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"The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun" was said by National Rifle Association executive vice president and chief executive officer Wayne LaPierre at the…
"You are only as sick as your secrets" is a saying that has been used by Alcoholics Anonymous since at least 1985. Addiction is a secret that makes people sick. The authorship of the…
The nationalities of Europe each have specialties. "Heaven" might be French cooking and "hell" might be British cooking. “Heaven is where the cooks are French, the police are…
"Arrogance is ignorance matured" means that from ignorance (a person who doesn't know things) one can develop or mature into arrogance (a person who is overconfident of his or her…
A sports team can be marketed by "selling wins" (the team is successful and wins lots of games) or by "selling hope" (the team is playing younger players, will soon add another…
James ("Jimmy") Cagney (1899-1986) was a New York City-born actor who played tough guys on film. Cagney was honored with the Life Achievement Award of the American Film Institute in March…
Walmart is a chain retail store that was founded by Sam Walton in 1962. The Walmart nickname of "Wally Martinez" has been cited in print since at least 1998 and is often said to be…
McDonald's is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. McDonald's has had the derogatory nickname of "McNasty's" since at least the early 1990s;…
"Sugar honey ice(d) tea" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "shit." The "sugar honey ice tea" euphemism appears to have been cited in print since at least the…
"Sequesteria" (sequester + hysteria) is a term that was popularized by conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh in February 2013. Budget sequestration in the Budget Control Act of…
The United States Military Academy at West Point (about fifty miles north of New York City on the Hudson River) is an elite educational institution that was founded in 1802. Students who…
"Big Things Happen Here" is a slogan for the city of Dallas, Texas, that was introduced in October 2012. The slogan (trademarked by the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau) was used…
"Discipline is doing what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, when we don't want to do it" is a printed saying that became popular in 2012. The origin is uncertain.…
"Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can do what others can't" (or "Do today what other's won't, so you can do tomorrow what others can't")…
"Shit happens" became a popular saying by the early 1980s. Some acronyms were developed: FISH -- Fuck It, Shit HappensFISHDO -- Fuck It, Shit Happens -- Drive OnFISHMO -- Fuck It, Shit…
The United States economy was in recession (often dubbed the "Great Recession") in 2008. Citizens looked to the new presidential administration of Barack Obama for a "Great…
"It’s better to sweat in the gym than to bleed in/on the street(s)" is a slogan of several inner-city gyms, in an attempt to take at-risk individuals off of crime-ridden streets. The…
"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, buttons and posters. The saying is especially…
The financial firm of Morgan Stanley was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in New York City. Morgan Stanley has been nicknamed "Margin Stanley" since at least 2011, when the nickname…
The term "power elite" was popularized by C. Wright Mills (1916-1962), a professor of sociology at Columbia University from 1946 until his death in 1962. Wright authored the book The…