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A milk riddle is: Q: Why was the cat so small? A: Because it only ate condensed milk. The "condensed milk" joke has been cited in print since at least 2003. Google BooksNoah's…
A milk riddle is: Q: Why was the cat so small? A: Because it only ate condensed milk. The "condensed milk" joke has been cited in print since at least 2003. Google BooksNoah's…
A sherbet riddle is: Q: Why was the racehorse named Strawberry Ice?A: He was a sherbet (sure bet). The joke was posted on Twitter on November 2, 2009. Wiktionary: sherbet Nounsherbet (countable and…
"With Latin, a horse, and money, thou wilt pass through the world. Span." was cited in John Ray's Collection of English Proverbs (1670). "PROV. 'Con Latin, rocin y fiorin…
"Working with academics is like herding cats" is a T-shirt slogan that is popular in the education field, although "herding cats" has a longer history. According to the 2003…
Trust has its limits. "You can trust your dog to guard your house but never trust your dog to guard your sandwich" was posted on Twitter on November 20, 2012. "You can trust a dog to…
Trust has its limits. "You can trust your dog to guard your house but never trust your dog to guard your sandwich" was posted on Twitter on November 20, 2012. "You can trust a dog to…
"You can't beat a horse with no horse" is a racetrack saying meaning that you must have a horse in the race to beat another horse. The saying has been almost exclusively used in…
"You can't ride two horses at one time" is a popular proverb that dates to at least the 1800s. The expression slowly become more colorful. "We cannot ride two horses with one…
Austin has been called the Live Music Capital of the World. It's been said that "you can't swing a dead cat in Austin without hitting a musician." "Swing a dead cat"…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to stay at home, like their pets. "People say dogs can be hard to train, well look at all the humans now who cant 'sit' &…
"Make do" shouldn't be confused with "make doo," but there are jokes. "I bet if you worked at a rubber dog poop factory, you'd never get rich.... .....but…
Horses love apples. This was universally known in the early parts of this century, but it appears to be universally unknown today. I have to constantly explain horses and apples to almost everyone…
"Bulldog edition" is the earliest edition of a Sunday newspaper. It's been recorded from 1906. The Hearst newspapers (such as the New York American and New York Evening Journal,…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksReport of the Council of Hygiene and Public Health of the Citizens Association of Nrw York Upon the Sanitary Condition of the CityNew York, NY: D, Appleton and…
A "cat café" is a place where people can drink coffee and also pet cats; in some cities, owning a cat is expensive. The world's first cat café opened in Taiwan in 1998. In April…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…
Many elderly and infirm people rely on Social Security to survive; without Social Security money, it's sometimes said that they'd be eating cat food. (Cat food is not necessarily cheaper…
Entry in progress -- B.P.Rat Pack 23 November 1971, Aberdeen (SD) American-News, "Earl Wilson's New York," pg. 4, col. 5:Women's Wear Daily launched a "Cat Pack" of…
To be sitting in a "catbird seat" (or "cat bird seat") is to be in a superior or advantageous position to spot prey and then devour them. "Sitting in the cat-bird…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Charley horseCharley horse is a popular colloquial term in Canada and the United States for painful spasms or cramps in the leg muscles, typically lasting…