The term "high maintenance" usually has nothing to do with janitors, but there are jokes. "The janitor lady for my apartment building asked me out on a date & said she had some…
A ferry is cheaper than a cruise ship. "A ferry is the poor man's cruise ship" has been said often, usually to describe either the Staten Island Ferry or the Alaska Marine Highway…
"A few oil wells make ranching a fine business" is a Texas saying that has been said to date to the 1950s, when oil was discovered on many Texas ranches. "The farmers and ranchers…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A figure of speech version is: "A figure of speech literally walks into a bar and ends…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One version is: "A file folder walks into a bar, orders a drink and says,…
"A filibuster is a long speech about nothing by an authority on the subject" is a jocular definition of the filibuster. The definition was given in the "Comic Dictionary"…
"A financier is a pawnbroker with imagination" is credited to the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934). This is slightly incorrect. In Pinero's play, Iris (1901), one character…
A popular anti-tax saying (showing how taxes penalize success) is: "A fine is a tax you have to pay for doing wrong. A tax is a fine you have to pay for doing okay." The saying has been…
Passwords are often four, six or eight digits long. A "digit" pun was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on October 29, 2017: "A fingerprint sensor on your phone is a one-digit…
"A fire hydrant has H2O (water) on the inside and K9P (canine pee) on the outside" is a joke that has been printed in several joke books. "If you find H20 inside a fire hydrant, what…
A "drill" (an exercise, such as a fire drill) should not be confused with a "drill" (a tool primarily used for making round holes or driving fasteners), but there are jokes.…
"A fish in sea" sounds like the word "efficiency." There have been several puns and riddles. "Efficiency (A Fish In Sea), a film about a man's preoccupation with…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A fish version is: "A fish walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'What do you…
"A fisherman is a jerk on one end of the line waiting for a jerk on the other" is an old joke that is frequently told about fishing. The joke has been cited in print since at least April…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A popular version involving a horse is: “A horse walks into a bar and the barman says,…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One version involving paper money is: "A five-dollar bill walks into a bar. Bartender…
Gravy boats are not boats that sail on water, but there are jokes. "If you had enough gravy boats would you have a gravy navy?" was posted on X/Twitter by John O'Donoghue on May 28,…
Food courts are not like courts of law, or a king's court, but there are jokes. "I feel food courts should have food lawyers and food judges" was posted on Twitter by aravind murali…
"A food system dependent on chemicals is not a food system, it's a chemical system" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on an image on…
A drive-thru restaurant has motorized diners. A food truck is a motorized restaurant. "A food truck is the opposite of a drive in restaurant" was posted on Twitter by kel! on August 20,…