“Fame” (1980)
"Fame" was written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics) and performed by Irene Cara for the movie Fame (1980). The movie was about New York's High School of Performing…
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“Family is like fudge—mostly sweet, with a few nuts”
Family is like fudge -- mostly sweet, with a few nuts" has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. "Families are like fudge...mostly sweet with a few…
“Fancy Restaurant: One that serves cold soup on purpose”
Cold soups such as gazpacho and vichyssoise are often served at expensive restaurants. "Fancy Restaurant: One that serves cold soup on purpose" is a jocular one-liner that has been…
“Fans don’t boo nobodies”
Oakland A's baseball player Reggie Jackson said in April 1974: "Now, when we go into a park on the road people start booing. You don't know how good that makes me feel. To me it…
“Fanta is a poor man’s Orange Crush”
The soft drinks Fanta (introduced in 1940), Crush (introduced as Orange Crush in 1911), Faygo (introduced in 1907), Sunkist (introduced in 1979), Orangina (introduced in 1936), Mirinda (introduced…
“Fanta is a poor man’s Orangina”
The soft drinks Fanta (introduced in 1940), Crush (introduced as Orange Crush in 1911), Faygo (introduced in 1907), Sunkist (introduced in 1979), Orangina (introduced in 1936), Mirinda (introduced…
“Fanta is a poor man’s Sunkist”
The soft drinks Fanta (introduced in 1940), Crush (introduced as Orange Crush in 1911), Faygo (introduced in 1907), Sunkist (introduced in 1979), Orangina (introduced in 1936), Mirinda (introduced…
“Fart when people hug you. It makes them feel strong”
"Fart when people hug you. It makes them feel strong" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Fart when people hug you. It makes them feel strong" was posted…
“Farted on my wallet and now I have gas money”
"Gas money" means "money to buy gas (for the car)," but there's a joke: "Farted on my wallet and now I have gas money." "I farted in the room and charged…
“Farted on my wallet and now I have gas money”
"Gas money" means "money to buy gas (for the car)," but there's a joke: "Farted on my wallet and now I have gas money." "I farted in the room and charged…
“Farting in bed is just sheet music”
"Sheet music" has nothing to do with bed sheets, but there are jokes. "Why did the composer spend all his time in bed? He wrote sheet music" was printed in the Home News Tribune…
“Farts are just food ghosts”
"Farts are just food ghosts" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "They should call farts food ghosts..." was posted on Twitter by Karlo Arenas on November…
“Farts are the ghosts of the things we eat”
"Farts are just the ghosts of the things we ate/eat" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Farts are just the ghosts of the things we eat" was…
“Fascism is capitalism in decay”
"Fascism is capitalism in decay" is a quotation that is usually credited to Russian politician Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), but there's no evidence that he ever said it.…
“Fascism is capitalism plus murder”
Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), formerly a socialist, unsuccessfully ran for governor of California as a Democrat in 1934 under the End Poverty In California (EPIC) platform. Sinclair said that he…
“Fashion changes more frequently than the weather”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksCricket, Volume 4LaSalle, IL: Open Court Publishing Company1976Pg. 596:Mini, midi, maxi! Fashion changes faster than the weather, usually with less reason.…
“Fast food implies the existence of furious food”
There is "fast food," but no "fast & furious food." "you've heard of fast food now get ready for furious food" was posted on Twitter by marcos on May 29,…
“Fast food is an oxymoron”
"Since 'to fast' means 'not to eat', and food is 'that which is to eat', it follows that 'fast food' is an oxymoron—food NOT to eat!" was posted…
“Fast food restaurants need a third window where you can trade in all the wrong food they gave you at the second window”
Drive thru restaurants often have a first window for payment, and then a second window to pick up the food. Some people have suggested that a third window is needed to correct the order. "Fast…
“Fast food restaurants should have a third window where you can trade in the wrong stuff they gave you at the second window”
Drive thru restaurants often have a first window for payment, and then a second window to pick up the food. Some people have suggested that a third window is needed to correct the order. "Fast…