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July 4, 2019
Sports/Games

“Old card players never die—they just shuffle away”

"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…

April 13, 2015
Sports/Games

“Old fishermen never die—they just lose their bobbers”

"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…

April 6, 2015
Sports/Games

“Old fishermen never die—they just smell that way”

"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…

May 19, 2012
Sports/Games

“Old frisbee players never die—they just end up on the roof”

"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…

April 4, 2015
Sports/Games

“Old golfers never die—they just lose their balls”

"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…

April 4, 2015
Sports/Games

“Old golfers never die—they just lose their drive”

"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…

April 4, 2015
Sports/Games

“Old skiers never die—they just go downhill”

"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…

June 17, 2011
Sports/Games

“On any given Sunday” (“On any given Saturday”)

College football games usually are played on Saturday and professional NFL games are played on Sunday. The football cliché is that "on any given Saturday," any college football team can…

November 10, 2016
Sports/Games

“On Thanksgiving Day all over America, families sit down to dinner at the same moment—halftime”

"On Thanksgiving Day all over America, families sit down to dinner at the same moment — halftime" is a quip showing that televised football games are as much part of the Thanksgiving…

July 3, 2012
Sports/Games

“On the same page” (teamwork saying)

To be "on the same page" is for several people to work together for a common goal. The saying possibly originated from the arts. Actors in the theatre must all be on the same page of a…

May 17, 2005
Sports/Games

“Once a Dodger, Always a Dodger”

The Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team is long gone, but this refrain remains. "Once a Dodger, always a Dodger." It's been used for other teams ("Once a Yankee, always a…

August 10, 2021
Sports/Games

“Once you’ve seen one rugby joke, you’ve seen a maul”

"The trouble with rugby is that it's very repetitive, when you've seen one ruck you've seen a maul" was posted on Twitter by Tony Cowards on June 19, 2010. A…

July 18, 2017
Sports/Games

“One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It ain’t gonna help”

Sports coaches often emphasize the importance of practice. This quotation appeared in a syndicated newspaper column in April 1979: "Basketball coach Abe Lemons' book includes this advice…

May 13, 2016
Sports/Games

“One game doesn’t define a season”

"One swallow does not a summer make" is an old proverb. "One game/loss/win doesn't define a season" is a sports proverb. "I also agree that one ugly loss doesn't…

December 31, 2018
Sports/Games

“One knee equals two feet” (football saying)

In American football, a receiver has made a legal catch when both feet have landed inbounds. However, it is also a legal catch if one knee touches down inbounds. NFL television commentator John…

September 4, 2022
Sports/Games

“One more week until I let a professional football team determine my mood for the next four months”

Many people become emotionally attached to sports teams for an entire sports season. "one week until i let a college football team determine my mood for the next 4 months" was posted on…

September 27, 2018
Sports/Games

“One of the advantages bowling has over golf is that you seldom lose a bowling ball”

"One of the advantages bowling has over golf is that you seldom lose a bowling ball" is a saying that has been printed on several images. A bowling ball is much bigger than a golf ball.…

June 24, 2013
Sports/Games

“One shot, meat in the pot” (hunting saying)

"One shot -- meat in the pot" is a hunting saying. ""Old meat-in-the-pot, here, got her in one shot" was cited in print in a 1924 novel, The Ring-necked Grizzly, by Warren…

September 5, 2022
Sports/Games

“One week until I let a college football team determine my mood for the next 4 months”

Many people become emotionally attached to sports teams for an entire sports season. "one week until i let a college football team determine my mood for the next 4 months" was posted on…

December 1, 2017
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Sports/Games

“One-One was a racehorse…” (tongue twister)

A popular tongue twister is: "One One was a racehorse.Two Two was one, too.One One won one race, andTwo Two won one, too." The tongue twister was printed in Newsday (Long Island, NY) on…

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