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September 25, 2018
Food/Drink

“Any pie made with cannabis butter is technically a pot pie”

Pot pie usually doesn't have any "pot" (marijuana), but there are jokes involving cannabutter (cannabis butter). "MIGHT FUCK AROUND AND COP SOME CANNABUTTER AND MAKE A REAL…

July 17, 2020
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Any room is a panic room if you have lost your phone in it”

"Any room is a panic room if you have lost your phone in it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Any room is a panic room, if you've lost your phone in it"…

March 9, 2024
Food/Drink

“Any salad can be a Caesar salad if you add 23 knives”

"celebrating by eating a Caesar Salad with 23 knives" is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Audrey L on March 15, 2012. "This Caesar salad is really authentic - it has 23 knives…

January 27, 2016
Food/Drink

“Any salad can be a Caesar salad if you stab it enough”

"Any salad can be a Caesar salad if you stab it enough" is a jocular line that has been printed on ecards. The line was cited on tumblr on November 11, 2013, and on Twitter on December…

May 6, 2016
Food/Drink

“Any sandwich is a panini if you sit on it”

Panini sandwiches are grilled sandwiches, and the bread is flat. "If you have heated seats in your car, any sandwich put on them can become a panini if you sit on it" was cited on Twitter…

November 11, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Any sufficiently advanced bureaucracy is indistinguishable from molasses”

"Any sufficiently advanced bureaucracy is indistinguishable from molasses" is a jocular quotation that has been included in many quotations collections. The saying has been cited in print…

November 6, 2016
Sports/Games

“Any team can have a bad century” (“Anyone can have a bad century”)

"Anyone can have a bad game" is a sports saying of unknown origin. "Any team can have a bad century" ("Anyone can have a bad cenury") is a sports saying that has been…

September 16, 2012
Transportation

“Any time three New Yorkers get into a cab without an argument, a bank has just been robbed”

"Any time three/four New Yorkers get into a cab/taxi without an argument, a bank has just been robbed" is a joke showing that New Yorkers argue in the back of taxis. The joke has been…

August 11, 2017
Food/Drink

“Any wine can be a ‘fine’ wine if you drink enough of it”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterPaul Ludwig‏ @paulludwigSeriously, any wine can be a "fine" wine if you drink enough of it9:16 PM - 17 Apr 2010 TwitterDavid Voth‏ @SexCigarsBoozeAny…

October 25, 2013
Food/Drink

“Any woman can have the body of a 21-year-old, as long as she buys him a few drinks first”

"Any woman can have the body of a 21-year-old, as long as she buys him a few drinks first" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on gift items, such as bumper stickers and…

June 2, 2014
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Any writing problem is a reporting problem”

"Any writing problem is a reporting problem" is a journalism adage. If a reporter is having a problem writing a story, it's probably because of inadequate reporting (not enough…

February 6, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Anybody can make a baby, but you need a license to fish”

"Can’t believe they let just anyone make babies but you gotta have a license to fucking fish" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The actor Keanu Reeves said in the…

November 12, 2011
Sports/Games

“Anybody can manage the Yankees”

Baseball's New York Yankees have been so successful that it's been said that "Anybody/Anyone can/could manage the Yankees." The saying has been in print since at least 1933 and…

September 30, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Anybody have plans to stare at their phone somewhere exciting this weekend?”

People seem to look at their phones, no matter what place they are. "Anybody have plans to stare at their phone someplace exciting this weekend?" is a jocular line that was posted on…

December 21, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Anybody know when Walmart is sending out W2s for self checkout?”

Some people who use the self-checkout at Walmart believe they should be paid (and get a W2 form, like employees). "If I’m the cashier at Walmart now on self check outs I want my W2s"…

October 28, 2024
Education/Schools

“Anybody that discusses sexuality with kindergartners is a predator, not a teacher”

"Anybody that discusses sexuality with kindergartners is a predator, not a teacher" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "ANY ADULT THAT NEEDS TO DISCUSS SEXUALITY TO…

February 20, 2015
Food/Drink

“Anybody who believes that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach flunked geography”

“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” is a classic saying from the early 1800s. "Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked…

October 28, 2024
Education/Schools

“Anybody who discusses sexuality with kindergartners is a predator, not a teacher”

"Anybody that discusses sexuality with kindergartners is a predator, not a teacher" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "ANY ADULT THAT NEEDS TO DISCUSS SEXUALITY TO…

September 20, 2016
Transportation

“Anybody who thinks talk is cheap has never argued with a traffic cop”

"Anybody who thinks talk is cheap has never argued with a traffic cop" is a saying that several people popularized. New York-born John P. Medbury (1893-1947) wrote in a syndicated…

October 29, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Anybody with money to burn will easily find someone to tend the fire”

"Anybody with money to burn will easily find someone to tend the fire" is a jocular saying about money. "The man who has money to burn can always find someone to help tend the…

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