“Sitting on a gold mine” (possessing something of great value)
To be "sitting in a gold mine" is to be in possession of something of great value, often without knowledge or understanding of that value. The American idiom usually does not require…
New York of India (Mumbai nickname)
“Sitting on the toilet as the clock struck midnight, I thought, ‘Same shit, different day’”
The expression "same shit, different day" is not meant to be taken literally. A joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.tasteless on September 11, 1999: "Y'know, it just occurs to…
“Six allowed at Christmas but 30 for a funeral. I will be holding a funeral for my pet turkey”
"Six allowed at Thanksgiving/Christmas but 30 for a funeral. I will be holding a funeral for my pet turkey" is a jocular Covid-regulation saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Six allowed at Thanksgiving but 30 for a funeral. I will be holding a funeral for my pet turkey”
"Six allowed at Thanksgiving/Christmas but 30 for a funeral. I will be holding a funeral for my pet turkey" is a jocular Covid-regulation saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Six bores and a sadist” (political committee composition)
New York (NY) Times columnist Russell Baker (1925-2019) wrote on August 6, 1968, about the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida: "MIAMI BEACH, August 5. -- Every political…
“Six S’s of wine tasting: See, Swirl, Sniff, Sip, Swish and Spit (or Swallow)”
Wine tasting involves several steps, almost all beginning with the letter "S": see (sight), swirl, sniff (smell), sip, swish, savor, spit (or swallow) and score. Three S's"See,…
“Six-star hotels are overrated”
Most hotels are rated on a five-star system, with five stars being the highest rating. A joke is that a 6-star hotel or a 7-star hotel is "overrated." "6-star hotels are…
“Sixlets are a poor man’s M&M’s”
The candies Smarties (introduced in the United Kingdom in 1937), M&M's (introduced in the United States in 1941) and Sixlets (introduced in Canada by 1960) have been compared to each…
“Sixteen sodium atoms walk into a bar… followed by Batman” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An unusual variation of the joke is: "Sixteen sodium atoms walk into a bar, followed…
“Sixteen wives: four better, four worse, four richer, four poorer” (joke)
"For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer" is part of a Christian marriage vow. A popular riddle/joke is: Q: How many wives can a man have?A: Sixteen. Four better, four worse, four…
“Sixty might be the new forty, but 9:00 is the new midnight”
"Sixty might be the new forty, but 9:00 is the new midnight" is a jocular saying about aging that has been printed on many images. "If 50 is the new 40 then 9 o'clock is the new…
“Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it’s been” (hockey adage)
"Skate to where the puck's going to be, not to where it has been" is advice that Walter Gretzky said (in January 1982) that he gave to his son, hockey great Wayne Gretzky. In 1983,…
“Ski hair, don’t care”
"Ski hair, don't care" (or "Jet ski hair, don't care) is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker doesn't care about hair while skiing on snow or jet…
“Skiers are made in the summer” (skiing adage)
"Skiers are made in the summer" is a popular skiing adage, especially for cross country skiers. Skiers can work on physical exercises in the summer to prepare for the ski season.…
“Skiiing: I do not participate in any sport with ambulances at the bottom of a hill”
"I do not participate in any sport with ambulances at the bottom of a hill" is a jocular anti-skiing saying that has been printed on many images. The quote was made by American humorist…
“Skiing is a dance, and the mountain always leads”
"Skiing is a dance, and the mountain always leads" (or "Skiing is the ultimate dance, and/but the mountain always leads") is a popular skiing saying. Jim Bowden, of Colorado,…
“Skiing is probably the most expensive way to fall down a mountain”
"Skiing is probably the most expensive way to fall down a mountain" is a jocular line that was posted by Andy Mac on Twitter on June 26, 2015. "The first time I went skiing it was an…
“Skiing is the only sport where you can spend an arm and a leg to break an arm and a leg”
"Skiing is the only sport where you can spend an arm and a leg to break an arm and a leg" is a jocular saying about skiing that has been cited in print since at least 1990 and that has…
“Skiing: the art of catching cold and going broke while rapidly heading nowhere at great risk”
"Skiing: the art of catching cold and going broke while rapidly heading nowhere at great personal risk" is usually credited to "anonymous" or "author unknown" or…
“Skilled labor ain’t cheap. Cheap labor ain’t skilled”
"Skilled labor isn't cheap. Cheap labor isn't skilled" is a work saying (pro-labor union) that has been printed on many images. "Because skilled labor isn't cheap…