A jocular sign about parking has been cited in print since at least 2004 and printed on several images: "PRIVATE PARKING UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES WILL BE WORKED OVER WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER, FLIPPED…
The sign "Road Work Ahead" means that the road is being fixed. It does not mean that the "road works ahead," but there have been jokes. "ROAD WORK AHEAD? UH YEAH, I SURE…
New York City is known as the "city that never sleeps" because of its nightlife. The opposite of that is a small town that "rolls up the sidewalks" at about 7 p.m. The term…
Many people do not like roundabouts, even comparing them to communism. "Roundabouts are like Communism and the metric system, they work on paper and in europe but put 'em in America and…
Many people do not like roundabouts, even comparing them to communism. "Roundabouts are like Communism and the metric system, they work on paper and in europe but put 'em in America and…
Many people do not like roundabouts, even comparing them to communism. "Roundabouts are like Communism and the metric system, they work on paper and in europe but put 'em in America and…
The American educational children's television series Sesame Street is supposedly based in New York City. This comment was posted on X/Twitter by Matty on February 3, 2021: "Sesame Street…
"SIGN NOT IN USE" is a traffic sign that has been used in the United Kingdom. The sign is usually in a construction area and is usually temporary. Sign Not In Use" was printed in The…
"Some guy just honked at me to leave my parking space faster, so now I’ll just have to sit here until both of us are dead" is a jocular saying about parking. The speaker is being…
Speed bumps are sometimes called "inverted potholes." " Does that refer to the inverted pot holes, otherwise know as speed humps?" was posted on the newsgroup aus.transport on…
"Squirrels -- Nature's little speed bumps" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Squirrels get run over frequently by cars. "Squirrels - Nature's little…
There are various superstitions about where to step while walking on the sidewalk. "Step on a crack, break your mother's back" dates to at least 1905. "Step on a nail, put your…
"stop praying...God's too busy to find you a parking spot" is a jocular New York City sign for Edison ParkFast off-street parking services. "'Stop praying. God is too busy…
What is "street smart"? On the American television comedy series My Name Is Earl ("Nature's Game Show" episode that aired on November 20, 2008), Joy and Darnell argued…
New York City has many streets named after numbers and letters. Streets in the suburbs are often named after trees, such as oak, maple and pine. Syndicated newspaper columnist Bill Vaughan…
In June 2008, an experimental Department of Transportation program called "Summer Streets" was announced. For three straight Saturdays in August 2008, a 6.9-mile stretch of Manhattan…
"The city should hire the guy that/who salts the fries at McDonald’s to do the roads" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The french fries at McDonald's…
"The city should hire the guy that/who salts the fries at McDonald’s to do the roads" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The french fries at McDonald's…
Pavement contains no mint, except in "pave-mint"/"pavemint" jokes. "The freshest street in town is made of pave-mint" was posted on Twitter by Richard Backeberg on…
"Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…