Hogtown (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Toronto, Ontario, has been called "Hogtown" (or "Hog town") since the 1890s. The nickname is probably from the William Davies Company, a pork processing and packing company that…
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“For every Rich Tea biscuit, there are currently thousands of tea biscuits living in poverty”
"Rich tea" biscuits aren't necessarily wealthy, but there are jokes. "For every rich tea biscuit, there are a thousand tea biscuits living in squalour. Bloody Tories" was…
“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch”
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb/sheep voting on what to have for lunch/dinner" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Although it has often been credited (since about 2000)…
“Live every Friday like it’s a summer Friday”
"Friday" is a favorite work day of many (because it's pay day and there is no work the following day), but a "summer Friday" is even more pleasant to many workers.…
“Live every day like it’s a summer Friday”
\"Friday" is a favorite work day of many (because it's pay day and there is no work the following day), but a "summer Friday" is even more pleasant to many workers.…
“What does a nosey pepper do?”/“It gets jalapeño business!”
"Jalapeño business" sounds like "all up in your business," and there's a joke: Q: What do you call a nosy pepper?A: Jalapeño business! The joke has been cited since at…
“Live every day like it’s summer Friday”
"Friday" is a favorite work day of many (because it's pay day and there is no work the following day), but a "summer Friday" is even more pleasant to many workers.…
“It’s Question Period, not Answer Period”
Canada's House of Commons has a "Question Period." A common joke is, "It’s Question Period, not Answer Period." The book Democracy Derailed: A Breakdown of Government…
“Why do barrel racers have to be cremated?”/“Because the ground’s never good enough.”
Barrel racing is a rodeo event, and barrel racers frequently complain about the ground. A joke has been printed on an image: Q: Why do barrel racers have to be cremated when they die?A: Because the…
“The best ability is availability”
"The best ability is availability" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The greatest ability is availability. Every Christian is a minister" -- used in a religious…
“If it’s the elbow, call the surgeon. If it’s the shoulder, call the preacher” (baseball adage)
Baseball pitchers frequently have injuries to a pitching arm. "If it’s the elbow, call the surgeon. If it’s the shoulder, call the preacher" is a baseball adage. "If it’s the…
Ban Collie Day (bank holiday)
"Ban Collie Day" sounds a bit like "bank holiday." "Ban collie day weekend" was posted on the newsgroup uk.rec.sheds on April 12, 2001. "Yeah. In England you…
“Horses can’t read the tote board” (horse racing adage)
A tote board displays the odds on each horse in a race, but the horses don't know the odds. "Horses can't read the tote board" is a horse racing saying. "But as the late…
CLT (chicken, lettuce and tomato)
"CLT" (chicken, lettuce and tomato is a sandwich similar to the "BLT" (bacon, lettuce and tomato). "CLTs (chicken, lettuce and tomato)" was printed in the Tustin (CA)…
“Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time”
"Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time" is a saying about eating fast food in a car that has been printed on many images. "And remember, onion rings in the car…
“A gig is worth ten rehearsals” (music adage)
"A gig is worth 5/10/12/100/1,000 rehearsals" is a music adage. It's valuable to play one's music before a live audience. It's not known who said it first. "One…
“Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you’re the underdog”
"Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you're the underdog" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The line is from the book The Summer I Turned Pretty (2009) by Jenny…
“Progress is what happens when impossibility yields to necessity”
"Progress is what happens when impossibility yields to necessity" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson II (1900-1965) was…
“An optimist is a person who has no trouble seeing the bright side of your problems”
"An optimist is a person who has no trouble seeing the bright side of your problems" was printed in the Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette on June 25, 1983, by American humor columnist Doug…
“A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army”
"A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American actor and director Orson Welles (1915-1985) is…