“Salesmanship begins when the customer says no”
"Salesmanship begins when the customer says no" is a business saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as coffee mugs and posters. The saying has been cited in print since at…
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“Salesmen Welcome: Dog food is expensive” (sign)
"Trespassers Are Welcome: Dog food is getting to be expensive" is a jocular warning sign that has been printed on many images. The implication is that a dog will eat trespassers.…
“Salivating is just your mouth getting horny for food”
"My mouth getting horny thinking about this food" was posted on Twitter on September 9, 2012. "Salivation is just your mouth getting horny for food" was posted on Twitter on…
“Salons always have hair on the floor. Garages always have oil on the floor. Banks, what is your problem?”
"Salons always have hair on the floor. Garages always have oil on the floor. Banks, what is your problem?" is a saying that has been printed on several images. That is, banks do not have…
“Salsa from New York City?” (Pace picante sauce commercials)
In the 1980s, Pace picante sauce- ran a series of commercials touting its native southwest appeal. Another salsa was from - horrors! -- New York City! The popular advertising campaign was revived…
“Salt and sugar look the same. Be careful who you trust”
"Salt and sugar look the same. Be careful who you trust" (or "Don't/Never trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar") is a saying that has been printed on many…
“Salt and sugar look the same. Be careful who you trust”
"Salt and sugar look the same. Be careful who you trust" (or "Don't/Never trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar") is a saying that has been printed on many…
“Salt is just angry sugar”
"Salt is just angry sugar" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Both are white, but sugar is "sweeter," while salt is "salty." "Salt is just angry…
“Salt is just tasty rocks”
Do people eat rocks? "Salt is definitely a very tasty rock" was posted on Twitter on November 1, 2010. "It's weird to think salt is really tasty crushed up rock" was posted…
“Salt jokes are sodium funny”
"Sodium" can sound like "so damn," and there are jokes. "Yo these salt jokes are sodium funny" was posted on Twitter by johnny on October 10, 2018. "Do I think my…
“Salt puns are sodium funny”
"Sodium" can sound like "so damn," and there are jokes. "Yo these salt jokes are sodium funny" was posted on Twitter by johnny on October 10, 2018. "Do I think my…
“Salt, sugar, sex—the deeper you go, the sweeter it gets”
Medical students remember the three layers of the adrenal cortex, from outer to inner, with: "Salt, sugar, sex -- the deeper you go, the sweeter it gets." "The layers of the adrenal…
“Sam Houston made us free; Sam Colt made us equal”
"Sam Houston made us free; Sam Colt made us equal" was a saying popularized by Gene Howe, who wrote "The Tactless Texan" column for the Amarillo Globe-News that he published. In…
“Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long” (1932)
"Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long" (1932) is probably most familiar to audiences from singer Barbra Streisand. Comedian/singer Joe E. Lewis earlier had popularized the song. The…
“Same shit, different asshole” (political adage)
"Same shit, different asshole(s)" means that no matter who gets elected, it's still the same bad stuff. A saying in similar form is "same shit, different day." "Same…
“Samuel Colt: Inventor of the point and click interface”
"The original point and click interface" (a gun) is a pro-gun saying that has been printed on many images. "Smith & Wesson: the original point-and-click interface" was…
“San Antonio is the northernmost city in Mexico”
San Antonio is the second-largest city in Texas. San Antonio had, at one time, been a part of Mexico, but the Mexican influences never disappeared from the city. By at least 1995, San Antonio was…
“Sandwiches need chips, shoulders do not”
"A chip on one's shoulder" is an old saying. The chip is not necessarily a potato chip, but there are jokes. "'Sandwiches need chips, shoulders do not.' thank you,…
“Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year”
Danish and American comedian and pianist Victor Borge (1909-2000) said in January 1958: "Santa Claus has the right idea -- visit people once a year." The Borge remark has been included in…
“Santa Claus isn’t real. Ain’t no man checking a list twice”
The Christmas song "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1934) contains the lyrics: "He's making a list And checking it twice; He's gonna find out who's naughty and…