“I am a bean; I am very lean” (food riddle)
A popular food riddle about a bean is: I am a bean; I am very lean. I am not fat; I am sure of that. Like all beans, I am small and round; but unlike others, I dont grow in the ground. What kind of…
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“What’s your favorite musical instrument?”/“The lunch bell.”
A school joke went viral on Twitter on October 28, 2011: Music teacher: What is your favorite musical instrument? Fat kid: The lunch bell. Twitter-BLADE BROWN@CLUBNIKEBOI_23Music teacher: What…
“My favorite exercise is a combination of a lunge and a crunch. It’s called lunch”
"My favorite exercise is a combination/cross of a lunge and a crunch. It's called lunch" is a jocular statement that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, posters…
“Please don’t throw your cigarette ends on the floor. The cockroaches are getting cancer”
"Please don't throw your cigarette ends on the floor. The cockroaches are getting cancer" is a jocular instruction that has been printed on many signs. “Please don’t throw…
“Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind”
"Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind" is a popular saying that has been credited to brand designer Walter Landor (1913-1995). It's uncertain when he…
“Remember, the ‘F’ in physics stands for fun”
"The F in Physics stands for Fun" was cited on Twitter on January 7, 2010. A tweet on September 20, 2011 was a little more detailed: "the f in physics stands for fun"…
“Drunk is when you feel sophisticated, but can’t pronounce it”
“You’re drunk when you feel sophisticated and can’t pronounce it" is a jocular one-liner from the New York City humor magazine The Judge in 1937. "Drunk is when you feel…
“The radar gun gets you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues” (baseball adage)
"The radar gun gets you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues" is a baseball adage that Nationals assistant general manager (later Braves chief of scouting) Roy Clark…
“You can never have too much pitching” (baseball adage)
"You can never have too much pitching" is an old baseball adage of unknown authorship. "You never have enough pitching" was cited in print in 1940; "You can't have…
Vitamin N (nature)
"Vitamin N" -- for "nature" was popularized by Richard Louv in his book, The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder (2011). Louv stated that…
ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed)
"ALICE" is a acronym for "Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed." Members of the ALICE class work to earn just enough to get by; anything unexpected -- such as an illness…
Always Seek Knowledge (“ask” backronym)
"Always Seek Knowledge" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "ask" that has been printed on many posters. "A$k: Always seek knowledge" was cited in a 1987 book.…
“The Staten Island Ferry is the poor man’s Circle Line”
The Circle Line is sightseeing service that operates in New York's waterways; a tour guide explains the attractions. The Staten Island Ferry goes from lower Manhattan to Staten Island and…
“I asked the waitress for a ‘quickie’ and she slapped me” (quiche joke)
A popular food joke has a man tell a waitress that he wants a "quickie." She slaps him. Another diner tells the man, "I think that's pronounced 'quiche.'" The…
“Carrots are a great thing to eat when you are hungry and want to stay that way”
"Carrots are a great thing to eat when you are hungry and want to stay that way" is a jocular one-line saying by Mara Wilson that was cited on Twitter on October 9, 2014. The joke quickly…
“I’m trying to kick dairy and now I’ve got the milk shakes”
"I'm trying to kick dairy and now I've got the milk shakes" is a jocular one-line saying that was cited on Twitter on September 3, 2014. The joke started to become popular on…
“In grade school it’s called bullying, but when you get older it’s called upper level management”
"In grade school it's called bullying, but when you get older it's called upper level management" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as…
“A ferry is the poor man’s cruise ship”
A ferry is cheaper than a cruise ship. "A ferry is the poor man's cruise ship" has been said often, usually to describe either the Staten Island Ferry or the Alaska Marine Highway…
Star-Spangled Banner (Star-Spangled Flag)
The term "star spangled flag" dates to 1805. Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) wrote a poem to the then-popular London tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven" that included the lyric: By…
City of Golden Dreams
New York City has infrequently been called the "City of Golden Dreams." "That city of golden dreams and gold bricks, New York, N. Y." was cited in print in 1908. "The City…