“An empty stomach is not a good political adviser”
Nobel prize-winning scientist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) told this to an Associated Press reporter in November 1930: "Reduced to a formula," he replied after a moment's reflection,…
1960s: Fun City
“An engineer, a doctor and a priest are playing golf” (joke)
"An engineer, a doctor and a priest are playing golf" is the opening line to a popular joke that has been cited in print since at least 1996. The doctor and the priest offer sympathy and…
“An engineer, a physicist, and a statistician are all sleeping in a hotel…” (joke)
"An engineer, a physicist, and a statistician are all sleeping in a hotel" is the start of a popular joke. A fire starts in the hotel, and the engineer and the physicist propose ways of…
“An English teacher 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 teacher version is: "A teacher walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'Can I buy…
“An Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." "An Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman walk into a bar..." is one popular…
“An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman don’t walk into a bar” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." However, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, most bars were closed. The joke was:…
“An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar. Those were the days” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." However, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, most bars were closed. The joke was:…
“An epidemiologist, an ICU doctor and a scientist all walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
Entry in progress -- B.P. "A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." However, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, most bars…
“An espresso martini is just a classy Four Loko”
An espresso martini has been compared to Four Loko. "Espresso martini = classy four loko" was posted on Twitter by Emma Taylor on September 16, 2011. "Espresso Martini’s are pretty…
“An espresso martini is just a Four Loko with a 401k”
An espresso martini has been compared to Four Loko. "Espresso martini = classy four loko" was posted on Twitter by Emma Taylor on September 16, 2011. "Espresso Martini’s are pretty…
“An espresso martini is the rich man’s Four Loko”
An espresso martini has been compared to Four Loko. "Espresso martini = classy four loko" was posted on Twitter by Emma Taylor on September 16, 2011. "Espresso Martini’s are pretty…
“An etymologist, an entomologist, and an etiologist walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." People often confuse an "entomologist" (a scientist who studies insects) with an…
“An executive is a man who makes quick decisions and is sometimes right”
"An executive is a man who makes quick decisions and is sometimes right" was written by American writer and philosopher Elbert Hubbart (1856-1915) in 1907. The jocular quotation has been…
“An exhaustive list of decisions I need the government to make for me: [blank lines]”
Many people do not like government. A meme shows ""Decisions I need the government to make for me:," then a list of blank lines, then "I hope this clears things up."…
“An expensive laxative will give you a run for your money”
"A run for one's money" is an old expression. A pun was posted on Twitter on September 17, 2014: "An expensive laxative will give you a run for your money!" "An…
“An Experience at Every Table” (Benihana)
"An experience at every table" is the slogan of Benihana. http://www.benihana.com/benihana_history.aspBy the time Hiroaki arrived on U.S. soil in 1960, he had already begun to form the…
“An expert is a man who avoids the small errors as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy”
"An expert is a man who avoids the small errors as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy" is a jocular statement showing that experts can be technically correct in small matters and yet…
“An expert is a person who has made every possible mistake in a small field of study”
"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a narrow field" is a jocular definition of an expert that has been printed on many images. The quotation has been…
“An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less”
"An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less" (also, "A specialist is one who knows more and more about less and less") is a saying that became popular in 1926.…
“An expert is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google News Archive27 August 1959, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA), "Shop With Sue," pg. 8, col. 6 ad:. Colleague — Someone called in at the last minute to…