Dubai on the Hudson (Hudson Yards)
The Hudson Yards real estate development is on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan, and was built on a platform over the West Side Yard for Long Island Rail Road trains. When it opened to the public…
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“Live in New York, leave before you become hard. Live in California, leave before you become soft”
Chicago (IL) Tribune columnist Mary Schmich wrote a speech to graduates in her column on June 1, 1997. One piece of advice was: "Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.…
“Food makers really missed an opportunity not calling vegetarian meatballs ‘Vegtaballs’”
"What's the point in calling vegetarian meatballs meatballs..." was posted on Twitter by "M" on February 26, 2012. Why call it a "meatball" is it doesn't…
Granville: Colored Slate Capital of the World (nickname)
Granville, New York, has many slate quarries, and the area has been called "Slate Valley." Granville has been nicknamed the "Colored Slate Capital of the World" and the…
Utica: Handshake City (nickname)
The city of Utica, New York, was promoted as the "Handshake City" by the Utica Chamber of Commerce in November 1970. The city wanted to show the world its friendliness. In 1974, a person…
Little Dubai (Hudson Yards in Manhattan)
The Hudson Yards real estate development is on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan, and was built on a platform over the West Side Yard for Long Island Rail Road trains. When it opened to the public…
“Doctor! Doctor! I feel like a bridge!” (joke)
"What's come over you?" is an expression not to be taken literally, but there are jokes. This was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on March 23, 1994: Patient: Doctor doctor, I feel…
“An anti-Semite is someone who hates Jews more than is strictly necessary”
A Jewish "joke" is that everyone hates the Jews, but that an anti-Semite is someone who hate the Jews more than is absolutely necessary. The saying was printed in the essay "What Can…
“What kind of fire leaves a room damp?”/“A humidifire.”
A "humidifier" shouldn't be spelled "humidifire," but there are puns. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on March 12, 2019: Q: What kind of fire leaves a room…
“The problem with math puns is that calculus jokes are derivative, trig jokes are too graphic…”
Several math puns are often added -- a pun! -- together into one big math joke. "I'd claim to be original but pretty much all my calculus jokes are derivative" was posted on Twitter…
“What do you call a snake who loves dessert?”/“A piethon.”
A "python" snake doesn't necessarily like pie, but there are jokes. "What snake would make a good dessert? Py(pie)thon" was printed in the St. Louis (MO) Star on March 16,…
Violets (cabbage)
"Red Mike and violets" was hash house slang for a dish of "corned beef and cabbage." Corned beef is red, cabbage is violet and "Mike" is a traditional Irish name.…
Red Mike and Violets (corned beef and cabbage)
"Red Mike and violets" was hash house slang for a dish of "corned beef and cabbage." Corned beef is red, cabbage is violet and "Mike" is a traditional Irish name.…
“Behind every successful man is a woman rolling her eyes”
“Behind every great man is a great woman” is an old saying from at least the 1880s. "Behind every great/successful man is a woman rolling her eyes" is a jocular saying that has been…
“I got a new job at the guillotine factory. I’ll beheading there soon”
"beheading" sounds like "be heading." "Going to an interview at a guillotine factory. I'll beheading there soon, maybe!" was posted on Twitter by Jay Gonzales on…
“Don’t wait to buy real estate. Buy real estate and wait”
"Don’t wait to buy real estate. Buy real estate and wait" is a popular real estate saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that real estate is a very good…
“Good teams win. Great teams cover” (sports adage)
"Good teams win. Great teams cover" -- that is, cover against the betting spread on the game -- is a sports saying that has been printed on many images. For example, if the good team is…
“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes”
“Behind every great man is a great woman” is an old saying from at least the 1880s. "Behind every great/successful man is a woman rolling her eyes" is a jocular saying that has been…
“There are only two places you should never attempt a drop pass—home and away” (hockey adage)
A "drop pass" in ice hockey is when a player passes the puck directly behind him to a teammate. Many believe that it's a very dangerous pass. "There are only two places you…
“The comeback is always stronger than the setback”
"The comeback is always stronger than the setback" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images "The comeback is stronger than the setback" was posted on…