“A good bowl of pasta is worth every penne”
"Penne" (a type of pasta) can sound like "penny," and there are jokes about it being "worth every penne." "How did I enjoy my pasta dish? It was worth every…
1980s-present: Big Apple work by Gerald Cohen, Barry Popik
“A good building, you got a door man. A bad building, you just got a man in a door”
American actor, political commentator and stand-up comedian. D.L. Hughley said in his stand-up act on Comedy Central on November 28, 2003: “In L.A., rich people live with rich people and poor…
“A good date ends with dinner. An awesome date ends with breakfast”
"A good date ends with dinner. A(n) awesome/excellent/great/perfect date ends with breakfast" -- meaning that the couple has spent the night together -- is a jocular saying that has been…
“A good day starts with a positive attitude and a great cup of coffee”
"A good day starts with a positive attitude and a great cup of coffee" is a morning work saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on May 3, 2010.…
“A good day starts with a positive attitude and a great cup of coffee”
"A good day starts with a positive attitude and a great cup of coffee" is a morning work saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on May 3, 2010.…
“A good driver can make a poor car look good, but not the other way around”
There is an auto racing adage that a good driver can make a poor car look good, but that a bad driver will make any car look bad. The adage doesn't appear to have any particular author or…
“A good friend knows how you take your coffee. A great friend adds booze”
"A good friend knows how you take your coffee. A great friend adds booze" has been printed on several gift items, such as coffee mugs and posters. The saying has been cited in print since…
“A good insurance company knows how to handle acclaim”
"Acclaim" sounds like "a claim." An insurance pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day in March 2000: "A good insurance company knows how to handle acclaim." Pun…
“A good man can make you feel sexy…oh sorry, that’s wine. Wine does that”
"A good man can make you feel ,sexy, strong and able to take on the world...oh sorry, that's wine. Wine does that" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many ecards.…
“A good mother loves her children. A great mother still loves them when they’re teenagers”
"A good mother loves her children. A great mother still loves them when they're teenagers" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "A good mother loves her kids ... a…
“A good number of my friends are racist. Precisely zero—and that is a good number”
"A good number" often implies "a lot," but this is not always the case. This joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on June 16, 2020: "A good number of my friends are racist.…
“A good pair of running shoes can last 400 miles” (running adage)
"A good pair of running shoes can last 400-500 miles" is a running adage of unknown origin. "Most good running shoes, however, should last for at least 500 miles (800 km) without the…
“A good part of online school is that there are no school shootings”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic caused many public schools to be closed. Students were homeschooled and went to online classes. "Online classes = no school shootings in classrooms"…
“A good percentage of my friends are Nazis. That percentage is zero”
"A good percentage of my friends" usually means a high percentage, but this is not always the case. A joke was posted on Twitter by Perri Cassie on August 16, 2017: "A good…
“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow”
Voltaire (1694-1778) is credited with "the best is the enemy of the good." Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is credited with "The greatest enemy of a good…
“A good pun is its own reword”
"Virtue is its own reward" is an old saying. "A good pun is its own reword" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "A good pun is its own reword"…
“A good putter is a match for anyone and a bad putter is a match for no one” (golf adage)
"A good putter is a match for anyone and a bad putter is a match for no one" is an old golf adage that is often credited to American golf coach Harvey Penick (1904-1995), but the saying…
“A goose walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A goose version is: "A goose walks into a bar. The bartender looks at him and says,…
“A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch”
"A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American chef, cookbook author and teacher James Beard…
“A government that forces you to account to them for the way you spend your money, but…”
"A government that forces you to account to them for the way you spend YOUR money, but refuses to be accountable to you for how they spend YOUR money, should be immediately replaced" is a…