Alitalia is the national airline of Italy and is named from the words ali (wings), and Italia (Italy). Alitalia has been nicknamed with the backronym (back acronym) "Always Late In Takeoff,…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Amtrak nicknames include "Amcrash," "Amquack" and "Amtrash." Wikipedia: AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Amtrak nicknames include "Amcrap," "Amquack" and "Amtrash." Wikipedia: AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Amtrak nicknames include "Amcrap," "Amcrash" and "Amtrash." Wikipedia: AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing…
Several airlines have been derided as "Amtrak of the Sky" or "Amtrak of the Skies." Amtrak is a passenger railroad service that has a mediocre reputation. "Tower Air:…
The television show Late Night with David Letterman had this in a "Top 10 New Advertising Slogans for Delta Airlines" on July 16, 1987: "10. Delta: We're Amtrak with…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Amtrak nicknames include "Amcrap," "Amcrash " and "Amquack." Wikipedia: AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing…
Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don't need food or gas, you're okay. "As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement…
Avianca has been the flag carrier airline of Colombia since 1919 and originally stood for Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia S.A. The Avianca nickname -- popular in Colombia and elsewhere -- of…
Henry Barnes was the city's traffic commissioner in the 1960s. He was known for the traffic scramble called the "Barnes Dance" to help pedestrians cross the streets safely. His…
"Beep and creep" traffic (or "creep and beep" traffic) is an expression for when traffic slows down, cars creep along, and traffic horns start to beep. Both "beep" and…
A cyclist gets "doored" when riding down the street and a vehicle (usually parked) suddenly opens a door and obstructs the bike path. The term appears to have been first used in San…
In June 2006, Bicytaxis appeared on the streets of New York. They're bicycle-taxis. http://www.bicytaxi.com/advertisingpage.aspx?cid=82Bicytaxi: Advertising in MotionBicytaxi is unique in that…
New York Air was a low-cost airline, based at based at Hangar 5 at LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, Queens, New York, that operated from 1980 to 1987. It was sometimes called the "Big Apple…
Big Apple Car, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based car service. It was founded in 1983. Big Apple Car, Inc.The Finest in Corporate TransportationWhether you are traveling within the tri-state area,…
Buick is a luxury vehicle brand of General Motors that began in 1899. Buick has been given the backronym (back acronym) of "Big Ugly Import Car Killer" since at least 1996. The backronym…
A "bike ninja" is a cyclist who wears dark clothing (like a ninja) and who doesn't use reflectors or have lights on a bike. A bike ninja is difficult to see at night and often poses…
"Bike salmon" are cyclists who "swim upstream" (like salmon) by going the wrong way on a one-way street. "Bike salmon" also refers to riders who go the wrong way on…
The "yellow cab" takes street hails; the "black car" does not. Many executives have used a "black car" service, if only to the airport. The color of the vehicle is…
An annual "Blessing of the Bikes" (or "Blessing of the Bicycles") has been held in the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine since 1999. The blessing is to promote bicycle…