Capri Salad or Caprese Salad (Insalata Caprese)
"Mozzarella and tomato salad" has been served since at least the early 1970s; its origin is unknown. The actress Sophia Loren wrote in her book In the Kitchen with Love (1972):…
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Tricolor Salad (Insalata Tricolore)
"Tricolor salad" or "three color salad" (insalata tricolore) uses foods to form the three colors of the flag of Italy -- red, white and green. The salad has been served at New…
Dyker Lights (Dyker Heights at Christmas)
Dyker Heights is a Brooklyn residential neighborhood, located between Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst and Gravesend Bay. Since about 1980, its houses have displayed elaborate Christmas lighting. The area…
Mad Money
"Mad money" was a term in the flapper slang of 1922. Flappers carried some "mad money" on them (a few dollars, in the time before credit cards), just in case of an emergency,…
“The first casualty of war is truth”
"The first casualty of war is truth" is often credited to the classical Greek playwright Aeschylus (525 BC-456 BC), but there's no evidence that he ever wrote it. The lexicographer…
“Square meals make round people”
The term "square meal" has been cited in print since the 1850s; many nutritionists have encouraged people to eat three square meals a day. The saying "square meals make round…
“Politicians forget they’ve been appointed and think they’ve been anointed”
Claude Pepper (1900-1989) was Florida's United States senator from 1936-1951; he served in the House of Representatives from 1963-1989. In 1954 (when Pepper was out of office), his wife,…
Toilet Paper of Record (New York Times nickname)
The New York (NY) Times has been called the "(news)paper of record" since 1924. Some critics claim that the Times distorts facts and should not be relied upon as the true, accurate…
Globaloney (global + baloney)
Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) gave a forty minute speech before Congress on February 9, 1943. She criticized Vice President Henry Wallace's global post-war plans. "Much of…
Globull (global + bull); Globull Warming
"Globull" (global + bull) is usually used in the term "globull warming," a parody term of "global warming." The term "globull warming" implies that…
Pinstripe Bowl
College football's first 'Pinstripe Bowl" was held at the new Yankee Stadium on December 20, 2010, between Syracuse (from the Big East Conference) and Kansas State (from the Big 12…
“I don’t care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Boss TweedWilliam Marcy Tweed (3 April 1823 - 12 April 1878), known as Boss Tweed, was an American politician and political boss of Tammany Hall who became an…
“A liberal is a man who leaves the room when the fight begins”
New York newspaper columnist Heywood Broun (1888-1939) is known for saying: "A liberal is a man who leaves the room when the fight begins." Broun was a socialist who believed that…
Black and Bleu Salad
"Black and Bleu Salad" became popular in the 2000s at chain restaurants such as O'Charley's, Beef 'O' Brady's and Quiznos. The salad often contains sliced sirloin…
One-Armed Economist (who doesn’t say “on the other hand”)
A joke is often told that U.S. President Harry Truman (1884-1972) wanted to hire a one-armed economist. Why a one-armed economist? Truman's economists kept telling him: "On the one hand…
“Stroke of the pen, law of the land” (executive orders)
U.S. President Bill Clinton was politically weakened in 1998 as a result on the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. Clinton decided to bypass Congress and issue executive orders. Clinton aide Paul Begala…
“Washington’s face was on all our money; now, Washington’s hands are on it, too”
George Washington (1732-1799) has appeared on the U.S. one-dollar bill since 1869. The joke "Time was when Washington's face was on all of our money; now it's Washington's (the…
“I don’t need you when I’m right”
"I don't need you when I'm right!" is a political saying that comes from Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long (1895-1960), although the saying has been cited in print since only 1961…
CutGo (cut-as-you-go)
Entry in progress -- B.P. PAYGO (pay-as-you-go) CBS News - Political HotsheetSeptember 30, 2010 3:27 PM Boehner Proposes "CutGo" to Counter Dems' "Pay Go"Posted by…
“An economist’s guess is liable to be as good as anybody else’s”
"Your guess is as good as mine" is an old saying meaning that neither person knows for certain about something. An economist "guesses" about the economy, but it's supposed…