“Road work ahead? Yeah, well I sure hope it does”
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…
“Roll up the sidewalks at night”
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…
“Sign not in use” (traffic sign)
"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”
"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 just expensive inverted potholes”
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”
"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…
“Step on a crack, break your mother’s back” (sidewalk saying)
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”
"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…
“Street smart is something dumb people say when they want to use the word “smart’”
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…
“Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them”
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…
“Summer Streets” (car-free streets during summer)
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 salts the fries at McDonald’s to do the roads”
"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 who salts the fries at McDonald’s to do the roads”
"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 freshest street in town is made of pave-mint”
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…
“The highways of life are full of flat squirrels who couldn’t make up their minds”
"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.…
“The most unrealistic thing about Monopoly is the free parking”
The board game Monopoly is sometimes said to be unrealistic. "The most unrealistic thing about Monopoly" was posted on Reddit -- Funny on March 2, 2014, referring to the card "BANK…
“The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision”
"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.…
“The road to a friend’s house is never long”
"The road to a friend's house is never long" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "To a friend's house the road is never long" has been cited in print…
“The streets are desserted. Cake and ice cream everywhere”
Streets can be "deserted." Streets are usually not "desserted," but there are jokes. "The streets are desserted. Cake and ice cream everywhere" was posted on Twitter…
“The worst part about parallel parking is the witnesses”
Many people have difficulty parallel parking -- and they'd prefer that no one watch them do it. "The worst thing about parallel parking is witnesses" is a jocular saying that was…