“Pico de gallo is just guacamole without avocado”
Pico de gallo usually contains chopped tomato, onion, cilantro, serrano peppers, salt and lime juice. Guacamole usually contains the same ingredients, plus avocado. "If I put avocado in pico…
Mile High City (Denver nickname)
“Pie in the sky”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Pie in the skyPie in the sky is a phrase that means a fanciful notion or ludicrous concept. It was apparently coined by Joe Hill in his song "The Preacher…
“Pie rates of Penn’s aunts” (pun)
The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, opened at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on December 31,…
“Pie rates of Penn’s aunts” (pun)
The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, opened at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on December 31,…
“Pie rates of the Caribbean” (pun)
"Pie Rates of the Caribbean" -- a pun on the Pirates of the Caribbean film series -- has been printed on many images. "Pie rates of the Caribbean. Rubbish. No pies" was posted…
“Piece of cake”
Entry in progress -- B.P. “Lasagna is one of the easiest meals to make. It’s a pizza cake” and “It’s pretty easy to make a deep dish pizza. It’s like a pizza cake” are related jokes.…
“Pierogies are just European gyoza”
The Polish pierogi (plural, "pierogi" or "pierogis" or "pierogies") has been compared to the Japanese gyoza (plural, "gyoza" or "gyozas").…
“Pierogies are just Polish gyoza”
The Polish pierogi (plural, "pierogi" or "pierogis" or "pierogies") has been compared to the Japanese gyoza (plural, "gyoza" or "gyozas").…
“Pierogies are just potato raviolis”
Polish pierogi (plural "pierogi" or "pierogis" or "pierogies") has been compared to Italian ravioli (plural "raviolis"). "Pierogies! Mmmmmm... mashed…
“Pierogis are just mashed potato ravioli”
Polish pierogi (plural "pierogi" or "pierogis" or "pierogies") has been compared to Italian ravioli (plural "raviolis"). "Pierogies! Mmmmmm... mashed…
“Pierogis are just Polish gyozas”
The Polish pierogi (plural, "pierogi" or "pierogis" or "pierogies") has been compared to the Japanese gyoza (plural, "gyoza" or "gyozas").…
“Pig through the python” (“Pig in a python”)
The "pig in a python" syndrome or effect (also "pig in the python," "pig through a python" and "pig through the python") describes swallowing and digesting…
“Pigeon government overthrown. There’s been a coo”
"Coup" sounds like "coo." "When the birds take over, do the pigeons stage a coo?" was prints in a 2009 book. "The pigeons and doves are planning to overthrow the…
“Pigs can fly…They just gotta pay for two seats”
"When pigs fly" is an old saying about an impossibility and a time that never comes. There is a joke: "Pigs can fly... They just gotta pay for two seats." "Pigs CAN fly.…
“Pilates? I thought you said pie and lattes”
"Pilates? Oh (heavens/hell) no! I though you said pie and lattes" is a jocular line that has been printed on ecards, shirts and GIFs. "If you'd stop eating pie and lattes,…
“Pilates? I thought you said pie and lattes”
"Pilates? Oh (heavens/hell) no! I though you said pie and lattes" is a jocular line that has been printed on ecards, shirts and GIFs. "If you'd stop eating pie and lattes,…
“Pile it high and watch it fly” (merchandising adage)
"Pile/Stack it/them/'em high, sell it/them/'em cheap" was a motto of Jack Cohen (1898-1979), a British businessman who founded the Tesco supermarket chain. "Pile 'em…
“Pillsbury Doughboy: Roll model or son of a biscuit?”
"Role model" shouldn't be confused with "roll model," but there are jokes, usually involving the Pillsbury Doughboy. "Pillsbury Doughboy: Roll model,...or son of a…
“Pinch an inch” (“pinch test” fat measure)
The "pinch test" (popularly called by the rhyme "pinch an inch") is simply a pinch of flesh -- usually performed at the waist -- between the thumb and forefinger. If someone can…
“Pinch the tail and suck the head” or “Suck the head and pinch the tail” (crawfish eating)
People in Louisiana and eastern Texas love to eat crawfish. Eating crawfish, however, is a multi-step process. Some eaters "suck the head" of a crawfish to get all the juices. Then eaters…