The Grand Hyatt at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, next to Grand Central Terminal, used to be the Commodore Hotel. That hotel was named after "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, the…
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet," is a famous line from William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. The line has been…
A pun on "weapon of mass destruction" is "weapon of math disruption," as in a popular joke: "A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A running version is: "A runner walks into a bar. The bartender asks, 'Why the…
“We want to make the safety net a trampoline as opposed to a hammock,” said Massachusetts Governor William Weld in July 1991. The "safety net" and "hammock" imagery --…
Reddit -- Showerthoughts Posted by u/33K0 August 21, 2017A salad with croutons is like a deconstructed sandwich Reddit -- ShowerthoughtsPosted by u/asdfgzxcv83848 April 29, 2018A salad is just a…
Radicchio (a perennial cultivated form of leaf chicory) appears in many jokes as "radicchio-less" (ridiculous). "It's all the talk about salad-masochism, peas-ophilia, and…
There are salt trucks to salt the roads, but there are no pepper trucks. "i've seen a lot of salt trucks just wondering where are the pepper trucks" was posted on Twitter by Darren…
"A sandwich is an unsuccessful attempt to make both ends meat" is a popular sandwich pun. "It is very hard to make both ends meat -- especially of a pic-nic sandwich" was…
A music joke was posted on the newsgroup wny.events on February 2, 1997: Q: Why is a viola like a lawsuit?A: Everyone is happy when the case is closed. The joke has been told about other…
"Scared money never wins" is an old gambling adage. "A scared nickel never made a dime" is a business adage. If someone is unwilling to risk a little, then one won't win a…
There is a classic explanation of the Yiddish terms "schlemiel" and "schlimazel": "A schlemiel is the guy who spills soup. A schlimazel is the guy he spills it on." A…
"Due" shouldn't be confused with "dew," but there are jokes. This was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on May 21, 2022: "A science teacher had his students observe and…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A screwdriver version is: "A screwdriver walks into a bar. The bartender says,…
Former New York Stock Exchange head Richard Grasso received a $200 million pay package. It's been alleged that he received the large amount to look the other way at NYSE abuses. Ken Langone…
"A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student" is an old line of unknown authorship. "He (Charles Haddon Spurgeon -- ed.) is a self-taught man, and contrary to…
People used to ask celebrities for autographs, but now, they ask celebrities to be in their selfies. "The new form of asking for an autograph is 'can i get a selfie?'" was…
A semicolon riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on January 24, 2016: Q: What happened when the semicolon broke grammar laws?A: It was given two consecutive sentences. A different form of the joke…
"A shady business never yields a sunny life" was printed in Forbes Epigrams: 1000 Thoughts on Life and Business (1922) by B. C. Forbes, the founder of Forbes magazine. It became one of…
The rimshot became famous as a drummer's support of a comedian after a (usually bad or unusually corny) joke. The drum sounds are written as "boom boom" and "ba dum tss."…