“Australians are just British Texans”
Australia has some big cities, but also lots of open spaces -- like the state of Texas. Australians are sometimes called "British Texans." "An observant US buddy nailed our…
1960s: Fun City
“Author! Author!” (audience shout)
"Author! Author!" are shouts that members of the theater audience make on the opening night of a successful play. The playwright then usually comes out and takes a bow, after the actors.…
“Auto racing, bullfighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports—all others are games”
"Auto racing, bullfighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports -- all others are games" has been credited to the author Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) since the 1980s, but…
“Auto-correct walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An auto-correct version is: "Auto-correct walks into a bar. And the batman says,…
“Autocomplete is the bake of my existence”
"Autocorrect is the bake of my existence" was posted on Twitter by John Linen on April 21, 2022. "Autocomplete is the bake of my existence" was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on…
“Autocorrect and I have a love hat relationship”
"I have a love hat relationship with auto-correct...." -- a pun on "love-hate relationship" -- was posted on Twitter by John Daugherty on August 7, 2011. "I have a love hat…
“Autocorrect can be your worst enema”
"Autocorrect can be your worst enema" is a jocular line that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and coffee mugs. "Sometimes autocorrect can be your worst…
“Autocorrect is a piece of shut”
"Dear autocorrect, please stop changing my bad/rude words into nice words, you piece of shut!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "You piece of shut" was…
“Autocorrect is the bake of my existence”
"Autocorrect is the bake of my existence" was posted on Twitter by John Linen on April 21, 2022. "Autocomplete is the bake of my existence" was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on…
“Autocorrect is why I have crust issues”
"Why I have trust issues" shouldn't be confused with "why I have crust issues," but there are food jokes. "My mom used to cut the edges of my jelly sandwiches. This is…
“Autocorrect makes me type things I didn’t Nintendo”
"Autocorrect makes me say/type/write things I didn't Nintendo" -- a pun on "didn't intend" -- is a joke that has been printed on many images. "I hate autocorrect.…
“Autumn came, with wind and gold”
"Autumn came. with wind and gold" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Autumn came with wind and gold" was posted on Twitter by Xena Olivia on April 5, 2013. The…
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons”
"Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons" is a seasonal saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is usually credited to American journalist Jim…
“Autumn in New York” (1934)
"Autumn in New York" (1934) by Vernon Duke was written for the musical Thumbs Up. It is a wistful, nostalgic song. The song has been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and Ella…
“Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring”
"Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring" is a seasonal saying that has been printed on many images. "Autumn is a season followed directly by four months…
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The popular quotation is a paraphrase of two lines in the play Le Malentendu (The…
“Autumn is Fall’s stripper name”
"Autumn" can sound like a stripper name. "Thank you fall for occasionally going by the name autumn, just like my cousin megan who became a stripper" was posted on X/Twitter by…
“Autumn is my favorite color”
"My favorite color is October" is a seasonal saying that has been printed on many images. Fall foliage can display many different colors. "Photo: October is my favorite color :D…
“Autumn leaves a smile on my face”
"Autumn leaves a smile on my face" (shown with a picture of autumn leaves) is a pun that has been shown on several images. "Autumn always leaves a smile on my face" was posted…
“Autumn leaves and pumpkins, please”
"Autumn leaves and pumpkins, please" is a seasonal saying that has been printed on many images. "Come by MoonBeans Coffee here in McAllen for our event, Autumn Leaves & Pumpkins…