“Make me one with everything” (Zen master-ordering-a-hot dog joke)
A "hot dog with everything" is one that has been "dragged through the garden" --that is, loaded up with mustard, onions, sweet pickle relish, and various other toppings. A joke…
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“Where else can I park in New York City for two weeks for under $20?” (parking joke)
A popular New York City parking joke dates in print to at least 1997. A man (or woman -- the versions vary slightly) enters a bank and asks for a loan of $2,000 for a trip to Europe. The loan…
“We ain’t got no north” (directional joke)
Manhattan directions don't have north, south, east and west. People are directed uptown, downtown, or crosstown (Hudson River or East River). A traditional story (cited in print since at least…
“Downtown Dallas” (joke punchline)
Texas has much real estate, but few parcels as valuable as the properties located in downtown Dallas. A popular joke from the 1950s usually has a woman asking a Texas millionaire if he's into…
City of Fire (Coney Island)
The Russian writer Maxim Gorky visited Coney Island in 1907 and wrote that it was a "fantastic city all of fire" and a "city of fire," mainly because of all the lights and…
Dead Hook (Red Hook)
Red Hook was an industrial dock area of Brooklyn, but it suffered from years of disuse in the second half of the 20th century. In the 2000s, gentrification came to Red Hook in the form of a new…
City of Refined Oil and Crude People (Houston nickname)
Houston is home to many oil companies. The nickname "City of Refined Oil and Crude People' (a pun on "crude oil" and "refined people") has been used by Houston (TX)…
Heavenly Houston (Houston nickname)
"Heavenly Houston" is a nickname for the city of Houston that was popular in the early 1900s, but that is not used today. The nickname was coined by Houston (TX) Post writer George M.…
Petro Metro (Houston nickname)
The city of Houston has large business interests in the petrochemical industry. 'Petro Metro" (or "Petro-Metro") is an untrademarked and infrequently used Houston nickname.…
“Too big to jail”
"Too big to fail" is a philosophy that a private company is too big and too important to be allowed to go bankrupt, and is therefore bailed out by the government. "Too big to…
Forkage Fee (Cakeage Fee)
A "corkage fee" (or "corkage") is often charged by restaurants when diners bring in their own bottles of wine. When someone brings food into a restaurant, that restaurant might…
IINO (Independent In Name Only)
IINO (Independent In Name Only) is a spinoff term from the earlier RINO (Republican In Name Only). “RINO” is cited in print from 1992; "IINO" has been cited in print since September…
Crack Pie
"Crack pie" is a specialty of Momofuku Milk Bar and Bakery, at Second Avenue and 13th Street in Manhattan. The dessert name has been trademarked with a first use date of November 15,…
PINO (Patriot In Name Only; Progressive In Name Only)
PINO (Patriot In Name Only or Progressive In Name Only) is a spinoff term from the earlier RINO (Republican In Name Only). “RINO” is cited in print from 1992. "PINO" (Progressive In…
“Happiness is a Texan headed south with an Okie under each arm”
Many Texans and Oklahomans arrived in Alaska from 1974-1977 to work on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. A popular bumper sticker in Alaska (cited from at least 1976) was: ""Happiness is a Texan…
FCINO (Fiscal Conservative In Name Only)
FCINO (Fiscal Conservative In Name Only) is a spinoff term from the earlier RINO (Republican In Name Only). “RINO” is cited in print from 1992; "FCINO" was cited once in print in…
“Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?”
"Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?" is a joke that was popularized by baseball relief pitcher Larry Andersen in 1988. The joke centers on the name "sour cream," but…
“If you ate pasta and antipasta, would you still be hungry?”
"If you ate pasta and antipasta, would you still be hungry?" is a humorous saying, dating to at least February 1998. Other spellings are "If you ate pasta and antipasto, would you…
Creepocrat (Creep-o-crat)
Conservative political writer Michelle Malkin wrote about the term "creep-ocrat" on her blog and her Twitter account on March 9, 2010. A "creep-o-crat" (or…
“No Vacancy” (bumper sticker)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 1 January 1980, New York (NY) Times, "House Hunters Turning to Shrinking Rental Market" by Howell Raines, pg. 12: Profit and loss aside, the number of renters…