“Great Scott!”(exclamation)
"Great Scott!" is an exclamation of surprise or amazement that was popular in the 19th century. The origin is unclear, but "Scott" is used in a similar way to the German…
Origin of “The Whole Nine Yards”
“Great Seafood, Not a Lot of Clams” (Rockfish Seafood Grill slogan)
"Great Seafood, Not a Lot of Clams" is the slogan of Rockfish Seafood Grill, a Dallas-based seafood restaurant chain. Texans hate clams? Rockfish Seafood GrillROCKFISH Seafood Grill is…
“Great teams don’t lose twice in a row”
"Great teams don't lose twice in a year" is a sports saying that doesn't appear to have any specific authorship. "Good teams don't lose twice in a row" was cited…
“Great teams don’t rebuild—they reload”
College football and basketball teams suffer graduation losses, but the great sports programs have great recruiting. "Great teams don't rebuild -- they reload" is a common saying.…
“Great trade! Who’d we get?”
Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Lenny Dykstra was told, in December 1991, that teammate Von Hayes had been traded. Dykstra said: "Hey, that's a great trade, who did we get?"…
“Great wine is like great jazz. It confuses me and I’m pretty sure it’s all the same”
Is great wine like great jazz? This was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 20, 2016: "Great wine is like great jazz. It confuses me and I'm pretty sure it's all the same."…
“Great wine is like great jazz. It confuses me and I’m pretty sure it’s all the same”
Is great wine like great jazz? This was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 20, 2016: "Great wine is like great jazz. It confuses me and I'm pretty sure it's all the same."…
“Great wines are made in the vineyard” (wine adage)
"Great wines are made in the vineyard (and not the cellar)" is a wine proverb of unknown origin. "The Australian wine drinker is coming to realise that great wines are made in the…
“Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth” (Maker Faire slogan)
Maker Faire began in 2006 by Make magazine to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset." There are annual events on the east coast (New…
“Greatest Show on Earth”
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus bills itself as "The Greatest Show on Earth." Trademark records show a first use on July 21, 1891. New York City-born entertainer Dan…
“Greed is good”
"Greed is good" became popular from a 1986 speech by financier Ivan Boesky and the movie Wall Street (1987), but neither source used the exact line. Boesky, giving the commencement speech…
“Greek by blood. American by birth. Patriot by choice”
"American by birth. Patriot by choice" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "American by birth, patriot by choice!" was printed in the Albany (OR) Democrat-Herald…
“Greek yogurt is just regular yogurt that joined a frat”
Greek yogurt has nothing to do with fraternity and sorority life, but there are jokes. "I don’t eat Greek yogurt. I wasn’t in a fraternity" was posted on Twitter by Jonathan Howe on…
“Greek yogurt is just sour cream that joined a fraternity”
Greek yogurt has nothing to do with fraternity and sorority life, but there are jokes. "I don’t eat Greek yogurt. I wasn’t in a fraternity" was posted on Twitter by Jonathan Howe on…
“Greek yogurt is just sour cream that’s joined a sorority”
Greek yogurt has nothing to do with fraternity and sorority life, but there are jokes. "I don’t eat Greek yogurt. I wasn’t in a fraternity" was posted on Twitter by Jonathan Howe on…
“Greek yogurt is really just sour cream”
Greek yogurt has been compared to sour cream. There are differences: yogurt is made of fermented milk, while sour cream is made of fermented dairy cream. "so 'greek yogurt' is a…
“Green Acres Theme” (1965)
Husband (Eddie Albert): Fresh air!Wife (Eva Gabor): Times Square! Who can forget that classic theme song (1965) to the television situation comedy Green Acres? The show itself was pretty awful.…
“Green bean casserole is the candy corn of Thanksgiving”
Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Thanksgiving." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…
“Green bean casserole is the fruitcake of Thanksgiving”
Various foods have been called “the fruitcake of Thanksgiving.” That is to say, like fruitcake, it’s a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with fruitcake and Christmas) and at no other time,…
“Green is no, yellow is wait, red is go. Tomatoes work the opposite than street lights”
For traffic lights, "red" means "stop" and "green" means "go." For tomatoes, "red" means "go -- ready to eat" and "green" means…