“Trust me, you can dance.—Vodka”
"Trust me you can dance. -- Vodka" has been printed on many images. The saying was possibly inspired by the famous drinking and dancing scene in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof.…
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“I’ve never been in love, but I imagine it’s like when the waiter brings your food”
"I've never been in love, but I imagine it's similar to the feeling you get when you see your waiter arriving with your food" is a jocular saying that's popular on Twitter.…
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out”
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out" is frequently -- and incorrectly -- credited to American self-help author Robert Collier (1885-1950). Collier's…
“The best way to finish an unpleasant task is to get started”
"The best way to finish an unpleasant task is to get started" is a popular quotation of unknown authorship. "'The best way to finish an unpleasant task is to get started.'…
“If you watch an Apple store get robbed, are you an iWitness?” (joke)
"If you watch an Apple store get robbed, are you an iWitness?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many ecards. "Joke....what do you call a person who sees a murder in an…
“Today I bought a cupcake without sprinkles. Diets are hard”
"Today I bought a cupcake without sprinkles. Diets are hard" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many items, such as ecards and T-shirts. "Today I bought cupcakes without…
“I miss my wife’s cooking—as often as I can”
"I miss my wife's cooking -- as often as I can" is a popular joke of uncertain origin. "I miss my wife's cooking — whenever I get a chance!" was cited in print in…
“Dieting is when you eat food that makes you sad”
"Dieting is when you eat food that makes you sad" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many ecards. The saying has been cited on Twitter since May 19, 2013. Twitter$ｌｉｍ…
“The secret to managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the five who are undecided”
"The secret to managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the five guys who are undecided" is a quote that is frequently credited to New York Yankees and New York Mets…
“Portland: Where young people go to retire”
Portland has been dubbed "where hipsters go to retire" and "where young people go to retire." "Colin Meloy once heard it (Portland, Oregon -- ed.) referred to as the place…
“What’s the last thing the drummer said before getting kicked out of the band?” (joke)
A popular (unflattering) joke about drummers is: Q: What was the last thing the drummer said before getting kicked out of the band?A: Let's try one of my songs. The joke has been cited in…
“Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent”
Edward H. Hart, California manager for the Penn Mutual, said the following at the celebration of the company's fifty-fifth anniversary: "Nothing in the world will take the place of the…
“Once they see you doing better without them, that’s when they want you back”
"Once they see you doing better without them, that's when they want you back" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has applied to both personal and business…
“Seat ‘em and feed ‘em” (sports facility adage)
"Seat 'em and feed 'em" was once a popular adage of how a sports facility can make money. "The evolution of arenas over the last decade from 'seat 'em and feed…
Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge (“homework” backronym)
"Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge" is a popular backronym (back acronym) of the word "homework" and has appeared on many images. "H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K. = half of my…
“Taco cat spelled backwards is taco cat”
"Taco cat spelled backwards is taco cat" is a popular sentence with a palindrome ("taco cat"). "Taco cat" has many internet images of a cat inside a taco. The…
“Hey autocorrect, quit tampering with my curse words, you mother forklift”
"Hey autocorrect, quit tampering with my curse words, you mother forklift" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many ecards. The saying has been cited on Twitter since October 11,…
“Respect your parents—they passed school without Google”
"Respect your parents -- they passed school without Google" is a jocular saying printed on many posters. "respect your parents, they passed high school without google or…
Cromnibus (continuing resolution + omnibus)
A "cromnibus" (or "CRomnibus") is a political term for a hybrid of a "continuing resolution" (CR) and an "omnibus" bill. For example, the omnibus bill might…
Black Diamond (black truffle nickname)
Truffles -- especially black truffles such as Périgord truffles -- have been dubbed "black diamonds." French epicure Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) supposedly called black…