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April 23, 2024
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“Sometimes I wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions”

"Sometimes I wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I wondering what happened to the people…

August 9, 2022
Transportation

“Sometimes you just have to sit in the car and let the song finish”

"Sometimes you just have to sit in the car and let the song finish" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "People who stay in the car to listen to music a little bit…

October 26, 2018
Transportation

“Sorry for driving so close in front of you” (bumper sticker)

"Sorry for driving so close in front of you" is a jocular saying about tailgating that has been printed on many bumper stickers. The bumper sticker saying has been cited in print since at…

December 31, 2024
Transportation

“Sorry for driving the speed limit. Some of us have warrants” (bumper sticker)

"Sorry for driving/going the speed limit. Some of us have warrants" (or "This vehicle is GPS monitored. Sorry for doing the speed limit") is a jocular bumper sticker saying that…

December 31, 2024
Transportation

“Sorry for going the speed limit. Some of us have warrants” (bumper sticker)

"Sorry for driving/going the speed limit. Some of us have warrants" (or "This vehicle is GPS monitored. Sorry for doing the speed limit") is a jocular bumper sticker saying that…

January 21, 2020
Transportation

“Stop killing air to make airplanes” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 21, 2020
Transportation

“Stop killing air to make airports” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

July 9, 2015
Transportation

“Strong. Light. Cheap. Pick Two” (mountain bike adage)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Keith BontragerKeith Bontrager (/bɒnˈtreɪɡər/; born December 18, 1954) is a motorcycle racer who became a pioneer in the development of the modern mountain…

October 10, 2021
Transportation

“Subaru spelled backwards is ‘u r a bus’”

Subaru is a Japanese automaker. Many people have noticed that "Subaru" spelled backwards is "u r a bus" (you are a bus). "Billy Sage says that for economy you can't…

February 17, 2026
Transportation

“Subway implies the existence of both domway and switchway”

“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn't mean that for every "subway" there must exist also a "domway," but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the…

February 17, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“Subway implies the existence of Domway”

“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn't mean that for every "subway" there must exist also a "domway," but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the…

February 16, 2026
Transportation

“Subways imply the existence of domways”

“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn't mean that for every "subway" there must exist also a "domway," but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the…

May 7, 2026
TransportationWork/Businesses

“Take a local, take an express, don’t get off ‘til you reach success”

"Take a local, take an express, don't get off 'til you reach success" is a motivational rhyme that was printed in The Echo (New Lebanon, NY) on March 6, 1951. It refers to local…

November 15, 2004
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“Take the ‘A’ Train” (1941)

"Take the 'A' Train" (1941) was written by Billy Strayhorn and popularly performed by Duke Ellington. It's Harlem's popular masterpiece. Copyright restrictions prevent…

April 29, 2005
Transportation

“Take the Train to the Plane” & Airtrain

Starting about 1979, New Yorkers heard the jingle "Take the Train to the Plane" to advertise the JFK Express. It was always a train to a bus to a plane. In December 2003, the Airtrain…

February 26, 2013
Transportation

“Takeoffs are optional; landings are mandatory” (aviation adage)

"Takeoffs are optional, landings are mandatory" is a well-known aviation adage. "Takeoff is optional, but landing is mandatory" has been cited in print since at least 1986, when…

March 16, 2010
Transportation

“Taxi driver made them pray” (joke)

New York City cabbies have a reputation of reckless driving. A joke tells of a minister who gets into a cab and dies in a crash. St. Peter allows the taxi driver into heaven, but not the minister.…

May 5, 2024
Food/DrinkTransportation

“Tea or coffee?” /  “Tea.” / “Wrong, it’s coffee.”

A joke has a flight attendant holding a pot, serving passengers and asking "Coffee of tea?" Flight attendant: "Coffee or tea?" Passenger: "Coffee." Flight attendant:…

May 6, 2024
Food/DrinkTransportation

“Tea or coffee?” / “Coffee.” / “Wrong, it’s tea.”

A joke has a flight attendant holding a pot, serving passengers and asking "Coffee of tea?" Flight attendant: "Coffee or tea?" Passenger: "Coffee." Flight attendant:…

December 7, 2015
Transportation

“Teenagers drive like they’re going to die: elders drive like they have all the time in the world”

"Teenagers drive like they have limited time & old people drive like they have all the time in the world" is a jocular saying that was on Reddit's "Shower Thoughts" in…

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