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January 12, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A rock walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A rock version is: "A rock walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'We don't…

October 8, 2008
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“A rolling loan gathers no loss” (banking adage)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: A rolling stone gathers no mossA rolling stone gathers no moss is a proverb. HistoryIt is often credited to the Sententiae of Publilius Syrus, and roughly…

September 3, 2017
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“A rolling stone gathers no moss. but a moving ceiling fan gathers dust like a motherfucker”

"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is an old saying. An addition to the proverb was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on December 4, 2016: "A rolling stone gathers no moss but a…

July 4, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A Roman walks into a bar and orders a Martinus…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." "A Roman walks into a bar and orders a Martinus..." is one such popular bar joke.…

March 9, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A Roman walks into a bar, holds up two fingers…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A Roman numeral joke is: "A Roman walks into a bar, holds up two fingers, and says,…

August 10, 2017
Food/Drink

“A rosé  by any other name would taste as sweet”

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet," is a famous line from William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. The line has been…

April 28, 2016
Education/Schools

“A rubber band was confiscated during algebra because it was a weapon of math disruption”

A pun on "weapon of mass destruction" is "weapon of math disruption," as in a popular joke: "A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon…

November 4, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A runner walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A running version is: "A runner walks into a bar. The bartender asks, 'Why the…

January 28, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A safety net should be a trampoline as opposed to a hammock”

“We want to make the safety net a trampoline as opposed to a hammock,” said Massachusetts Governor William Weld in July 1991. The "safety net" and "hammock" imagery --…

July 7, 2023
Food/Drink

“A salad is just a deconstructed sandwich”

Reddit -- Showerthoughts Posted by u/33K0 August 21, 2017A salad with croutons is like a deconstructed sandwich Reddit -- ShowerthoughtsPosted by u/asdfgzxcv83848 April 29, 2018A salad is just a…

May 18, 2020
Food/Drink

“A salad without radicchio? That’s just radicchio-less”

Radicchio (a perennial cultivated form of leaf chicory) appears in many jokes as "radicchio-less" (ridiculous). "It's all the talk about salad-masochism, peas-ophilia, and…

February 10, 2022
Streets

“A salt truck implies the existence of a pepper truck”

There are salt trucks to salt the roads, but there are no pepper trucks. "i've seen a lot of salt trucks just wondering where are the pepper trucks" was posted on Twitter by Darren…

May 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“A sandwich is an unsuccessful attempt to make both ends meat”

"A sandwich is an unsuccessful attempt to make both ends meat" is a popular sandwich pun. "It is very hard to make both ends meat -- especially of a pic-nic sandwich" was…

November 10, 2017
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“A saxophone is like a lawsuit. Everyone is happy when the case is closed.”

A music joke was posted on the newsgroup wny.events on February 2, 1997: Q: Why is a viola like a lawsuit?A: Everyone is happy when the case is closed. The joke has been told about other…

November 30, 2019
Work/Businesses

“A scared nickel never made a dime” (business adage)

"Scared money never wins" is an old gambling adage. "A scared nickel never made a dime" is a business adage. If someone is unwilling to risk a little, then one won't win a…

August 9, 2017
Food/Drink

“A schlemiel is the guy who spills soup. A schlimazel is the guy he spills it on”

There is a classic explanation of the Yiddish terms "schlemiel" and "schlimazel": "A schlemiel is the guy who spills soup. A schlimazel is the guy he spills it on." A…

May 24, 2022
Education/Schools

“A science teacher had his students observe and report on the condensation…” (joke)

"Due" shouldn't be confused with "dew," but there are jokes. This was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on May 21, 2022: "A science teacher had his students observe and…

January 10, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A scintilla and an iota walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A scintilla and an iota have a version of this. "A scintilla and an iota walk into a…

July 24, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A screwdriver walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A screwdriver version is: "A screwdriver walks into a bar. The bartender says,…

October 20, 2015
Education/Schools

“A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student”

"A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student" is an old line of unknown authorship. "He (Charles Haddon Spurgeon -- ed.) is a self-taught man, and contrary to…

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