“An aposiopesis walks into a—” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An aposiopesis version is: "So, an aposiopesis walks into a——but I’d best not…
1960s: Fun City
“An apple a day is bullshit. Apples are dangerous. Just look at Eve, Snow White…”
"An apple a day is bullshit. Apples are dangerous. Just look at Eve, Snow White, Blackberry or any pig at a luau" is a jocular apple saying that has been printed on many images. The…
“An apple a day is nonsense. Apples are dangerous. Just look at Eve, Snow White…”
"An apple a day is bullshit. Apples are dangerous. Just look at Eve, Snow White, Blackberry or any pig at a luau" is a jocular apple saying that has been printed on many images. The…
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps everybody away”
An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is a proverb from the second half of the 19th century illustrating that apples make one healthy ("keeps the doctor away"). Many things can…
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away. But if the doctor is cute, forget the fruit”
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is an old saying. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away. But if the doctor is cute, forget the fruit" is a jocular line that has been printed on…
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" (or, to hedge bets a little, "An apple a day helps to keep the doctor away") has been promoted by American apple organizations since…
“An apple a day will keep anyone away, if thrown hard enough”
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is an old saying. "An apple a day will keep anyone away, if thrown hard enough" (or "An apple a day will keep anyone away, if you throw it…
“An Apple fan 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 version about a fan of Apple products is: "An Apple fan walks into a bar.... Orders…
“An apple for (the) teacher” (apple-polisher)
In the second-half of the 1800s, students (especially in rural communities) brought an apple to the teacher. The origin of this practice can't be pinned down to a specific date, but "an…
“An apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze”
"An apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze" is cited in print from at least 1882. Both Yorkshire (where apple pie with cheese is a traditional dessert) and Sussex…
“An apron is just a cape on backwards”
An apron-wearing cook has been compared to a cape-wearing superhero. "An apron is just a cape on backwards" is an apron saying that has been printed on many images. "RT…
“An apron is just a reverse cape”
An apron-wearing cook has been compared to a cape-wearing superhero. "It dawned on me yesterday during the gales that an apron is just a reverse cape" was posted on X/Twitter by Kinross…
“An archaeologist is just a grave robber with a degree”
Archaeologists (and some anthropologists) examine graves. "Archaeologists are just grave robbers with a degree" is a saying that some people say of the profession. "I have always…
“An arm and an egg” (an arm and a leg + egg)
Entry in progress -- BP Wiktionary: an arm and a leg Noun an arm and a leg (plural arms and legs) 1. (idiomatic, hyperbolic) Usually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend:…
“An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject”
"An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject" is a pro-gun slogan of unknown authorship. "An Armed Man is a Citizen, an Unarmed Man is a Subject" was a signature line…
“An armed man is a free man. An unarmed man is a slave”
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
“An armed man is a free man. An unarmed man is a subject”
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
“An armed man is a free man”
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
“An armed man ran into a real estate agency and shouted, ‘Nobody move!’”
A bank robber might say, "Nobody move!" A real estate office, however, depends on people moving (from their homes). "'Okay, nobody move!' - the world's worst real…
“An armed society is a polite society”
Science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) wrote in Beyond This Horizon (1942 in Astounding Science-Fiction and 1948 in book form): "Well, in the first place an armed society is a…