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October 20, 2025
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“Life is better with pumpkins on the porch”

"Life is better when there are pumpkins on the porch" (also "Life is better when there's a pumpkin on the porch," "Life is better with pumpkins on the porch" and…

July 31, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Life is like a door, you pass through the window and eat bread, but onions can never become chair”

"Life is like a door, you pass through the window and eat bread, but onions can never become chair" is a nonsensical saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that…

August 26, 2018
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Like a good neighbor, stay over there”

"Like a good neighbor, stay over there" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is a parody of the State Farm insurance jingle, "Like a good neighbor,…

June 17, 2014
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“List to last” (real estate adage)

"List to last" (or "you have got to list to last") is a popular real estate adage -- that is, one has to list properties to last in the real estate business. "There's…

May 28, 2006
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Live a Little Better” (LeFrak City)

The 1960s slogan of LeFrak City in Queens has been "Live a Little Better." The slogan can still be read daily by the thousands of people who drive by each day. About.com"LeFrak City:…

April 29, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Local apartment building had only one opening left. It’s last but not leased”

"Last but not leased" is a real estate pun on "last but not least." "We need one more person for our four bedroom apartment. He's last but not leased" was posted…

June 26, 2006
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Location! Location! Location!” (real estate adage)

It's often said that the three most important things to know about selling real estate are: "location, location, and location." It is assumed that this saying comes from New York…

May 10, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksWork/Businesses

“Make sure your work boots and your bed are comfortable because that’s all you’ll ever be in”

"Make sure your work boots and your bed are comfortable because that’s all you’ll ever be in" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Get yourself a good pair of work…

September 14, 2014
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Make yourself at home! Clean my kitchen”

"Make yourself at home! Clean my kitchen" ia a jocular saying that has been printed on many signs. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1999. "Make yourself at home!…

June 13, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Man who fell into an infinity pool says it took him forever to get out”

"Infinity pool" is a strange name, and there are jokes. "I know a guy who fell into the infinity pool. Took him forever to get out" was posted on Facebook by Paul Klein on March…

April 12, 2015
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“May our home know joy, each room hold laughter”

"May our home/walls know joy, each room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibilities" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been cited in print…

March 16, 2019
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends beneath it never fall out”

"May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends beneath it never fall out" is an Irish toast/blessing that has been printed in many images. Authorship is unknown.…

December 25, 2016
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“May your house always be too small to hold all your friends”

"May your home/house always be too small to hold all of your friends" is a saying that has been printed on many images. A "Household Hints from Heloise" by Heoise Cruse…

March 12, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksFood/Drink

“Men act insane bc they aren’t eating sandwiches on steel beams anymore”

The famous "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" 1932 photo shows eleven ironworkers sitting on a steel beam of New York City's RCA Building. "men act insane bc they aren't eating…

October 2, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Men are like floor tiles” (joke)

"Men are like floor tiles. If you lay them right the first time, you can walk all over them for years" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "What do ceramic tile…

December 29, 2012
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Men build houses; women build homes”

Newspaper writer and poet Nixon Waterman (1859-1944) wrote "House and Home" in 1897, containing the following verses: "The men of earth build houses, halls and chambers, roofs and…

June 28, 2011
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your doorman—second notice”

An old joke is when someone (the milk man, the door man, et al.) sends out a "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays" card. After a week, another card is send, demanding a tip -- "Merry…

January 9, 2018
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Millennials. Walking around like they rent the place”

"Walking around like he/she owns the place" is a saying about someone with a cocky attitude. Many millennials cannot afford to own homes and prefer to rent. A joke was posted by Spence on…

June 20, 2024
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Mosquitoes find me attractive”

"I don't care what people think of me. At least mosquitoes find me attractive" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, by "find me attractive" it's…

June 23, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksTime/Weather

“My air conditioner broke today, and I totally lost my cool”

"I lost my cool" usually means that someone has lost composure and has become agitated. However, a joke takes "I lost my cool" literally -- the air conditioning is broken.…

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