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"If actors are having fun, the audience will have fun, too" is a theatre and film adage of uncertain origin. "The actors are having fun playing their parts and because of their…
To "throw nickels like manhole covers" is not to throw nickels at all. (Manhole covers are heavy and are almsot impossible to throw.) The saying implies that a person is stingy with…
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 Brainwashing…
American economist and political philosopher Thomas Sowell wrote in a syndicated newspaper column in May 1994: "I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money…
AMerican journalist and writer Joe Sobran (1946-2010) wrote in The Economics of Liberty (1990); In the current political vocabulary, 'need' means wanting to get someone else's money.…
"'Moderate Republican' -- that's kind of like having a gun rack on a Volvo" (also, "'Compassionate Conservative -- that's kind of like having a gun rack on a…
A marksman who "can't hit the broad side (broadside) of a barn" is a very poor marksman. "You can't hit the broadside of a barn!" was cited in print in 1852. The idiom…
"Cricket is basically baseball on Valium" is a line attributed to American comedian Robin Williams (1951-2014) at a performance at the London Palladium on December 5, 1987. Williams did…
A "Bay Breeze" cocktail is comosed of vodka, cranberry juice and pineapple juice. "Bay Breeze" has been cited in print since at least 1985; the drink has also been called a…
"Sea Breeze" or "Seabreeze" has been the name of many drinks. "Sea Breeze Thirst Quencher" was cited in 1915. A Sea Breeze cocktail of grenadine, brandy, gin and lemon…
Ocean Spray (an agriculutral cooperative headquartered in Massachusetts) produced cranberry juice drinks starting in 1930. Pierre's restaurant (52 East 53rd Street in Manhattan) was cited in…
"The final/last three outs are different (from the previous 24 outs)" is a baseball adage. The three outs in the ninth inning could be the end of a game. Unlike the beginning of the game,…
American photographer Bill Cunningham, best known for his work in the New York (NY) Times, was hired in 1982 by Details, an American men's monthly fashion magazine. He didn't like what he…
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications, but…
An old joke is told about a big city motorist who is lost in the countryside. He asks a local how to get to a big city. (Various cities have been named in the joke.) The local tries to give him…
"Trust your neighbor, but brand your cattle/calves/cows" (or "Trust everyone, but brand your cattle") is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts. The…
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was formed in 1970 to protect human health and the environment. Some critics believe that that the EPA supports environmental propaganda,…
The states of the United States are often called the "laboratories" of the federal system. "The states are the laboratories of democracy" or "the states are the…
"Ps get degrees" (a "P" is a passing grade) is a saying used mostly in Australia. If you pass, you get a degree. However, some people do not like the saying and insist that good…
"The more you tell, the more you sell" is an old marketing adage. The more information that prospective customer learns about a product, the more that customer can be attracted to the…