“Green Acres Theme” (1965)
Husband (Eddie Albert): Fresh air!Wife (Eva Gabor): Times Square! Who can forget that classic theme song (1965) to the television situation comedy Green Acres? The show itself was pretty awful.…
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“Green bean casserole is the candy corn of Thanksgiving”
Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Thanksgiving." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…
“Green is no, yellow is wait, red is go. Tomatoes work the opposite than street lights”
For traffic lights, "red" means "stop" and "green" means "go." For tomatoes, "red" means "go -- ready to eat" and "green" means…
“Green is the new red” (“green” climatism is the new “red” communism)
"Green is the new red" (that is, "green" climatism is the new "red" communism) is a saying that has been printed on many images. The form of the saying borrows on the…
“Greenwich Village, home of short-haired women and long-haired men”
Greenwich Village's gay community has been well known since at least the early 1900s. The Village has been called the home of "long-haired men" (gays) and "short-haired…
“Grey Goose is my spirit animal”
"My spirit animal is Grey Goose" (a brand of vodka) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My spirit animal is Grey Goose" was posted on Twitter by…
“Gridlock is good”
"Gridlock" is a term from the New York City streets, describing when the "grid" (intersection) is "locked" (full of cars unable to move). The term was popularized in…
“Grilled cheese > chilled grease”
"Grilled cheese" has a spoonerism in "chilled grease." "JUST before Sunday supper, a Des Moines man asked his daughter if she would like a chilled grease sandwich" was…
“Grilled cheese sandwiches are just cheese sandwiches that have been interrogated”
Someone who goes through interrogation is often said to have been "grilled." There are many "grilled" cheese jokes. "Grilled Cheese: Cheese under interrogation by the…
“Grilled cheese sandwiches aren’t even grilled. They are generally pan fried”
Many people contend that the name "grilled cheese" sandwich is not true, and that it should be called a "fried cheese" sandwich because it's usually not made on a grill.…
“Grilled cheese with tomato soup is basically deconstructed pizza”
"Deconstructed pizza- creamy tomato soup with mozzarella and basil grilled cheese sandwiches" was posted on Twitter on September 30, 2012. The "grilled cheese with tomato soup"…
“Gringo conversions: 12 enchiladas = 1 footilada”
There is no "inch" in "enchilada," but there are jokes. "Gringo conversions: 12 enchiladas = 1 footilada" was posted on Twitter by missingblakes on August 8, 2010.…
“Grinning like a jackass eating briars”
"Grinning like a jackass eating briars" means someone who gives a very wide smile and shows a lot of teeth. "Grins at her across the caldron after the fashion of a horse eating…
“Grits is the shit” (“Grits are the shit”)
The expression "is/are the shit" means that something or someone is the ultimate, the top or the best. "Grits is/are the shit" is a popular expression; "grits" can be…
“Groceries are so melodramatic. I took a left turn. I didn’t drop kick you across the back seat, relax”
"Groceries are so melodramatic. I took a left turn. I didn't drop kick you across the back seat, relax" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people put groceries in…
“Grocers earn a meager celery, come home beet and just want to turnip the covers endive into bed”
A greengrocer joke was posted on the websites Pun of the Day and Twitter on December 17, 2010: "Greengrocers earn a meager celery, come home beet and just want to read the pepper, take a leek,…
“Grocery shopping has become a real life version of PAC-Man. Avoid everyone, get the fruit”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic made grocery shopping a new experience. This was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts -- but later removed by moderators -- on March 22, 2020: "Grocery…
“Grocery store workers ask ‘paper or plastic’ because baggers can’t be choosers”
"Beggar's can't be choosers" is an old proverb. A supermarket joke was printed in the Washington (DC) Post on February 29, 1996: "Checkers at grocery stores always ask…
“Grocery stores advertise ‘restaurant style’; restaurants advertise ‘homestyle’”
What's the difference between "homestyle" and "restaurant style"? "Why do restaurants advertise their food as 'homestyle' yet you see food in the grocery…
“Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store…”
"Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those 'I really overestimated how much I can carry' moments" is a saying that has been printed on several…