“51” or “Fifty-one” (hot chocolate)
Newspapers.com 10 June 1929, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, "Pittsburghesque" by Charles F. Danver, pg. 8, col. 6: The Soda Jerkers' Code.The young bartenders in one of those big…
“55” or “Fifty-five” (root beer)
Newspapers.com 10 July 1985, The Times-Mail (Bedford, IN), "Soda jerk unique on American scene" by Ink Mendelsohn, pg. 5, col. 4: FIFTY-FIVE -- root beer Newspapers.com 29 November 1997,…
“6 was afraid of 7 because 7, 8, 9, but why did 7 eat 9?” (joke)
“Why is 6 afraid of 7?"/"Because 7 8 9" is a classic joke. A new riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on June 26, 2017: Q: 6 was afraid of 7 because 7, 8, 9, but why did 7 eat 9?A:…
“7 Up—the poor man’s Sprite and the rich man’s Sierra Mist”
The soft drinks Sprite (introduced in 1961), 7 Up (introduced in 1929), Teem (1959-1984), Sierra Mist (1999-2023) and Starry (introduced in 2023) have been compared to each other. "Sierra Mist…
“7 Up is a poor man’s Sprite”
The soft drinks Sprite (introduced in 1961), 7 Up (introduced in 1929), Teem (1959-1984), Sierra Mist (1999-2023) and Starry (introduced in 2023) have been compared to each other. "Sierra Mist…
“71” or “Seventy-one” (a cup of coffee)
Newspapers.com 26 October 1937, Stuart (FL) Daily News, "Ye Editor's Easy Chair," pg. 2, col. 1: "Seventy-one." (One cup coffee.)
“72 hours later, you’re hungry again” (joke about eating deli food)
The old line about Chinese food is that it isn't filling: "A few hours later, you're hungry again." New York's Jewish delis are known for their overstuffed sandwiches,…
“72” or “Seventy-two” (two cups of coffee)
Newspapers.com 26 October 1937, Stuart (FL) Daily News, "Ye Editor's Easy Chair," pg. 2, col. 1: "Seventy-two." (Two cups of coffee.)
“80% of adulthood is trying to figure out what upset your stomach”
Many adults have stomach problems, and try to figure out if it's from something that they ate. This was posted on X/Twitter (the account is no longer available) by Jessie on October 12, 2020:…
“80% of arguments happen because someone hasn’t eaten yet”
"80% of arguments start because someone hasn't eaten yet" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by AV on June 20, 2020. "80% of…
“80% of arguments start because someone hasn’t eaten yet”
"80% of arguments start because someone hasn't eaten yet" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by AV on June 20, 2020. "80% of…
“80% of success is drinking enough coffee”
"80% of success is drinking enough coffee" is a coffee saying that was posted on Instagram by thecoffeecousins on December 29, 2016. InstagramthecoffeecousinsDECEMBER 29, 2016(The…
“81” or “Eighty-one” (a glass of water)
Newspapers.com 20 October 1921, San Antonio (TX) Evening News, "Dr. Socrates Cicero Jones...," pg. 14, col. 4: 81, a glass of water. Newspapers.com 27 June 1926, The Morning Examiner…
“86” (not from Chumley’s or Empire State Building)
"Eighty six," in restaurant lingo, means to be out of an item. It is sometimes claimed that it comes from New York City speakeasy Chumley's, at 86 Bedford Street, or that it comes…
“91” or “Ninety-one” (English muffin)
Newspapers.com 1 April 1946, Roanoke (VA) World-News, "Observant Citizen" by W. C. Stouffer, pg. 6, col. 7: "Fifty-one" means a hot chocolate and "ninety-one" for an…
“91” or “Ninety-one” (seltzer)
Newspapers.com 27 September 1981, The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, NY), "Counterwailing" by Dan Carlinsky, Suburdia Today, pg. 18, col. 4: 91. Glass of seltzer.
“97” or “Ninety-seven” (vegetable soup)
Newspapers.com 10 August 1941, Atlanta (GA) Constitution, "The Code that Speeds Soda Fountain Service" by Yolande Gwin, Magazine, sec. D, pg. 5, col. 7: Vegetable soup, termed as…
“99% of my personality is just coffee and I’m OK with that”
"As it turns out, 93% of my personality was (just) coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. “@Gregospeck: I have discovered that 92% of my personality is…
“A baby can drink a bottle, fall asleep and people say it’s cute. If I do it. I’m an alcoholic”
"A baby drinks a bottle and falls asleep and it's totally fine. I drink a bottle and fall asleep and I'm an alcoholic. Totally unfair" is a jocular saying that has been printed…
“A backyard barbecue draws two things ... flies and relatives”
"A backyard barbecue draws two things...flies and relatives" was popularized by a list of "Truisms" that has been on the Internet since 2003. The saying has been put on…