“A bad plan is better than no plan” (chess adage)
"A bad plan is better than no plan (at all)" is a popular chess adage that is also used in business. Chess champion Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941) wrote in Chess Strategy (1915): "An…
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“A bad play saved by a bad performance” (Broadway saying)
The playwright and drama critic George S. Kaufman (1889-1961) has been said to have reviewed the comedic play Skylark (1939), by Samson Raphelson, that starred the English actress Gertrude Lawrence…
“A bad putt is better than a bad chip” (golf adage)
"A bad putt is better than a bad chip" is a golf adage that many golfers follow. A chip shot is a little further out from the hole than a putt; a bad putt is "better" because…
“A bad settlement is better than a good trial”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksDufief's Nature Diplayed:Volume I:The Spanish language, la gramática inglesa, and the English readerBy Don Manuel Torres and, L. HargouPhiladelphia, PA:…
“A bad stock trader is called an ‘Oxo moron’”
Oxo stock cubes (a food brand) has been the subject of "Oxo moron" (oxymoron) jokes. "What do you call someone who can't make stock from a cube? An oxo moron!…
“A bagel is just a boring donut”
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "My brother just referred to my bagel as a 'boring donut'" was posted on Twitter by Emily Pearson on October 18, 2010. "A…
“A bagel is just a boring doughnut”
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "My brother just referred to my bagel as a 'boring donut'" was posted on Twitter by Emily Pearson on October 18, 2010. "A…
“A bagel is just a healthy donut”
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "bagels are like healthy donuts. or edible vaginas" was posted on Twitter by beckaboo♒ on February 20, 2011. "Bagels are like boring…
“A bagel is just a healthy doughnut”
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "bagels are like healthy donuts. or edible vaginas" was posted on Twitter by beckaboo♒ on February 20, 2011. "Bagels are like boring…
“A bagel is just a savory donut”
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "I know what bagels are (a kind of savoury donut, in a way)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diabetes on July 21, 2007. "Are…
“A bagel is just a savory doughnut”
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "I know what bagels are (a kind of savoury donut, in a way)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diabetes on July 21, 2007. "Are…
“A bagel is just a savoury donut”
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "I know what bagels are (a kind of savoury donut, in a way)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diabetes on July 21, 2007. "Are…
“A bagel is just a savoury doughnut”
Bagels have been compared to donuts/doughnuts. "I know what bagels are (a kind of savoury donut, in a way)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.diabetes on July 21, 2007. "Are…
“A bagel is just a vehicle for cream cheese”
Many people believe that bagels are just vehicles for eating cream cheese. "Of course, I also believe bagels to be merely vehicles for cream cheese..." was posted on the newsgroup…
“A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand”
"A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand" has become a popular phrase, frequently listed along with other pieces of kitchen wisdom. The "cookie" version became popular from…
“A banana is just a vegan sausage”
Bananas have been compared to sausages. "sausage = meat banana" was posted on Twitter by stephanie vacher on October 16, 2008. "I like to call sausages, meat bananas, it's makes…
“A banana is just a vegetarian sausage”
Bananas have been compared to sausages. "sausage = meat banana" was posted on Twitter by stephanie vacher on October 16, 2008. "I like to call sausages, meat bananas, it's makes…
“A band has three years to write the first album and three weeks to write the follow-up”
The music industry has an adage that a recording artist has a whole lifetime (or 3, 5 or 10 years) to make a first album, but only a short time (months or weeks) to write the second album. Once the…
“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Yale Book of QuotationsEdited by Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven, CT: Yale University Press2006Pg. 369:Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope)English-born U.S. comedian,…
“A banker lends you an umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back when it rains”
The humorous definition of a banker is of a man who lends you an umbrella when the sun is shining, but who wants the umbrella back the moment it starts raining. That is, a bank will lend you money…