“You can skate a skateboard and surf a surfboard, but you can’t snow a snowboard”
"Snow" (for snowboarding) is not a verb like "skate" (for skateboarding) and "surf" (for surfboarding). "You surf on a surfboard, but you don't snow on a…
"Snow" (for snowboarding) is not a verb like "skate" (for skateboarding) and "surf" (for surfboarding). "You surf on a surfboard, but you don't snow on a…
The Salt Lick barbecue opened for business in Driftwood (near Austin) in 1969; it quickly became famous and now has other locations. One slogan on The Salt Lick's website is:…
"You can steal my memes if you want. But I lick every one of them before I post them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. An image with this saying was posted on…
In the early 1900s, the phrase was: "You can take a boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy." By 1950, the phrase was adapted to Texas: "You can…
"You can take that to the bank and smoke it!" is a combination of the sayings "take it to the bank" (a sure thing) and "put that in your pipe and smoke it" (said after…
People tend to stare at their phones -- even on dates. "You can tell a girl likes you if she stares at your phone instead of her own" is a jocular one-line saying that was posted on…
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) said in January 1981, just before he was inaugurated U.S. president, as reported by the Associated Press: "'You can tell a lot about a fella's…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Reddit -- Shower ThoughtsYou can tell a lot about a person by what the order at a restaurant when someone else is paying.submitted September 30, 2017 by no_morelurking
Several jocular arguments have been made to determine if Santa Claus is a woman or a man. A strong point for the proposition that Santa is a man was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor on December 4,…
"You can tell who's winnin' by who's whinin'" is said to be a quote by Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot. The quote isn't on many websites, but one website (below)…
American comedian Jay Leno is credited with a popular Thanksgiving joke: "You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out." Leno probably said it on…
"You have a choice. You can throw in the towel or you can use it to wipe the sweat off your face (and keep going)" is a motivational exercise saying that has been printed on many images.…
"You can throw the records out the window when these two teams play" is a sports cliché that means that the teams' records on the season shouldn't matter -- a rivalry game is…
"You can train hard or you can train long, but you can't do both" is a popular exercise adage. The bodybuilder Mike Mentzer (1951-2001) had heavy duty training that, in 1982, was…
Trust has its limits. "You can trust your dog to guard your house but never trust your dog to guard your sandwich" was posted on Twitter on November 20, 2012. "You can trust a dog to…
"You can trust your car to the man who wears the star" has been Texaco's advertising jingle from 1962 (not the 1940s, as incorrectly listed on some websites). The Texaco advertising…
Trust has its limits. "You can trust your dog to guard your house but never trust your dog to guard your sandwich" was posted on Twitter on November 20, 2012. "You can trust a dog to…
"You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish" was the title of REO Speedwagon's double platinum-selling 1978 album. The title is from an old riddle: "Question:…
"You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish" was the title of REO Speedwagon's double platinum-selling 1978 album. The title is from an old riddle: "Question:…
"Turn a regular sofa into a sofa bed by simply forgetting your wife’s birthday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "TURN a regular sofa into a sofa bed by…