“Blast from the past”
Radio disc jockeys sometimes play old songs, referred to as "blasts from the past." The "blast from the past" term was used in New York City in 1961, but it's uncertain who…
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“Bleecker Street is not located midway between Bleeck Street and Bleeckest Street”
Bleecker Street, in Manhattan, is named after the Bleecker family that once had a farm there. There is no Bleeck Street or Bleeckest Street, but there are jokes. "NYC tip: It turns out that…
“Blended soup is just a hot vegetable smoothie”
Soup has been compared to a vegetable smoothie. "RT @NowGamer_Dan: FF VII's Aeris once supposed that soup is actually just a hot vegetable smoothie. She was killed for this…
“Bless the cook who serves love and laughter”
"Bless the cook who serves love and laughter" is a traditional-sounding blessing that has been printed on T-shirts and other gift items. The saying, however, has been cited in print from…
“Bless the food before us, the family beside us, and the love between us”
"Bless the food before us, the family beside us, and the love between us" is a popular kitchen decal. Authorship of the saying is unknown. The following "grace" from a…
“Bless the food upon the dishes as you blessed the loaves and fishes”
A popular grace before a meal is: "Bless the food upon the dishesas you blessed the loaves and fishes.As the sugar hides in the tea,let me hide myself in Thee." It's not known who…
“Blessed and booked”
"Booked and blessed" is the dream of every performer. The saying (sometimes as "busy, booked & blessed," "booked, busy & blessed" and other variations) has…
“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape”
"Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters. Michael McGriff, M.D., has been credited with the saying…
“Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt”
"Blessed are the meek, foor they shall inherit the earth" is the Second Beatitude in the Gospel of St. Matthew, in the New Testament. Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)…
“Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused”
"Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Blessed is he who can laugh at himself,…
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst because they are sticking to their diet”
"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled" is from the New Testament, Matthew 5:6. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they…
“Blessed, booked and busy”
"Booked and blessed" is the dream of every performer. The saying (sometimes as "busy, booked & blessed," "booked, busy & blessed" and other variations) has…
“Blessed, busy and booked”
"Booked and blessed" is the dream of every performer. The saying (sometimes as "busy, booked & blessed," "booked, busy & blessed" and other variations) has…
“Blind people come to the ballpark just to listen to him pitch”
The Oakland A's played the New York Mets in baseball's 1973 World Series. Reggie Jackson was an Oakland A's star (he would later sign with the New York Yankees), and he and his…
“Blisters are braille for ‘awesome’” (running saying)
"Blisters are braille for 'awesome'" is a jocular running saying that's been displayed on signs at several marathons. "Blisters are Braille for Awesome!" was…
“Blood oranges > Crip oranges”
"Bloods” and “Crips” are the names of rival gangs in California. There is a "blood orange," and some have suggested there must be a "crip orange." "Got some…
“Blood oranges imply the existence of Crip oranges”
"Bloods” and “Crips” are the names of rival gangs in California. There is a "blood orange," and some have suggested there must be a "crip orange." "Got some…
“Blood, toil, tears and sweat” (“Blood, sweat and tears”)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Blood, toil, tears, and sweatThe famous phrase Blood, toil, tears and sweat was originally used by Theodore Roosevelt in an address to the Naval War College on…
“Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails”
"Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails" is a prayer that has been printed on many images. It is a "Hail Mary" prayer to the Bloody Mary cocktail.…
“Blowing on the wine in your coffee mug to convince the rest of the zoom meeting that it is tea”
Zoom meetings became popular in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. A jocular line was posted on Twitter by Madeline Hayman-Reber on September 8, 2020: "Blowing on the wine in your coffee…