Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) wrote in 1903 about "these cricketers to whom age brings golf instead of wisdom." The Chicago (IL) Tribune in 1905 gave the epigram,…
"A busy night at Stonehenge as workers move all the stones back/forward one hour" is a jocular daylight saving time saying that has been printed on several images. Stonehenge is a…
"A busy night at Stonehenge as workers move all the stones back/forward one hour" is a jocular daylight saving time saying that has been printed on several images. Stonehenge is a…
A popular riddle is: Q: A butcher stands 6 feet tall and wears size 12 shoes. What does he weigh?A: Meat. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1902, when it was credited to the Empire…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A BuzzFeed version is: "A BuzzFeed writer walks into a bar. You won't believe…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A BuzzFeed version is: "A BuzzFeed writer walks into a bar. You won't believe…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A food version is: "A cabbage and celery walk into a bar and the cabbage gets served…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A food version is: "A cabbage and celery walk into a bar and the cabbage gets served…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A cable TV installer version is: "A cable TV installer walks into a bar and orders a…
A cactus is sometimes compared to a cucumber. "Is a cactus just a violent cucumber?" was posted on Twitter by Redtildead on May 18, 2015. "Cactuses are just violent cucumbers"…
Cacti and pickles have both been called "goth cucumbers." "Cactus is just a giant goth cucumber" was posted on Twitter by B0regasmic on May 17, 2015. "A cactus is just a…
"A cactus is really just an aggressive cucumber" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on December 20, 2013. “A cactus is…
A calzone has been called a folded pizza. "Why is it that if you eat a whole pizza you are criticized but if you eat a calzone, not s'much?" was posted on Twitter on August 14, 2009.…
Committee decision-making has been criticized for producing ugly, generic results. "A camel is a horse designed/planned by a committee" is a phrase of unknown authorship that became…
A popular political adage is that a re-election campaign is "a referendum on the incumbent." The challenger is looked at secondarily, but the primary focus of an election is the…
The classic definition of a Canadian in the 1990s and 2000s was "an unarmed American with health insurance." "Definition - Canadian: An unarmed American, with health insurance"…
"A cannibal is a person who walks into a restaurant and orders a waiter" is a joke that has been attributed to American television actor and comedian Morey Amsterdam (1908-1996) since…
American journalist and author Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) wrote in The Second Neurotic's Notebook (1966) and The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981): "A car is useless in New…
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" (1983) is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It is not called "Totally Clips of the Heart," but there are jokes. "My cardiac surgeon…
"A careful driver is one who just saw the car ahead of him get a ticket" is a jocular saying that has been popular on Twitter. The joke, however, is an old one. "A careful driver is…