“Going…going…gone!” (baseball home run call)
"Going...going...gone!" was the signature home run call of New York Yankees announcer Mel Allen (1913-1996). "Going, going, gone!" has been cited in print since at least 1780…
“Gold is for royalty, silver is for gentlemen and copper is for the working man”
Entry in progress -- B.P. “Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves" Kitco -- Silver Discussions…
“Gold is no one’s liability”
"Gold is no one's liability" is a saying that has been cited in print since at least 1960 and has been popular since the 2000s, when the dollar value of gold greatly increased. Gold…
“Gold is the devil’s fishhook”
"Gold is the devil's fishhook" (also "fish-hook" and "fish hook") is an American proverb that means that gold (or the desire to possess gold) captures people and…
“Gold is the money of kings; silver of gentlemen; barter of peasants; debt is the money of slaves”
“Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves," wrote Norm Franz in his book Money and Wealth in the New…
“Gold medals are made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts”
"Gold medals really aren't made out of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts" is a sports saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Gold, bitchez!” or “Silver, bitchez!” (financial catchphrase)
"Gold, bitches" or "gold, bitchez" was popularized by the financial blog Zero Hedge. "Gold, Bitches - $1,200" was a post on December 1, 2009. Cafe Press has sold a…
“Gold, girls and glory” (three things that can destroy a preacher)
"Three G's" are said to be tempting to any preacher -- gold, girls and glory. There is a book titled God, Gold, Girls, and Glory (1966) by Wallace L. LaBaw, but it's about the…
“Gold’s father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble”
"Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble" is listed as a Yiddish proverb on many websites. The saying means that, regardless of birth, one can make something of…
“Golden oldie”
Radio disc jockeys sometimes play old songs, called "golden oldies." The 1927 song "Me and My Shadow" was called a "golden oldie" in 1951. Rock and roll songs from the…
“Golden retrievers don’t retrieve gold”
"Golden retrievers don't retrieve gold" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. A golden retriever is a medium-large gun dog that was bred to retrieve shot…
“Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at it”
"Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at it" was cited in print in 1965 and credited to a banquet remark of American professional golfer Jimmy Demaret…
“Golf is a game in which you yell ‘fore,’ shoot six, and write down five”
"Golf is a game in which you yell 'fore,' shoot six, and write down five" is a jocular one-line saying that has been included in many golf books and articles. "Golfer: One…
“Golf is a game of a lifetime”
"Golf is a game of a lifetime" is a popular golf saying. A person can swing a golf club at any age. The origin of the saying is unknown. "Golf is obviously the game of a…
“Golf is an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle”
"Golf is an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle" was cited in 1999 and is of unknown authorship. "Golf can best be described as an endless series of…
“Golf is deceptively simple and yet endlessly complicated”
American golfer Arnold Palmer (1929-2016) wrote "My Game and Yours" in Sports Illustrated on July 15, 1963, which opened: "Golf is deceptively simple and yet endlessly complicated. A…
“Golf is just the adult version of an Easter egg hunt”
Looking for golf balls -- something poor players do a lot -- has been compared to a child's Easter egg hunt. "The lodge is perched on a 200-foot cliff overlooking the Sundowner golf…
“Golf is like taxes” (golf joke)
"Golf is like taxes. You drive hard to make the green, then end up in the hole" is a jocular saying that has been printed on wall signs. The saying has been cited in print since at least…
“Golf is like taxes” (joke)
"Golf is like taxes. You drive hard to make the green, then end up in the hole" is a jocular saying that has been printed on wall signs. The saying has been cited in print since at least…
“Golf is tee-rific” (“Golf is tee-rrific”)
Many stories about golf spell the word "terrific" as "tee-rific" or "tee-rrific." "It's TEE-rific" was cited in a 1950 golf advertisement.…