“Cake solves everything”
"Cake solves everything" is a jocular saying of unknown authorship. This saying implies that if people sit down and eat cake, everyone will be in a better mood and arguments will cease.…
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“There are two types of windows—windows that leak and windows that will leak”
Joseph Lstiburek is a forensic engineer; EcoHome magazine called him the "father of building science." Lstiburek wrote in Fine Homebuilding (April/May 2004): "There are only two…
“The best gun is the one you have with you”
People who carry a handgun for protection often want to know if they're carrying the correct weapon. "The best gun is the one you have with you" is a popular saying. "The best…
Popera (pop/popular + opera)
"Popera" (pop/popular + opera) is an operatic style meant to appeal to a popular audience that normally doesn't like opera. The term "popera" has been used infrequently…
“You can’t make a soufflé rise twice”
In 1948, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971) ran for president of the United States -- and lost again. After Dewey's defeat in November 1948, Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980)…
“Baseball is a game of adjustments”
Many sports have been called "a game of adjustments." "Football is a game of adjustments" was cited in print in 1959. "This (baseball -- ed.) is a game of adjustments"…
“Everyone thinks they are an expert in education because they went to school”
"Everyone thinks they are an expert in education because they went to school" is a saying of unknown authorship. "It is as if everyone is an expert in education because everyone has…
“Then you were a prospect and now you are a client” (joke)
A popular business joke shows the difference between sales promises and business reality. A man dies and is told that he can tour heaven and hell, and then choose which place to spend eternity. He…
Lone Star Tick
The "lone star tick" (Amblyomma americanum) has been cited in print since at least 1899. The tick can be found in Texas, but also throughout the Midwest and in the east coast of the…
“Play me or trade me”
"Play me or trade me" is a demand that a little-used player makes to the management of the team. "Trade me or play me" was supposedly said by St. Louis Cardinals player Pepper…
“The difference between the Boy Scouts and the Army is that the Scouts have adult supervision”
"The difference between the Boy Scouts and the Army is that the Scouts have adult supervision" is a joke that was cited in a 1970 book about he Vietnam War. "Army" is often…
“What’s worse than raining cats and dogs? Hailing taxis” (joke)
"Raining cats and dogs" is an old expression for a heavy rain. It does not mean a literal rain of animals, but there is a weather joke: "What’s worse than raining cats and dogs?…
Brat Pack
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Brat PackThe Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s. First…
CTFK (Catch The Falling Knife)
The expression "never try to catch a falling knife" means not to invest in a stock that is plunging -- it can always go lower, and it's dificult to determine when the price has hit a…
Rat Pack
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Rat PackThe Rat Pack was a group of actors originally centered on Humphrey Bogart. In the mid-1960s it was the name used by the press and the general public to…
Big Agbalumo (Lagos nickname)
New York City is the 'Big Apple," and Lagos, Nigeria (the most populous city in Africa) has sometimes been called "Big Agbalumo." Agbalumo is the Nigerian name for the…
Department of Paperwork
The "Department of Paperwork" is a nickname for any department of government that requires piles of often-meaningless paperwork. Such deparments in the United States government might…
“I grew up surrounded by poverty—my maid was poor, my butler was poor ...” (joke)
An old joke describes a rich person who claims to have grown up surrounded by poverty -- the maid was poor, the butler was poor, the chauffeur was poor and the gardener was poor. The joke dates to…
British Bullshit Corporation (British Broadcasting Corporation or BBC nickname)
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a channel that is available on many cable systems around the world. The BBC has been given the backronym (back acronym) of "British Bullshit…
Milkaholic
A "milkaholic" (milk + -aholic, related to "alcoholic") is a person who is addicted to drinking milk. "Our daughter, age two, is a 'milkaholic'" was cited in…