-work summer saying that has been 'printed on many images. "Less Monday, more Summer!" -- with an image -- was posted on Twitter by…
“Less Mondays, more summer”
"Less Monday, more summer" is an anti-work summer saying that has been 'printed on many images. "Less Monday, more Summer!" -- with an image -- was posted on Twitter by…
“Lesson learned tonight: There is no such thing as a goalie in darts”
There is no goalie in the game of darts. People who try to stop darts from hitting a target could suffer great pain, but there are jokes about it. "There is no goalie in darts. #protip"…
“Lessons in life will be repeated until they are learned”
"Lessons in life will be repeated until they are learned" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Lessons in life will be repeated until they are learned.…
“Let a homeless person use a computer and he’ll search through the recycle bin”
A computer's "recycle bin" doesn't contain cans and bottles like other recycle bins, but there are jokes. "If homeless will sit on computer,he'll go on recycle…
“Let exercise be your stress relief, not food”
"Let exercise be your stress relief, not food" (or "Let exercise be your stress reliever, not food") is an exercise saying that has been printed on many images. "Let…
“Let exercise be your stress reliever, not food”
"Let exercise be your stress reliever, not food" (or "Let exercise be your stress relief, not food") is an exercise saying that has been printed on many images. "Let…
“Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food”
"Let food be thy/your medicine and medicine be thy/your food" is often cited as a famous saying of Hippocrates (460 B.C.-370 B.C.). However, it's not known what ancient writing is…
“Let Friday show you where the smiles are in life”
"Let Friday show you where the smiles are in life" is a Friday saying that has been printed on several images. The saying is from Anthony T. Hincks and has been popular since 2022.…
“Let he who is without stock cast the first rock” (Governor Preston E. Smith)
Governor Preston E. Smith was alleged to have benefited from stock trading in the early 1970s. In an appearance (a roast) before Austin's Headliners Club in early 1971, Smith paraphrased the…
“Let her go, Gallagher!”
"Let her go, Gallagher!" was a nationally famous slang phrase in 1885 and 1886. Origin is uncertain. "LET her go, Gallagher!" was printed in The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)…
“Let me get this straight. Everyone hates white people, but everyone wants to live where white people are”
"'Everybody hates white people, but everybody wants to live in their neighborhood.'-Joe (latino)" was posted on Facebook by Lewis Newman on February 7, 2021. "Let me get…
“Let me pour you a tall glass of get over it. Oh, and here’s a straw so you can suck it up”
"I’m sorry you’re mad because you just found out the world doesn’t revolve around you. Here, let me pour you a tall glass of get over it" is a saying that has been printed on…
“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt” (Special Olympics)
"Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt" is the official oath of the Special Olympics (athletic competitions for people with disabilities). The Special Olympics…
“Let the bastards freeze in the dark” & “Drive 80 mph and freeze a Yankee”
"Let the bastards freeze in the dark" (or "Let the Yankee bastards freeze in the dark" or "Let them freeze in the dark") and "Drive 80 mph and freeze a…
“Let the chips fall where they may” (to allow events to unfold naturally)
The expression "let the chips fall where they may" means to allow events to unfold naturally. "What happens happens" is a similar, more modern saying. "Let the chips fall…
“Let the people know the truth and the country is safe”
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln told the Boston (MA) Journal in July 1864: "I have faith in the people. They will not consent to disunion. The danger is, that they are misled. Let them know the…
“Let them eat iPad”
Bill Dudley, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, spoke in Queens in March 2011. A member of the audience asked Dudley about high food prices, and when he actually did his food…