“$20 is like an adult dollar”
"$20 is like an adult dollar" is a saying that has been printed on several images. $100 has also been called an adult dollar. That is, just a dollar doesn't have significant value…
1960s: Fun City
“1. Bel canto, 2. Can belto, 3. Can’t belto, 4. Can’t canto” (four stages of a soprano’s life)
New York-born Ira Siff created La Gran Scena Opera Co. in 1981, often featuring Siff's diva character, Madame Vera Galupe-Borszkh. In the recording "Forgeef Me My Enklish": the Wit…
“1% control the world. 4% are their puppets. 90% are asleep. 5% know and try to wake up the 90%”
"1% control the world. 4% are their puppets. 90% are asleep. 5% know and try to wake the 90%. The 1% use the 4% to prevent the 5% from waking up the 90%" is a saying that has been printed…
“10 out of 10 doctors agree with whoever is paying them”
"9/10 scientists will agree with whoever is paying them" was posted on Twitter by RRP on May 15, 2021. "10 out of 10 scientists agree with those who are paying them...." was…
“10 out of 10 scientists agree with whoever funded them”
"9/10 scientists will agree with whoever is paying them" was posted on Twitter by RRP on May 15, 2021. "10 out of 10 scientists agree with those who are paying them...." was…
“10 out of 10 scientists agree with whoever is paying them”
"9/10 scientists will agree with whoever is paying them" was posted on Twitter by RRP on May 15, 2021. "10 out of 10 scientists agree with those who are paying them...." was…
“10:00am - anything is possible. 2:00pm - but not today”
"11:00am - anything is possible. 2:00pm - but not today" is a work saying that has been printed on many images, often with different hours. "11:00am - anything is possible. 2:00pm -…
“10” or “Ten” (root beer)
Newspapers.com 10 June 1929, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, "Pittsburghesque" by Charles F. Danver, pg. 8, col. 6: The Soda Jerkers' Code.The young bartenders in one of those big…
“100 years ago everyone had horses and only the rich had cars”
Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel columnist Alex Thien wrote on July 1, 1993: "There was a time when only poor people had horses and only the rich had cars. And now only the poor people have cars and…
“100% of people who confuse correlation with causation end up dead”
"Correlation does not imply causation" is a popular phase. "Every single person who confuses correlation and causation ends up dying" (also "Everyone who confuses…
“101 lemmings walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A lemmings version is: "20 lemmings walk into a bar. Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!…
“11:00am - anything is possible. 2:00pm - but not today”
"11:00am - anything is possible. 2:00pm - but not today" is a work saying that has been printed on many images, often with different hours. "11:00am - anything is possible. 2:00pm -…
“13: I’m the worst number. 666: That’s cute. 2020: Hold my beer”
The year 2020 was not a good year for many people, since it included the coronavirus pandemic
“13” or “Thirteen” (the boss is around—watch out)
Newspapers.com23 May 1933, Courier-Post (Camden, NJ), "On Broadway" by Walter Winchell, pg. 10, col. 4: Code. A Hollywood soda-jerker forwards this glossary of soda-fountain lingo out…
“14” or “Fourteen” (special order)
Newspapers.com 27 September 1981, The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, NY), "Counterwailing" by Dan Carlinsky, Suburdia Today, pg. 18, col. 4: 14. Special order. Newspapers.com 10 July 1985,…
“15 years ago the internet was an escape from the real world”
The internet is often compared to the "real world." Noah Smith posted an observation on Twitter on August 28, 2017 that immediately went viral: "15 years ago, the internet was an…
“19” or “Nineteen” (banana split)
Newspapers.com17 September 1971, The Messenger (Madisonville, KY), "'Hash-House Greek' Colorful U.S. Slang" by Dan Carlinsky (New York Times), pg. 6, col. 3: nineteen. Banana…
“1920: Alcohol is prohibited 2020: Liquor stores are an essential business”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in the closures of non-essential businesses. Liquor stores -- and, in some states, marijuana stores -- were deemed essential businesses. "1920:…
“1920: Alcohol is prohibited 2020: Marijuana stores are an essential business”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in the closures of non-essential businesses. Liquor stores -- and, in some states, marijuana stores -- were deemed essential businesses. "1920:…
“1984 is a great book. All kids should be forced to read it”
Many schools require students to read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) -- an anti-authoritarian novel. The American television series Community aired the episode "Digital…