“Pig through the python” (“Pig in a python”)
The "pig in a python" syndrome or effect (also "pig in the python," "pig through a python" and "pig through the python") describes swallowing and digesting…
The "pig in a python" syndrome or effect (also "pig in the python," "pig through a python" and "pig through the python") describes swallowing and digesting…
"Plan your trade and trade your plan" is a popular bit of investment wisdom, cited from at least the 1990s. "Plan your trade" means to prepare adequately; "trade your…
"Plan your work and work your plan" (or "Plan your work, then work your plan") was used often in church sermons from at least the 1880s. The origin of the saying is unknown. The…
There's an old "Building and Loan" joke: She: Let's play Building & Loan.He: OK. How do you play?She: You get out of the building and leave me alone. The joke has been cited…
"Please lower the gas prices. I'm not built for OnlyFans" and "Please lower the cost of living. I'm not built for OnlyFans" are jocular sayings that have been printed…
"Please lower the gas prices. I'm not built for OnlyFans" and "Please lower the cost of living. I'm not built for OnlyFans" are jocular sayings that have been printed…
"Please lower the gas prices. I'm not built for OnlyFans" and "Please lower the cost of living. I'm not built for OnlyFans" are jocular sayings that have been printed…
"The poor complain about the money they can't get and the rich complain about the money they can't keep" is a line that appeared frequently in the newspaper columns of New York…
A poor person who acts different is said to be "crazy," but a rich person who acts different is merely "eccentric" -- a small personality quirk. The book Majority of One (1957),…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Phyllis DullerPhyllis Ada Driver (July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012), better known as Phyllis Diller, was an American stand-up comedian, actress and voice…
"Poverty is not a disgrace, but it's terribly inconvenient" is a modern form of a very old saying. "Never be ashamed of thy calling, for Pouertie is no vice, though it be an…
"Price action makes market commentary" has been a catchphrase of Bill Murphy, a chairman and director of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA), since at least 2000. A price move in…
Paul Tudor Jones II, the founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, said in Jack D. Schwager's Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders (1989): "I always believe that prices move first…
A joke is told about lawyer jokes: "The trouble with lawyer jokes is that lawyers don't think they're funny, and nobody else thinks they're jokes." This joke about lawyer…
"Profit is not a four-letter word" is a slogan defending capitalism. The saying means that making money is not inherently a bad thing. "Profit is not a four-letter word" dates…
"Profits are an opinion, cash is a fact" (or "Profit is an opinion, cash is a fact" or "Earnings are an opinion, cash is a fact") is cited in print from the early…
"Profits are the mother's milk of stocks" is a Wall Street adage popularized by American business author, columnist, and television host Lawrence Kudlow. Kudlow has used the saying…
Entry in progress -- B.P. 14 April 1989, The Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica), "The thing with the bad rep is gold" by Robert Heier (Copley News Service), pg. 23, cols. 1-2:Byron R. Wien of…
Banks often say to save a little bit of money from every paycheck, and that it will accumulate into a nice amount. "Put a little money away every month at end the end of the year you'll…
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is an old proverb. Industrialist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) said in an 1885 speech that this was not the way to business success:…