“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow”
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is frequently quoted for having said: "Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, but the tree is the real…
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is frequently quoted for having said: "Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, but the tree is the real…
"Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose" is a saying that has been included in many lists of quotations. Dr. Roy L. Smith, a Methodist minister and…
Charcuterie boards have a selection of foods (such as meats and cheeses), and this has been compared to Lunchables (a brand of food and snacks popular with children). "'Charcuterie is…
"Trick or treat!" is a popular Halloween shout. "Charity, please!" is another cry that has been popular in Canada, especially in the province of Quebec. "La charité,…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version involving author Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and his novel Oliver Twist (1837-9)…
American motivational speaker and author Denis Waitley wrote in Empires of the Mind (1996) that the actor Edward James Olmos was the commencement speaker at his daughter's graduation. Olmos…
"Subourbon" (suburb + bourbon) is a portmanteau word that is mostly jocular. "What do they drink in The Southern Suburbs? Subourbon!" was posted on Twitter by Bosse Löthén on…
A classic joke is told about a cheap beer -- it's like having sex (or making love) in a canoe because it's "fucking close to water." The joke has been told since at least 1952…
"Cheap work isn't good and good work isn't cheap" is a saying displayed in many businesses. "If it's good it isn't cheap -- If it's cheap it isn't…
"Cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend, not on your workout" is a workout saying that has been printed on many images. "From our Swimming T-Shirt Last Year: Cheat on your Girlfriend,…
"Cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend, not on your workout" is a workout saying that has been printed on many images. "From our Swimming T-Shirt Last Year: Cheat on your Girlfriend,…
"Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater, / Had a wife and couldn't keep her; / He put her in a pumpkin shell, / And there he kept her very well" is a traditional children's rhyme from at…
"Check a story, lose a story" is an old saying in the gossip column business. The saying has been credit to Hollywood gossip columnists Hedda Hopper (1885-1966) and Louella Parsons…
Starting September 2005, the Texas Department of Transportation began a publicity campaign to get Texans to timely register their vehicles. Two trademarked slogans are "Check the date, love…
American rapper Ice Cube released the single "Check Yo Self" in 1993 and popularized the line, "check yourself before you wreck yourself." "If you're not down with…
"Check, please!" is what a restaurant diner tells a waiter or waitress. The diner is finished eating and wants to pay for the meal. "Check, please" was printed in The…
"Checkers or wreckers" (or "wreckers or checkers") in auto racing means that either the car will come under the checkered flag (win the race) or go to the wreckers (the car will…
"Checking Facebook is like checking your underwear after a fart. There's most likely nothing new and if there is, it's probably shit" is a Facebook joke that has been printed on…
Workers in the 1950s took smoke breaks. Workers in the 21st century take breaks for other reasons, frequently associated with social media. "I have decided that the Internet is this…
Workers in the 1950s took smoke breaks. Workers in the 21st century take breaks for other reasons, frequently associated with social media. "I have decided that the Internet is this…