"Breakfast of Champions" has been the slogan of Wheaties cereal from 1933. Menudo (a Mexican soup) has also been called the "breakfast of champions." To a cannibal, however,…
"A brew will see you through" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least March 2012. X/Twitter Emma Stickley @organdie84…
Espresso is more intense coffee, and a brownie is a more intense cake. American stand-up comedian, actor and writer Jim Gaffigan tweeted on March 31, 2014: "A brownie is like an espresso of…
Dominic Frisby, of MoneyWeek, wrote in November 2009: "One of my definitions of a bubble is 'a bull market in which you don't have a position'. How many of those that say gold…
American money manager Barton Biggs (1932-2012) said in February 1996: "Bull markets are like sex -- they feel best just before the end." American investor Warren Buffett used Biggs'…
"A bunch of my friends are coming over this evening to play on their phones" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on July 20,…
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956), the vice president under President Harry Truman from 1949 to 1953, was the keynote speaker at the July 1948 Democratic National Convention. "What is a bureaucrat?…
"A bureaucrat is a politician with tenure" is a saying that has appeared on Internet lists since at least 1996. The saying is not entirely true, of course; many tenured bureaucrats are…
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is a famous saying. Several sayings expressing what keeps vegans away have been printed on several images. "A rib a day keeps the vegans…
"A burp is just a fart that took the elevator" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This riddle was posted on the newsgroup alt.tasteless.jokes on May 25, 1998: Q: What is…
"A burp is just a fart that took the elevator" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This riddle was posted on the newsgroup alt.tasteless.jokes on May 25, 1998: Q: What is…
Various forms of transportation have been described as "a moving waiting room." "Traveling is kind of like sitting in a moving waiting room" was posted on Reddit --…
American automaker Henry Ford (1863-1947) ran a business that made lots of money, but he didn't view that alone as a measure of success. His Dearborn (MI) Independent newspaper column,…
Many sign companies have advertised themselves with a popular slogan. "A business with no sign is a sign of no business" was cited in print in April 1959. "A business without a sign…
French essayist and philosopher Paul Valéry (1871-1945) is credited with: "A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator."("Il fallait un calculateur, ce fut un danseur qui…
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) wrote in 1903 about "these cricketers to whom age brings golf instead of wisdom." The Chicago (IL) Tribune in 1905 gave the epigram,…
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) wrote in 1903 about "these cricketers to whom age brings golf instead of wisdom." The Chicago (IL) Tribune in 1905 gave the epigram,…
"A busy night at Stonehenge as workers move all the stones back/forward one hour" is a jocular daylight saving time saying that has been printed on several images. Stonehenge is a…
"A busy night at Stonehenge as workers move all the stones back/forward one hour" is a jocular daylight saving time saying that has been printed on several images. Stonehenge is a…
A popular riddle is: Q: A butcher stands 6 feet tall and wears size 12 shoes. What does he weigh?A: Meat. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1902, when it was credited to the Empire…