“The landscaper thought gardening magazines were fun to leaf through”
Do landscapers "leaf through" gardening magazines? "Returned home with a stack of back issues of old gardening magazines to leaf through for inspiration" was posted on Twitter…
“The little old woman who lived in a shoe wasn’t the sole owner. There were strings attached”
"There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" is an English nursery rhyme. "RT@punoftheday The little old woman who lived in a shoe wasn't the sole owner - there were strings…
“The longer I stay home, the more homeless I look”
"The longer I stay home, the more homeless I look" is a saying that has been printed on many images. People who leave the house usually take more showers, shave and dress up, among other…
“The Lysol commercial told me to disinfect the things I touch the most. This is going to burn”
"A Lysol commercial just said to disinfect the thing you touch the most. Fuck!!! This is gonna burn" is a jocular line that was posted on Twitter by Mark on February 20, 2011. "THE…
“The main function of the little toe is to make sure that all the furniture is in place”
"The main function of the little toe on your foot is to make sure that all the furniture in the house is in place" -- another way of saying that the toe often bumps into the furniture --…
“The more random people you see jogging for no reason the higher the rent is going up”
If you're in a neighborhood and you see people jogging -- and not afraid of gunshots -- it could be an expensive neighborhood. "The more random people you see jogging for no reason the…
“The more white people you see jogging for no reason, the higher the rent finna be”
If you're in a neighborhood and you see people jogging -- and not afraid of gunshots -- it could be an expensive neighborhood. "The more random people you see jogging for no reason the…
“The official tree of New York City is scaffolding”
New York City has a lot of scaffolding. Erin Gloria Ryan posted on Twitter on September 29, 2013: "The official tree of New York City is scaffolding." Ryan's tweet was included in…
“The old woman who lived in a shoe wasn’t the sole owner. There were strings attached”
"There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" is an English nursery rhyme. "RT@punoftheday The little old woman who lived in a shoe wasn't the sole owner - there were strings…
“The original gender neutral bathroom” (forest; ocean; outhouse; port-a-potty; swimming pool)
"The original gender neutral bathroom" is a saying that has been shown on many images. Usually a swimming pool is shown, but this term has also been used to describe the forest, the…
“The outdoors is what you must pass through in order to get from your apartment into a taxicab”
In her book Metropolitan Life (1978), author Fran Lebowitz wrote: "There are a number of reasons for this, chief among them being that to me the outdoors is what you must pass through in order…
“The Projects” (public housing projects)
People live in "the projects" - not their science projects, one would hope! The term dates to the 1930s and the "public housing projects" started at that time. 2 March 1939, New…
“The room was so small, I had to go out in the hall to change my mind”
New York City apartments and hotel rooms are usually very small. "The room was so small," an old joke goes, "I had to go out in the hall to change my mind." The joke appeared in…
“The scariest part of Halloween is knowing my rent is due the next day”
Halloween is October 31st, and the next day is November 1st. Bills are often due on the first of a month. This was posted on X/Twitter by 🦋@simplylay on October 30, 2022, and this received over…
“The scariest thing about Halloween is that rent due at midnight”
Halloween is October 31st, and the next day is November 1st. Bills are often due on the first of a month. This was posted on X/Twitter by 🦋@simplylay on October 30, 2022, and this received over…
“The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room”
People bump into things in dark rooms. "Shin: A device for finding furniture in the dark" is a jocular line that was printed in The Courier-Journal & Times (Louisville, KY) on July…
“The strength of a nation lies in the homes of its people”
"The strength of a nation lies in the homes of its people" was credited by realty groups to Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in 1983 and later years; the Lincoln attribution was debunked in…
“The word ‘homeowner’ has the word ‘meow’ in it. Good luck pronouncing it correctly ever again”
"The word 'homeowner' has the word 'meow' in it. Good luck pronouncing it correctly ever again" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "i just noticed…
“There are two types of windows—windows that leak and windows that will leak”
Joseph Lstiburek is a forensic engineer; EcoHome magazine called him the "father of building science." Lstiburek wrote in Fine Homebuilding (April/May 2004): "There are only two…
“There is never a line for the restroom at a waterpark”
It's a common observation that many people urinate in the water while at a water park. "Why is there never a line for the bathroom at the water park?" was posted on Twitter by…