“Monotony is my favorite bored game”
Monopoly is a favorite board game. "Monotony is my favorite bored game" is jocular saying, with "Monotony" for "Monopoly" and "bored" for "board."…
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“MONY MONY” (1968)
"MONY MONY" was a Billboard #3 hit for Tommy James & the Shondells in 1968. James was looking at the "MONY" (Mutual of New York) building when he thought of using that for…
“Moon Pies are basically s’mores in different flavors”
Moon Pies have been compared to s'mores. "Moon pies are uncooked smores" was posted on Twitter by Millie M on May 19, 2009. "Moon Pies are just uncooked s'mores" was…
“Moon Pies are inside out s’mores”
Moon Pies have been compared to s'mores. "Moon pies are uncooked smores" was posted on Twitter by Millie M on May 19, 2009. "Moon Pies are just uncooked s'mores" was…
“Moon Pies are just cold s’mores”
Moon Pies have been compared to s'mores. "Moon pies are uncooked smores" was posted on Twitter by Millie M on May 19, 2009. "Moon Pies are just uncooked s'mores" was…
“Moon Pies are just uncooked s’mores”
Moon Pies have been compared to s'mores. "Moon pies are uncooked smores" was posted on Twitter by Millie M on May 19, 2009. "Moon Pies are just uncooked s'mores" was…
“Moon River” (1961); “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1995)
"Moon River" was written by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) for the film Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). The film was based on a short story by Truman Capote and it…
“Moose on the table” (big or difficult issue)
The "moose on the table" is similar to the "elephant in the room" -- a big or a difficult problem that no one seems to acknowledge and attempt to tackle. The expression has been…
“Morality is doing what is right, regardless of what everybody else is doing”
"Morality is doing what is right, regardless of what you are told. Obedience/Religion is doing what you are told, regardless of what is right" is a saying that has been printed on many…
“More companies die of indigestion than starvation”
David Packard (1912-1996), a co-founder with William Hewlett of Hewlett Packard (1939), didn't like costly acquisitions and believed that his company should stay focused. Packard wrote in The…
“More exasperating than a wife who can cook and won’t is a wife who can’t cook and will”
A joke appeared in the Chicago (IL) Record-Herald in 1901: "There are only two kinds of cooks.""For instance?""Those who can't cook and will cook -- and those who can…
“More horses’ asses than horses”
It's been said that at the racetrack there are "more horses' asses than horses." The phrase applies to many other situations as well and is of unknown origin. Some websites have…
“More Money For Your Money” (Emigrant Savings Bank)
Emigrant Savings Bank started in 1850 and is New York's oldest savings bank. "More Money For Your Money" is its not-too-well-advertised slogan.…
“More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun”
"More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun" is a popular financial quote that was said by Raymond F. DeVoe, Jr., of Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc., in February…
“More people like baseball than football because they don’t need a college education to get tickets”
Football before 1940 was less popular than baseball and was mostly played on the college level. The National Football League (NFL) was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football…
“More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin”
"More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin" is a saying that has been printed on posters. "More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin" has been…
“More Than Awful (Metropolitan Transportation Authority or MTA nickname)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates the subways and buses in New York City. The Daily News (New York, NY) front page headline on January 31, 2019, provided a nickname:…
“More time is spent checking a speedometer in a school zone than actually watching schoolchildren”
A driver passing through a school zone spends the most time looking...at the speedometer? "I was paying so much attention to my speedometer in a school zone that I ran over a kid. Sorry…
“More time is spent checking a speedometer in a school zone than actually watching schoolchildren”
A driver passing through a school zone spends the most time looking...at the speedometer? "I was paying so much attention to my speedometer in a school zone that I ran over a kid. Sorry…
“Morning forecast: Slightly exhausted with 100% chance of needing coffee”
"Morning forecast: Slightly exhausted with 100% chance of needing coffee. Scattered sarcastic comments throughout the afternoon" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…