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January 24, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Good Burritos Don’t Fall Apart” (GBDFA music mnemonic)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Another GBDFA mnemonic is "Good Boys Do Fine Always." An ACEG mnemonic is "All Cows Eat Grass." EGBDF mnemonics include “Every Good Boy Deserve…

January 28, 2012
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Good theatre can be made with two boards and a passion” (theatre adage)

According to a popular adage, good theatre can be made with just "two boards and a passion." The saying is often also given as "three boards and a passion," "four boards…

September 4, 2019
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Gospel is about God; blues is about women”

the difference between gospel music and blues music is that "Gospel is about God; blues is about women." The music saying has been cited in print since at least the 1970s and is of…

July 6, 2020
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Got thrown out of Mime Club yesterday. Must have been something I said”

"The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club" is a saying in the novel Fight Club (1996) and the 1999 film. What would be a similar saying for Mime Club?…

September 13, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Grandkids: the reward for not selling your kids to the circus during their teenage years”

An old threat of parents was that they would sell their children to the circus if the kids misbehave. Today, the old threat is mainly used as a joke. "Grandkids: the reward for not selling…

October 30, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Great wine is like great jazz. It confuses me and I’m pretty sure it’s all the same”

Is great wine like great jazz? This was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 20, 2016: "Great wine is like great jazz. It confuses me and I'm pretty sure it's all the same."…

December 7, 2004
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Green Acres Theme” (1965)

Husband (Eddie Albert): Fresh air!Wife (Eva Gabor): Times Square! Who can forget that classic theme song (1965) to the television situation comedy Green Acres? The show itself was pretty awful.…

February 22, 2026
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusWork/Businesses

“Guitar Center is specifically for guitars. If you want a bass, you have to go to Bass Pro Shops”

A joke about the bass guitar was posted on X/Twitter by daniel (the account is now no longer available) on December 4, 2020: "guitar center is speCIFICALLY for guitars. if you want a bass you…

July 28, 2019
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Hakuna Fermata. It means keep playing for the rest of your days”

"Hakuna Fermata. It means keep playing for the rest of your days" is a jocular music saying that has been printed on many images. "Hakuna matata" is Swahili for "no…

January 30, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Hamburgers love classical music. They go to the Meatropolitan Opera House and Cownegie Hall”

A hamburger riddle is: Q: How do we know that hamburgers love classical music?A: They're often found at the Meatropolitan Opera House and Cownegie Hall! The joke has been cited in print since…

June 18, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open”

Entry in progress -- B.P."Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Wikipedia: John BarrymoreJohn…

March 11, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Happy Oscar Night! When we get to watch people who glorify adultery, murder, theft…”

The Academy Awards (Oscars) often contains some speeches about morality. "Happy Oscar night! Where we get to watch people who glorify disobedience, adultery, murder, theft, and lying as they…

March 11, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Happy Oscar night! Where we get to watch people who glorify disobedience, adultery, murder, theft, and lying…”

The Academy Awards (Oscars) often contains some speeches about morality. "Happy Oscar night! Where we get to watch people who glorify disobedience, adultery, murder, theft, and lying as they…

February 21, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“He broke into song because he couldn’t find the key”

Do people really "break into song"? A musical one-line saying is: "He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key." The pun-filled saying has been cited in print…

December 5, 2015
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“He was addicted to cowboy line dancing and entered a two-step program”

A popular joke is told about the Texas two-step: "My best friend became addicted to country line dancing. It got so bad he had to enter a two-step program." Versions of the joke date to…

August 19, 2019
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Hey, Rube!” (circus cry)

"Hey, Rube!" was the rallying cry of employees of the circus in the 1800s. The traveling circus often had fights with the local townspeople, and the cry was a call for help (often to…

February 26, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Hip hop onions are rap scallions”

If a scallion starts to rhyme, does that make it a "rap scallion"? There have been many puns. "And J.M. is an unsavory rap-scallion"/"Scallions do rap music? I did not know…

February 10, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Hollywood’s solution to fight online piracy: make movies so bad no one wants to watch them, even for free”

"HOLLYWOOD'S SOLUTION TO FIGHT ONLINE PIRACY: MAKE MOVIES SO BAD NO ONE WANTS TO WATCH THEM, EVEN FOR FREE" (shown on an image) was posted on Reddit -- Memes on APril 4, 2022.…

October 22, 2018
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“How can you tell a bagpiper with perfect pitch?” (riddle)

A riddle about bagpipes is: Q. How can you tell a bagpiper with perfect pitch? A. He can throw a set into the middle of a pond and not hit any of the ducks. The joke was posted on the newsgroup…

November 23, 2021
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“How can you tell if a guy singing karaoke is a plumber?”/“By how he uses his fauceto.”

"Falsetto" has nothing to do with a faucet, but there are some jokes. "Plumbers sing in a faucetto" was posted on Twitter by Mike H on May 3, 2011. "2nd #PUN FOR THE DAY:…

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