“Not worth a tinker’s damn” (“Not worth a tinker’s dam”)
"Not worth a tinker's damn" refers to the swearing of tinkers (common laborers who were known to swear often in the early 1800s). The expression means that something is insignificant…
"Not worth a tinker's damn" refers to the swearing of tinkers (common laborers who were known to swear often in the early 1800s). The expression means that something is insignificant…
In war or in hunting, a person might keep track of kills by making notches in a gun (or somewhere else). "Notches on one's bedpost" is a similar record, but of one's sexual…
Various medical associations have concluded that homeopathy (an alternative medicine) is not effective. "Nothing is as effective as homeopathy" is a saying that was posted on Twitter by…
"Nothing is impossible with the right attitude and a hammer" is a jocular motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "All is possible with the right attitude and a…
Edward H. Hart, California manager for the Penn Mutual, said the following at the celebration of the company's fifty-fifth anniversary: "Nothing in the world will take the place of the…
"Nothing kills a bad product faster/quicker than good advertising" is a popular advertising adage. The adage means that good advertising makes people aware of a product, but if the…
"Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute" (or "Nothing makes me more productive than the last minute") is a one-line saying that has been printed on many…
"Nothing succeeds like success" is a French proverb from the 19th century. "Nothing recedes like success" -- that is, nothing goes away faster than success -- is a jocular…
Many people can't wait for Friday. “Nothing screws up your Friday like realizing it’s only Tuesday” is a popular saying, "Nothing fucks up your Friday like realizing that its only…
Some business letters begin, "Dear Valued Customer." However, a truly valued customer would have a letter addressed with a personal name. "Nothing says we don't give a fuck…
"Nothing says love/lovin' like something you made/make yourself" is a popular sentiment on Valentine's Day. Something that someone does especially for another person is often…
"Nothing succeeds like success" and "fortune favors the fortunate" are proverbs that mean that one success (or fortune) will lead to another. The proverb was popular in 19th…
I subscribed to Time Warner's "Road Runner" broadband service. The company's recorded phone messages told me that Time Warner was "The Place to Be." I took home the…
"Time to get up and get going. Today's bad decisions aren't going to make themselves" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Now if you'll excuse…
"Surround yourself with positive people" is self-help advice that has been printed on many images. However, the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak caused social distancing and quarantines.…
The website Pun of the Day posted this pun by Rick Kelso (of Kansas) on September 14, 2016: "Now that they allow us to wear jeans at the office everyday, I am no longer a slacker." The…
HIP is the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York. HIP is national, but it began in New York City. "Now That's HIP" is a slogan from 2002.…
"Nuclear fusion is just 30 years away -- and always will be" is an old joke about an energy source that has long failed to be commercially viable. "Brazil is the country of the…
"Nurses can (really) take the pressure" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that nurses can take the pressure of their job -- and they can also take a…
"Nurses can (really) take the pressure" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that nurses can take the pressure of their job -- and they can also take a…