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"Frazier always said, 'In the regular season, you make your name, but the in the playoffs you make your fame,'" said New York City-born basketball player Kenny Smith in May…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: acknowledge the cornEtymologyBy folk tale, attributed to an instance of a man who stole several horses and the corn to feed them but in court only admitted to…
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…
"If nothing sticks to Teflon, how does Teflon stick to the pan?" is a standard joke on many Internet websites. "How do they make Teflon stick to the pan?" has been cited in…
To "give away the store" is to give away a substantial amount in a transaction. For example, a sports team desperate to acquire a superstar player might "give away the store" in…
"Big team, little me" is a sports slogan that means the team comes before the individual players. Erik Russell (1926-2006), the football defensive coordinator for the University of…
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…
Life in New York City is often said to be at a faster pace than life anywhere else. New York's time is three hours ahead of California's. The American comedian Steven Wright, in his A…
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…
A popular business axiom states that a customer can "pick any two -- fast, cheap, good." Accomplishing all three is not possible. "Good, Fast, Cheap -- Pick Any Two" was a…
A common college saying is that a student can "pick/choose any two -- good grades, enough sleep, or a social life." Accomplishing all three is not possible. The 1992 Princeton Review…
A GoldCore post, titled "Precious Metals ‘Perfect Storm’ As MSGM Risks Align," explained: "What we term MSGM stands for macroeconomic, systemic, geopolitical and monetary…
After Timothy M. Dolan was selected to be the Archbishop of New York, the New York (NY) Times wrote in March 2009: "The archbishop of New York, with his pulpit in the media nexus of the world,…
"Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?" is a humorous question that has appeared on many joke lists since at least 1999. One answer…
American showman P. T. Barnum (1810-1891) is often credited for having said, "I don't care what people say about me as long as they say something." "He doesn't care what…
Adding "Milhous" as a president's middle name (after Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994) has been used to imply Nixonian characteristics. New York (NY) Times columnist and former Nixon…
"Please give me a dime (or another amount) for a sandwich" is what a beggar might request. The line usually means that the beggar is hungry and needs the money to buy himself a sandwich…
One theory about publicity holds that "all publicity is good publicity" and that there is no such thing as bad publicity; the only bad thing is no publicity. Irish writer Brendan Behan…
Henny Youngman (1906-1998), a comedian known as the "king of the one-liners," grew up in New York City. One of his popular one-liners was: "My dad was the town drunk. Usually…
"Eurhopium" is a financial word coined by the blog Zero Hedge on August 22, 2012. The word "Eurhopium" is a portmanteau of the words euro (the European Union currency) or Europe…