“The horse doesn’t know what its odds are” (horse racing adage)
"The horse doesn't know what its odds are" is a horse racing adage of unknown authorship. "A horse doesn't know what the odds are" was said in 1971 by a fan called…
“The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip”
"The horse I bet on was so slow," an old joke goes, "that the jockey kept a diary of the trip." The joke was credited to Jewish-American singer and actor Al Jolson (1886-1950)…
“The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats”
"The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The internet is like ancient Egypt:…
“The internet is a series of tubes filled with cats”
U. S. Senator Ted Stevens (1923-2010) of Alaska said in 2006 that "the Internet...is a series of tubes." The comment was widely ridiculed in the Internet community. Cat videos are popular…
“The internet is full of cats because dog people go outside”
"The internet is full of cats because dog people actually go outside" is a jocular one-line saying. "The internet is full of cats because dog people go outside" was cited on…
“The internet was once a fun place for watching cat videos instead of monitoring the real-time collapse of late-stage capitalism”
"Fun Fact: The internet was once a fun place for watching cat videos instead of monitoring the real-time collapse of late-stage capitalism" is a saying that has been printed on many…
“The land is so flat you can watch your dog run away for three days” (joke)
A popular joke is that parts of Texas are so flat and treeless that "you can watch your dog run away for three days." (The time varies; sometimes it's two days or even two weeks.)…
“The lasting legacy of most deceased pets is a computer password”
Many people use their pets' names for passwords. "72% of all computer passwords are names of deceased pets" was posted on Twitter on May 31, 2008. "Passwords: the only thing…
“The luckiest horse wins the Derby, the fastest horse the Preakness, the best horse the Belmont”
The United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing starts with the Kentucky Derby (at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky), then goes to the Preakness Stakes (at Pimlico Race Course in…
“The noblest of all dogs is the hot dog; it feeds the hand that bites it”
"The noblest of all dogs is the hot dog; it feeds the hand that bites it" is a one-line joke that has been printed on several gift items, such as posters and T-shirts. ""The hot…
“The relationship of a journalist to a politician should be that of a dog to a lamppost”
"The relationship of a journalist to a politician should be that of a dog to a lamppost" is a witty statement that is frequently credited to American journalist and critic H. L. Mencken…
“The Snickerdoodle is the most sarcastic of the dog breeds”
A "snickerdoodle" is a type of cookie. It is not a portmanteau of the words "snicker" and "Labradoodle," but there are jokes. "The Snickerdoodle is the most…
“The sun don’t shine on the same dog’s butt every day” (investment proverb)
"The sun doesn't/don't shine on the same dog's ass/back/butt/eyes/tail every day/all the time/forever" means that one can't expect to get lucky and have some nice…
“The U.S. dollar is the best-looking horse in the glue factory”
"The U.S. dollar is the best-looking horse in the glue factory" is a statement that has been used by many American financial leaders. A glue factory is where old, sick horses go to die;…
“The World Health Organization has said dogs are immune to COVID-19. WHO let the dogs out”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. A joke on the title of the song "Who Let the Dogs Out"…
“There are a thousand ways to lose a horse race and only one way to win”
"There are a thousand ways to lose a horse race and only one way to win" is an old horse racing adage. "Jim Fitzsimmons has contended for many years that there are 1,500 ways to lose…
“There are no good cops. There are no bad dogs”
"No bad dogs. No good cops" (or "No good cops. No bad dogs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no bad dogs, no good cops" was posted on X/Twitter by…
“There are two kinds of congressmen—show horses and work horses”
"There are two kinds of congressmen -- show horses and work horses" was frequently said by Carl Hayden (1877-1972) of Arizona, who was a Representative (1912-1927) and a Senator…
“There is no such thing as personal space when you own a cat”
"There is no such thing as personal space when you own a dog" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There have been many variations to the saying, involving various dog breeds…
“There is no such thing as personal space when you own a dog”
"There is no such thing as personal space when you own a dog" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There have been many variations to the saying, involving various dog breeds…