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.…
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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…
“Eat like no one is going to see you naked”
"Eat like no one is going to see you naked" is a jocular food saying that has been printed on many images. "Eat like no one will ever see you naked" was posted on Twitter by…
“Academia is like a pie-eating contest where the reward is more pie”
“Making partner (in a law firm) is like a pie-eating contest where the prize is more pie” is a popular law saying that might date to the 1970s. "As one editor aptly put it, 'Life at…
“Be alert. Don’t get hurt” (safety slogan)
"Be/Stay alert. Don't get hurt" is a safety message that has been printed on many images. "Be Alert, Don't get hurt" was in a safety poem by S. E. Kiser published in…
“Making partner is like a pie-eating contest where the prize is more pie”
It's an old joke in the legal profession that making partner is like a pie-eating contest where the prize is more pie. That is, you work insanely hard with many billable hours -- and your…
“What do you call a $1,000 door?”/“A grand entrance.”
$1,000 is called a "grand." A "grand entrance" has nothing to do with money, but there are puns. This riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 8, 2019: Q: What do you call…
“To have and to hold and to keep your drink cold” (koozie saying)
"To have and to hold and to keep your beer/drink cold" is a saying that has been printed on many images, such as koozies. The saying is a jocular take on marriage vows, and has been…
“To have and to hold and to keep your beer cold” (koozie saying)
"To have and to hold and to keep your beer/drink cold" is a saying that has been printed on many images, such as koozies. The saying is a jocular take on marriage vows, and has been…
“Stay alert. Don’t get hurt” (safety slogan)
"Be/Stay alert. Don't get hurt" is a safety message that has been printed on many images. "Be Alert, Don't get hurt" was in a safety poem by S. E. Kiser published in…
“Scientists turn back time and end up with ‘emit’”
Scottish-born Canadian actor and improvisational comedian Colin Mochrie, playing a weird newscaster, said on the UK television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? on August 6, 2013: "Our top story:…
Sweet Alice (milk)
"Sweet Alice" was soda jerk slang for a glass of milk. "A glass of milk is just 'Sweet Alice' to him (a soda jerker -- ed.)" was printed in the Miami (FL) Daily News…
JD (chocolate milk)
"J. D." was soda jerk slang for a chocolate milk. The "J. D." comes from American industrialist John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), who was said to have liked to drink chocolate…