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July 29, 2022
Food/Drink

“A day may come when I get enough sleep and don’t need coffee. But it is not this day”

"A day may come when I get enough sleep and don't need coffee. But it is not this day" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "A day may come when I get enough…

October 21, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A day of anarchy is worse than a hundred years of tyranny”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksIslam, Sectarianism, and Politics in Sudan Since the MahdiyyaBy Gabriel WarburgMadison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press2003Pg. 25:The reason was that they…

November 24, 2024
Work/Businesses

“A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work”

"A day of worry is more exhausting than a day/week of work" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Work is as necessary for peace of mind as for health of body. A day of…

November 24, 2024
Work/Businesses

“A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work”

"A day of worry is more exhausting than a day/week of work" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Work is as necessary for peace of mind as for health of body. A day of…

October 31, 2024
Food/Drink

“A day without coffee is like something without something”

"A morning without coffee is like something without something else," "A day without coffee is like something without something" and "Life without coffee is like something…

June 4, 2018
Food/Drink

“A day without coffee is like… Just kidding. I have no idea”

"A day without coffee is like... Just kidding. I have no idea" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "A day without coffee is like... uh...umm... actually…

December 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“A day without wine is like… Just kidding. I have no idea”

"A day without wine is like... Just kidding. I have no idea" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "An evening without wine is like.... Actually I have no idea what…

May 30, 2017
Food/Drink

“A day without wine isn’t over yet”

"A day without wine isn't over yet" is a jocular one-line wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on January 24, 2016 and probably…

March 10, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A DBA walks into a NoSQL bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version of the joke for web developers is: "A DBA (database administrator) walks…

March 15, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A deaf guy 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 deaf version is: "A deaf guy walks into a bar. The bartender says" The joke was…

October 9, 2014
Work/Businesses

“A deal is a deal” (business saying)

"A deal is a deal" means that a deal (such as a contract) has been agreed to and that its conditions shouldn't be changed. "None o' yer backin' out; a bargain's a…

February 9, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A default sans-serif font 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 popular form of the joke is: "Two fonts walk into a bar. The barman says to them,…

August 6, 2015
Sports/Games

“A defenseman needs 300 games to learn how to play” (hockey adage)

A popular adage in hockey is that it take a defensemen 200 to 300 games to really learn how to play the position. "You know as well as I do that a player becomes a real player, a pro, with 300…

September 16, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A Democrat will give you the shirt off my back”

"Democrats will give you the shirt off my back" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Give you the shirt off my back" is an expression that means to give someone…

May 3, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“A detained knight should consult a graphic designer. Apparently they free lance a lot”

Many people in the media freelance a lot. This is not to be confused with "free Lancelot" (a Knight of the Round Table), but a joke was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on May 3, 2018:…

March 18, 2015
Work/Businesses

“A diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure”

"Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs" is the first line of a much-reprinted 1922 poem by Minnie Richards Smith. "He was a pessimist that said a diamond is only a…

January 28, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A dickhead 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 dickhead version is: "A dickhead walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'Why the…

February 6, 2009
Food/Drink

“A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit”

"A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit" (or, "Dieting is the penalty for exceeding the feed limit") is a food pun on the familiar "exceeding the speed…

May 19, 2017
Food/Drink

“A diet is what helps a person gain weight more slowly”

"A diet is something that helps a person gain weight more slowly.—Bill Copeland" is a jocular line about dieting that was printed in February 1976 newspapers. "A diet is what helps…

November 17, 2015
Food/Drink

“A diet is when you have to go to some length to change your width”

"A diet is when you have to go to some length to change your width" is a popular one-line saying about dieting. "Diet: When You Have To Go To Some Length To Change Your Width"…

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