“You can kiss my ass in Macy’s window”
The Macy's department store in Herald Square in New York City is one of the largest stores in the world. "You can kiss my ass in Macy's window" is a New York City insult meaning…
New York of India (Mumbai nickname)
“You can legally park in a handicap spot if you get back with your ex more than 2 times”
"You’re legally allowed to park in a handicap spot if you get back with your ex more than twice" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The joke is that this is proof…
“You can literally go the rest of your life without eating”
"It’s entirely possible to live the rest of your life without eating or drinking" was posted on Twitter by Mar Shall on June 28, 2014. "You can technically go the rest of your life…
“You can live three weeks without food, three days without water, but not a moment without hope”
"A man can live three weeks without food, three days without water, and three minutes without air, but he cannot live three seconds without hope" is a popular saying. The American…
“You can love your country without having to love your government”
"You can love your country without having to love your government" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Description 'You can love your country without having to…
“You can make anything out of lignin, except money”
Lignin is a complex polymer derived from wood. Lignin can be used to make many products -- at great cost, however. Science has attempted new solutions to bring the cost of lignin down so that its…
“You can make it illegal, but you can’t make it unpopular”
Entry in progress -- B.P. American journalist Arthur “Bugs” Baer (1886-1969) frequently used the "You can make it illegal, but you can't make it unpopular" sentence construction.…
“You can never be sure how many beers you had last night” (Heineken Uncertainty Principle)
"You can never be sure how many beers you had last night" has been called the "Heineken Uncertainty Principle" -- a physics pun on Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. The…
“You can never have too much pitching” (baseball adage)
"You can never have too much pitching" is an old baseball adage of unknown authorship. "You never have enough pitching" was cited in print in 1940; "You can't have…
“You can observe a lot by watching”
New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (1925-2015) was named the team's manager in October 1963, replacing Ralph Houk (1919-2010). Berra told reporters that he'd learned from coaches Houk…
“You can only say ‘WTF’ so many times a day until you decide to start drinking”
"You can only say 'WTF' ('What the fuck?" -- ed.) so many times a day until you decide to start drinking" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several…
“You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere”
"You can play a shoestring if you're sincere" is a frequently cited quotation attributed to American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane (1926-1967), but it's not known…
“You can play hurt, but you can’t play injured” (sports adage)
Sports sometimes makes a distinction between "playing hurt" and "playing injured." Many players are not 100% when they enter a game and suffer cuts or sprains. A player must…
“You can pray all you want, but eventually David had to pick up a stone and act against Goliath”
"You can pray all you want, but eventually David had to pick up a stone and act against Goliath" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, positive action is needed to…
“You can pretend to care, but you can’t pretend to be there”
"A body can pretend to care, but they can't pretend to be there" is advice from the book Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On!: A Cowboy's Guide to Life (1992) by Texas Bix…
“You can put 30 different fruits in a smoothie, but put a banana in and it’s a banana smoothie”
Many people believe that it doesn't matter what else is in a smoothie -- if you put a banana in, it's a banana smoothie. "You know how no matter what else you put in a smoothie, if…
“You can put literally any topping other than cheese on a hamburger and it’s still a hamburger”
A hamburger with cheese on it is not longer a hamburger -- it's a cheeseburger. However, you can load a hamburger up with ketchup, mustard, onions, lettuce, pickles and more, and it's…
“You can put your boots in the oven, but that don’t make ‘em biscuits”
"You can put your boot in the oven, but that doesn't make them biscuits" means that just because you do something, that doesn't make it so. People sometimes put boots in the…
“You can rob a bank with a gun, but you can rob the world with a bank”
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular proverb. "Give a man a gun and he'll rob a bank. Give a man a bank…
“You can run into debt, but you have to crawl out”
"You can run into debt, but you have to crawl out" is a jocular saying with a long history. "People 'run' into debt; but, sometimes, they 'crawl out of it'"…