“A furniture store keeps calling me. All I wanted was one night stand”
"A furniture store keeps calling me. All I wanted was one night stand" is a popular "dad joke." "Me: 'How about one night stand?' She: 'That'll be $199…
1960s: Fun City
“A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth” (Kinsley gaffe)
"A 'gaffe' is the opposite of a 'lie': It's when a politician tells the truth," wrote political pundit Michael Kinsley in 1984. It's become known as…
“A game of inches” (sports saying)
The expression "game of inches" means that there is a very close line between winning and losing. "Football is a game of inches, not yards" was cited in print in November 1941,…
“A game of solitaire is probably one of the slowest ways to sort a deck of cards”
Some people view Solitaire less as a game and more as a way to arrange cards. "Solitare is just a very complicated way to unshuffle a deck of cards" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts…
“A gathering of baboons is called a congress”
"A group of baboons is called a congress" is a "fact" that became popular on the Internet by about 1999. A group of baboons is usually called a "troop" and a large…
“A gentleman is a man who can play the saxophone but doesn’t”
"A gentleman is a man who can play the saxophone/bagpipes/accordion but doesn't" is an old joke of unknown authorship. a gentleman is a man who can play a cornet but won't"…
“A German 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 German version is: "A German walks into a bar and asks for a martini. The bartender…
“A gerund and an infinitive walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An grammar version is: "A gerund and an infinitive walk into a bar, drinking to…
“A ghost 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 popular version involving a ghost is: "A ghost walks into a bar. The bartender says,…
“A giant lightbulb 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 lightbulb version is: "A giant light bulb walks into a bar. The bartender looks up…
“A gig is worth ten rehearsals” (music adage)
"A gig is worth 5/10/12/100/1,000 rehearsals" is a music adage. It's valuable to play one's music before a live audience. It's not known who said it first. "One…
“A giraffe walks into a bar and the barman says…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A giraffe version is: "A giraffe walks into a bar and the barman says, 'I'm…
“A giraffe walks into a bar. Giraffes aren’t good at playing limbo” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A giraffe version is: "A giraffe walks into a bar. Giraffes aren’t good at playing…
“A giraffe 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 giraffe version was cited in 1993: "A giraffe walks into a bar and says, 'High…
“A giraffe’s coffee would be cold by the time it reached the bottom of its throat…”
A silly saying about a giraffe's coffee has been printed on many images. "A giraffe's coffee would be cold by the time it reached the bottom of its throat. Ever think about that? No.…
“A girl loved me after I gave her a bottle of tonic water. Schwepped her off her feet”
Schweppes is a brand of beverages; a jocular verb is "Schwepped" (which sounds like "swept"). "Schwepped her off her feet" was written in the story…
“A girl was knocking on my hotel room door all night. Finally, I had to let her out”
New York comedian Henny Youngman (1906-1998), known as the king of the one-line joke, stayed at a lot of hotels. "A girl was knocking on my hotel room door all night. Finally, I had to let her…
“A goal is a dream with a deadline” (management aphorism)
"A goal is a dream with a deadline" means that a goal is a dream fitted to reality, with a deadline for its accomplishment. The saying has been attributed to Napoleon Hill (1883-1970),…
“A goal should scare you a little, and excite you a lot”
"A goal should scare you a little, and excite you a lot" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Dr. Joe Vitale wrote in his book, The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy…
“A goal without a plan is just a wish”
"A goal without a plan is just a dream/wish" is a popular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been credited to French author Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900-1944)…