Glue Guy (team player)
A "glue guy" is usually not the biggest star, but a player who does all the little things to help a team win. THe term was used in baseball in the 1940s and 1950s. "(New York Yankees…
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“What’s the tallest building?” or “What building has the most stories?” (joke)
There's an old riddle about the tallest building: Q: What’s the tallest building? A: A library because it has so many stories. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1929. 22…
“This girl said she knew me from a vegetarian club, but I’d never met herbivore”
"Herbivore" (an animal that only eats plants) sounds like "her before," bringing on the obvious pun: "This girl said she knew me from a vegetarian club, but I’d never met…
“I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me”
"I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me" is a joke that became popular on the Internet in the late 1990s, but is much older. "I have always wondered…
“If you’re thirsty, you’re already dehydrated”
"If you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated" is a popular sports adage. It's often recommended to drink water before, during and after a workout. The origin of the adage…
“I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words”
"I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words" os a jocular saying that has been printed on an ecard. The saying was on Twitter on February 24, 2011. Similar jokes…
“I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx”
"I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx" is a popular pun on Twitter. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007 and is of unknown authorship.…
“How does Moses make his tea?”/“Hebrews it.”
"How does Moses make his coffee/tea? Hebrews it" is a popular pun that has been printed on many images. The tea version is the most popular and has been cited in print since at least July…
“I accidentally swallowed some food coloring and dyed a little inside”
A popular pun is told about food coloring: "Yesterday I accidentally swallowed some food coloring. The doctor says I'm OK, but I feel like I've dyed a little inside." The joke…
Chinese Hamburger (Rou Jia Mo)
Rou jia mo (also spelled as "roujiamo") is a meat sandwich specialty from China's Shaanxi Province. Pork, lamb, beef, chicken or another filling is stewed with spices (such as…
Butterfield Effect (Butterfield Fallacy; Butterfield Paradox)
The "Butterfield effect" (sometimes called the 'Butterfield fallacy" or the "Butterfield paradoz") is named after former New York (NY) Times journalist Fox…
“The Supreme Court isn’t final because it’s supreme, it’s supreme because it’s final”
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954) wrote in the concurring opinion in Brown v. Allen (1953): "There is no doubt that if there were a super-Supreme Court, a substantial…
“Franklin may have discovered electricity, but the meter inventor made the money”
"Old Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it took that lad who invented the meter to capitalize on it" is a jocular one-line saying that has been frequently reprinted. The…
“Bilingual education makes you illiterate in two languages”
"Bilingual education makes you illiterate in two languages" is an old satiric remark about bilingual education. "One delegate said that in Eire, people are rapidly becoming…
“Baseball is weird”
"Baseball is weird" (or "baseball is a weird game") is a common saying. Unlike sports such as football, basketball, hockey and soccer, there is no clock is baseball. There is no…
Cop Killa Queenz (Queens)
Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City; it has the largest area and the second-largest population. The rap nickname of Queens is "Cop Killa Queenz/Queens" (or just…
“Never make permanent decisions based on temporary emotions”
"Don't/Never make permanent decisions based on temporary emotions/feelings" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. "You should never make permanent decisions based…
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great”
"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying is usually attributed to…
“Popping a cell” (Rikers slang)
New York magazine published a cover story about the Rikers Island correctional facility on June 28, 2015. A recent inmate explained what "popping" a cell means: "I learned how to get…
“Revenge is served cold. Revenge is sweet. Therefore, revenge is ice cream”
"Revenge is a dish best served cold" is an old proverb. "Revenge is sweet" is another old proverb. The two proverbs are sometimes combined to form a joke that has been printed…