“Change the world. Start with coffee”
"Change the world. Start with coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Change the world. Start with coffee" was posted on Twitter by Planeta444 on…
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“Change your plate. Change your fate”
"Change your plate. Change your fate" -- the change is usually to eliminate meat in the diet -- is a food saying that has been printed on many images. "Change your plate, change your…
“Changing Lives Since 1812” (New York City Mission Society)
The New York City Mission Society is one of New York's oldest organizations. It began in 1812 as the New York Religious Tract Society. "Changing Lives Since 1812" is its proud…
“Channel the flannel” (winter saying)
"Channel the flannel" is a fall and winter saying that has been printed on many images. "Channel the flannel" has been cited in print since at least 2008. "Other favorite…
“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow”
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is frequently quoted for having said: "Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, but the tree is the real…
“Character is what you have left when you’ve lost everything you can lose”
"Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose" is a saying that has been included in many lists of quotations. Dr. Roy L. Smith, a Methodist minister and…
“Charcuterie boards are just Lunchables for adults”
Charcuterie boards have a selection of foods (such as meats and cheeses), and this has been compared to Lunchables (a brand of food and snacks popular with children). "'Charcuterie is…
“Charity, please” (Halloween request)
"Trick or treat!" is a popular Halloween shout. "Charity, please!" is another cry that has been popular in Canada, especially in the province of Quebec. "La charité,…
“Charles Dickens walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version involving author Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and his novel Oliver Twist (1837-9)…
“Chase your passion, not your pension”
American motivational speaker and author Denis Waitley wrote in Empires of the Mind (1996) that the actor Edward James Olmos was the commencement speaker at his daughter's graduation. Olmos…
“Cheap alcohol in suburbs is called subourbon whiskey”
"Subourbon" (suburb + bourbon) is a portmanteau word that is mostly jocular. "What do they drink in The Southern Suburbs? Subourbon!" was posted on Twitter by Bosse Löthén on…
“Cheap beer is like having sex in a canoe” (joke)
A classic joke is told about a cheap beer -- it's like having sex (or making love) in a canoe because it's "fucking close to water." The joke has been told since at least 1952…
“Cheap service isn’t good and good service isn’t cheap”
"Cheap work isn't good and good work isn't cheap" is a saying displayed in many businesses. "If it's good it isn't cheap -- If it's cheap it isn't…
“Cheat on your boyfriend, not on your workout”
"Cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend, not on your workout" is a workout saying that has been printed on many images. "From our Swimming T-Shirt Last Year: Cheat on your Girlfriend,…
“Cheat on your girlfriend, not on your workout”
"Cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend, not on your workout" is a workout saying that has been printed on many images. "From our Swimming T-Shirt Last Year: Cheat on your Girlfriend,…
“Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater”
"Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater, / Had a wife and couldn't keep her; / He put her in a pumpkin shell, / And there he kept her very well" is a traditional children's rhyme from at…
“Check a story, lose a story”
"Check a story, lose a story" is an old saying in the gossip column business. The saying has been credit to Hollywood gossip columnists Hedda Hopper (1885-1966) and Louella Parsons…
“Check the date, love your state” (vehicle registration)
Starting September 2005, the Texas Department of Transportation began a publicity campaign to get Texans to timely register their vehicles. Two trademarked slogans are "Check the date, love…
“Check yourself before you wreck yourself”
American rapper Ice Cube released the single "Check Yo Self" in 1993 and popularized the line, "check yourself before you wreck yourself." "If you're not down with…
“Check, please!” (restaurant saying)
"Check, please!" is what a restaurant diner tells a waiter or waitress. The diner is finished eating and wants to pay for the meal. "Check, please" was printed in The…