“Broccoli implies the existence of a single broccolus”
"Broccoli" leads some people to think there should be a singular "broccolus." Also, if there's "bro" in "broccoli," why isn't there…
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“Broccoli implies the existence of sisccoli”
"Broccoli" leads some people to think there should be a singular "broccolus." Also, if there's "bro" in "broccoli," why isn't there…
“Broccoli might get stuck in your teeth, but french fries will get stuck on your ass”
"Broccoli might get stuck in your teeth, but french fries will get stuck on your ass" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Mike…
“Broke as a joke”
To be "broke as a joke" is to be very broke -- and that's no joke. The rhyming expression "broke as a joke" has been cited in print since at least 1997. It's not known…
“Broke is temporary, but poor is a state of mind”
Mike Todd (1909-1958). who produced the film Around the World in Eighty Days and who was married to the actress Elizabeth Taylor, made and lost several fortunes. "I've never been poor,…
“Broken cookies don’t have calories”
"Broken cookies don't have calories" (or "broken cookies have no calories" or "broken cookies have fewer calories") has been a popular saying on refrigerator…
“Broken crayons still color”
"Broken crayons still color" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that even imperfect people can contribute something. "Broken crayons…
“Broken trust is like a melted chocolate…”
"Broken trust is like (a) melted chocolate. No matter how many times you try to freeze it, it will never return to its original shape" is a saying about trust that has been printed on…
“BROOK-LYN!” (Brooklyn chant)
The Brooklyn Nets basketball team brought professional sports back to the borough of Brooklyn in November 2012, following an absence of over fifty years. The "Brook-lyn" chant began with…
“Brooklyn is the bedroom of New York”
"Brooklyn is the bedroom of New York" means that people may work in Manhattan, but they live in Brooklyn. Perhaps Walt Whitman coined this. Brooklyn has also been called the…
“Brooklyn looks like an ice skating dragon”
"Brooklyn looks like an ice skating dragon" was posted on Twitter by American writer and cartoonist Nathan W. Pyle on December 4, 2018, and again on Twitter on March 29, 2019. Pyle showed…
“Brooklyn of Seoul” (Seongsu-dong, South Korea)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Seongsu-dongSeongsu-dong is a dong, or neighbourhood, of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is further subdivided into Seongsu-dong 1-ga and Seongsu-dong…
“Brooklyn of Tokyo” (Daikanyamach?, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Daikanyamachō, ShibuyaDaikanyamachō (代官山町, Daikan'yama-chō), or simply Daikanyama (代官山), is a place in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. The…
“Brooklyn Zoo” (1995)
"Brooklyn Zoo" is a single from the album Return to the 36 Chambers (1995) by hip-hop artist Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968-2004) -- the Brooklyn-born Russell Tyrone Jones. There is a…
“Brooklyn-Style” Pizza
For Halloween 2006, the Domino's pizza chain began offering its "Brooklyn-style" pizzas. The 6-slice pizzas (Brooklyn usually offers eight-slice pizzas) feature thin crusts. The…
“Broomstick parking only. All others will be toad”
"Broomstick/Frog/Princess/Witch parking only. All others will be toad" -- a pun on "towed" -- is a jocular sign that has been printed on many images. "Witches Parking Only…
“Broth is just meat tea”
"Broth is (just) meat tea" is a jocular saying that has been printed on GIFs. "What is the differece between 'meat tea/ and broth/stock?" was asked on Twitter on October 4,…
“Brothel? Oh, I’m not looking to make soup”
Many people get confused between the words "broth" and "brothel." Is a brothel a soup factory? An exchange in the movie The House Bunny (2008) is: Mrs. Hagstrom: [about the…
“Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” (1932)
Say, don't you remember they called me Al,It was Al all the time.Why don't you remember, I'm your pal --Buddy, can you spare a dime? "Brother, can you spare a dime?"…
“Brown eggs are local eggs and local eggs are fresh”
"Brown eggs are local eggs and local eggs are fresh" is a slogan of the New England Brown Egg Council of Augusta, Maine. The trademarked slogan (first used in February 1982) was made into…