When a restaurant says to try the new tasting menu, it's implied to try the food on the menu, not the actual menu. The actual menu tastes like paper. "Or come into @PattyBolands early to…
Claremont Prep is located near the New York Stock Exchange, a seemingly strange place for a grade school. http://www.claremontprep.org/home.html A new schoolFor a new centuryIn a new neighborhood.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitterdonni saphire@donniA new study finds that sausages are often linked to other sausages4:09 AM - 31 Mar 2014 Twittermuliana jittermeier@jittermeierstudies have…
"A new study has shown that the best time to brew a pot of coffee is right freaking now" is a coffee saying that has been printed on several images. "A new study has shown that the…
"A new study shows that the most expensive vehicle to operate is a shopping cart" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Marriage soon brings to a man the…
A long joke begins that a new supermarket has opened near the speaker. The supermarket has a variety of smells and sounds -- an automatic water mister for the produce, the sound of cows mooing at…
"A new year is unfolding -- like a blossom with petals curled tightly concealing the beauty within" is a new year's saying that has been printed on many images. The full passage is:…
"A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other" is a saying that has been printed on many images.The one-line saying has never been attributed to any…
The blog Jeremiah's Vanishing New York, written by the pseudonymous author Jeremiah Moss, posted on June 19, 2008: "In the end, the NYPL host quoted Milan Kundera as saying, 'A…
Many New Yorkers do not own cars, but prefer to take a taxi or the subway, or to just walk. A joke is that a New Yorker learns how to drive by raising an arm and hailing a taxi. The joke…
The daily newspaper has frequently been called "a daily miracle." Baltimore Sun editor Charles H. Grasty (1863-1924) called the modern metropolitan newspaper "a daily miracle"…
Did someone say "a nice cold drink" or "an ice cold drink"? "'I had a nice, cold drink.' 'I had an ice-cold drink'" was printed in a 1915 book.…
"A nickel a shtickel." New York delis used to feature these signs. It meant that they were selling the ends of a salami for five cents. It was a good rhyme and a good business. New York…
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" is a bit of monetary nonsense that has been credited to New York Yankee baseball great Yogi Berra since at least 1979. A nickel (five cents) is…
This is listed as an "old New York saying" or "Yiddish saying" on many web sites. It had better be old. The subway a nickel? I've also seen it on the web as "three…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A political version is: "A nihilist, a socialist, and a neo-marxist walk into a bar…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A non sequitur version is: "A non sequitur walks into a bar. In a strong wind, even…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A science joke is: "A non-renewable natural resource walks into a bar and orders a…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A nose version is: "A nose walks into a bar and asks for a pint. The barman says,…
"One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day" and "Nuclear war can spoil your whole day" are anti-nuclear sayings that have been printed on many images. "Tom Carpenter, a…