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"If you hang out in a barbershop long enough, you're going to get a haircut" is a saying used by Alcoholics Anonymous and similar recovery programs. If you hang around alcoholics (or…
Coffee has the well known effect of making people nervous, but an old joke reverses the process. "Ralph Font: 'I know a night club owner (Dario) who's so fidgety he makes coffee…
"Lawns don't waste water, people do" (or "Lawns don't waste water, people waste water") is a slogan to encourage water conservation. "Landscaping doesn't…
"Behead those who insult Islam" is quotation from a sign that has appeared at many rallies. The first appearance of the sign was at a February 2006 rally in London, organized in protest…
"Fermentastic" (ferment + fantastic) is a term that celebrates the "fantastic" process of fermentation. "Fermentastic" was cited once in print in 2008, and then…
"Governmentland" (government + land) has been cited in print since at least February 1997 as "Governmentland on the Potomac" (Washington, DC, the capital city on the Potomac…
"The whiter the bread, the sooner you're dead" is a saying that was started in the Daily Mail (London) on July 21, 1924. The saying (also given as "the quicker you're…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: John Foster DullesJohn Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) served as U.S. Secretary of State under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower from…
"Horsepower is what you read about, but torque is what you feel" is a motor vehicle saying of unknown authorship. "There's a saying among racers that goes like this:…
"Decafate" was the Urban Dictionary's "Urban Word of the Day" for June 20, 2013. According to the original Urban Dictionary entry from June 18, 2013, "decafate"…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects revenue for the United States federal government. The IRS has been nicknamed "Irritating Rotten Scoundrels" since at least April 2004. The…
"Take your boy hunting and you won't have to hunt for your boy" (or "It is better to take your boy hunting than to go hunting for your boy") is a saying that encourages…
The "beer can concealer" is a product introduced in 2013 by HideMyBeer.com. A can of beer can be slipped into the outer covering of a can of soda; this tricks others in areas where…
"Eggcellent" (egg + excellent) is a frequently used word joke whenever eggs are mentioned. "They are egg-cellent" was cited in print in 1870 -- one of at least two newspaper…
A "C-note" is slang for a $100 bill. "C" is the Roman numeral for one hundred; "note" means Federal Reserve Note. "Laid his 'C' note right on the old…
"Brooklynettes" is the name of the cheerleading/dance team for basketball's Brooklyn Nets. The name "Brooklynettes" was introduced June 13, 2012 and is trademarked.…
"To finish first, first you must finish" is a popular saying in auto racing. Everyone wants to finish first, but speed is not important if the car can't endure the race course and…
The carving trade (such as wood carving or stone carving) has an old saying -- "carvers are starvers" -- indicating that its workers are not well paid. "Carvers are starvers"…
Baseball players hitting in the batter's box often think too much, resulting in poor performance." "A full mind is an empty bat" is a saying that has been credited to baseball…
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government-run military veteran benefit system. The derogatory VA nickname of "Veterans Abandoned" has been used by those who…