Recent questions tagged sayings

Description : What are some more funny twists on sayings?

Last Answer : The first saying I got from Mad or Cracked magazine 30 years ago.

Description : What does dark mean in this saying?

Last Answer : Brown or black hair and brown eyes

Description : Can you list some good and/or funny sayings?

Last Answer : Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bed post overnight???

Description : Is it true that social mobility is the new glass ceiling for everyone, but the very rich, or connected ?

Last Answer : This is one of those soundbite generalizations to try to explain the world that aren't really based on anything except anecdotal evidence. and it has a lot of buzzwords without explanation. The ... The 400, the four hundred accepted society families. Social mobility was much more difficult then.

Description : What are some common sayings that are wrong?

Last Answer : Where there’s smoke there’s fire. An attorney friend of mine said it is wrong to use it as an accusation of sorts.

Description : What is that thing that if you got a dime or a penny every time it happened you’d be rich by now?

Last Answer : Seeing commercials for insurance on TV.

Description : What are your favorite come back lines?

Last Answer : Did you think that one up by yourself? Is a frog's ass watertight? Who died and made you boss? The jury's still out on that one. I'll have to get back to you on that. Why? Does it ... know! What does the book say? Who asked you? Who rattled your cage/chain? Does your head hurt?

Description : Is it true that the more you take the less you have?

Last Answer : The more you take others will have less..)

Description : What does "Toujours pareils, meme apres tout ce temps" translate to in English?

Last Answer : Always the same even after all this time. (Or “always the same even after all this time there” if “la” is on the end.)

Description : Do you have any tongue in cheek sayings?

Last Answer : Assuming you meant tongue… When the guy leaves the girl, its because he is an asshole. When the girl leaves the guy, its because he is an asshole.

Description : What supposedly deep and profound phrases sound like utter nonsense to you? Why?

Last Answer : My pet hated phrase is God won't give you anything you can't handle. What is it supposed to mean? That you can handle anything? That if there is something you can't handle, you can ... permanently, and leaves damage and scars, and that not everybody gets over everything that happens to them.

Description : What is a funny answer to a saying?

Last Answer : “Still water runs deep” Still water doesn’t run at all.

Description : What's your "saying" for the day?

Last Answer : answer:I’ll start. “You don’t get to pick what shakes your world…but you do get to pick what stabilizes it.”

Description : Can you come up with a clever response to a popular saying?

Last Answer : answer:My twist on a popular saying disclaimer: I am not religious. Instead of ” Be in the world but not of it” I prefer, ” Be of the world but not in it.” lol

Description : What should people in glass houses throw?

Last Answer : Ecstasy fueled raves.

Description : Do you still say this instead of laughing?

Last Answer : I never say that & agree it is no more than a pompous affectation used by insincere idiots.

Description : Is "this too shall pass" always relevant or will some things never change?

Last Answer : answer:That is one of two expressions which I find to be depressing and extremely negative. The other is, it Is What It Is - which you hear far too often. Both of those expressions take a pessimistic, ... a log for the passage of time. People and things can and do change. But not by being passive.

Description : Is this a popular 1950's American saying? (inside for details)

Last Answer : Inside where? I see no saying.

Description : What is a bumper sticker you always remembered?

Last Answer : answer: Don't blame me. I'm from Massachusetts. In the 1972 election, Nixon won 49 of the 50 states. Massachusetts was the only state that went for George McGovern (the same George ... ago). The bumper stickers popped up during the subsequent Watergate scandal, which led to Nixon's resignation.

Description : Where did the saying "riding shotgun" come from.

Last Answer : I think it comes from the days of coaches when someone would ride beside the driver with a gun for protection.

Description : Where did this saying originate? (see details)

Last Answer : Hmm, I thought I had that answer right around here someplace.

Description : What does "Your mom's a wafflemaker" mean?

Last Answer : Could it be that the person wearing the shirt is insinuating that the person reading the shirt waffles. I was thinking of the “to flip flop on decisions” definition.

Description : This is a question, if ever you saw one.

Last Answer : I use this phrase. It’s to emphasize your point. Your example, “this is a question of you ever saw one,” is basically like saying the question is a doozy, or cannot be mistaken for something else.

Description : Do you ever come across quotes in books that you want to share....so you mark the page....and never remember or find it again to share?

Last Answer : A superior man blames himself. A common man blames others. What do the current crop of politicians do?

Description : Have you ever said something to someone close to you while intoxicated that you wished you had said while not intoxicated?

Last Answer : In vino veritas, said the Romans, a long time ago.

Description : How do chickens react to water?

Last Answer : answer:Chickens do NOT like water, at all! I used to keep exotic poultry and showed my birds. Once in awhile they needed to be dipped' for mites. You mix Hexol in a bucket of water and dunk them ... manage mites and prepare birds for showing. Beleive it or not, showing poultry is a big scene. :-)

Description : What's the funniest/best put-down you've personally heard?

Last Answer : answer:The best insults are Shakespearean, and my favorite is from Othello: Thou dolt, you’re as ignorant as dirt.

Description : What do you think about this thought regarding human kind/the world we live in?

Last Answer : Those are slogans. They are often enough used by people who have no money or who have a vested interest in discouraging others from trying to make money. They are no more always true than “beauty is only skin deep” is always true.

Description : What quips have your heard lately that made you laugh?

Last Answer : erichw1504’s response to the question ”Would you be flattered or creeped out if someone told you they had a dream about you?”

Description : How would you express, that you're of little consequence?

Last Answer : Just a molecule in the infinite universe!?

Description : What is your favorite regional saying/slang?

Last Answer : answer:I don’t think it’s regional but I like to say this to my mother-in-law and sometimes….this XD in those voices

Description : What are some unique sayings that I can put on my purity ring?

Last Answer : If you like it then you’re gonna have to wait for it ;¬}

Description : What would be some good slogans for secular-minded people?

Last Answer : You can’t spell logical without logic.

Description : What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?

Last Answer : Indoor plumbing.

Description : What does the expression, "don't throw me in the briar patch" mean?

Last Answer : That was Bre’r Rabbit’s way of tricking Bre’r Fox and Bre’r Bear into actually throwing him into the briar patch, where he then makes good his getaway… Didn’t you listen when Uncle Remus was explaining all this?

Description : Do you believe that "The third time is a charm". has merit?

Last Answer : If it does, then my third wife (whoever and wherever she may be) is in for one hell of a sweet ride. Or maybe I am. Either way, it sounds good.

Description : Have you ever as the saying goes,wet yourself laughing at something?

Last Answer : It happens. Trust me.

Description : How much would you say you agree or disagree with the following statement "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"?

Last Answer : It’s true. Sometimes you have to put yourself in your enemy’s shoes.

Description : What is the best "That's what she said!" line?

Last Answer : I am taking a calculated risk. What’s the upside? I overcome my nausea, fall deeply in love, babies, normalcy, no more self-loathing. Downside… I date Michael Scott publicly and collapse in on myself like a dying star. Why is this so hard? That’s what she said. Oh my god, what am I saying?

Description : Where does the saying "its not over till the fat lady sings" come from?

Last Answer : I want to answer with Jenny Craig but it is actually in reference to the Opera.

Description : Anyone know the origin of a goodwill wish "Blue skies and green lights?

Last Answer : answer:Apparently there are a number of references associated with either disc jockeys or late night tv guys. Heres one about Jack Jones: It has also been attributed to Drag Racers who appreciate good weather (blue skies) and stomping on the gas at “go” (Green Lights”).

Description : What does "embrace the cheese" mean?

Last Answer : It means to relax and enjoy things which are “cheesy”, that it unfashionable.

Description : Why do we say "he's got balls" to imply that someone (male or female) is tough?

Last Answer : answer:I'm just gonna take a stab at answering this, so it's only a guess. I'm thinking though, it's because in the past, men were stereotyped as tough and able to handle things no ... connected to men which are connected to being tough and strong. Hahahaha, I love find the relation puzzles.

Description : Where does the saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" come from?

Last Answer : answer:Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Meaning: Literal meaning Origin: This saying first appeared in the 3rd century BC in Greek. It didn't appear in its current form in print until the 19th ... earliest citation of it that I can find in print. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/59100.html

Description : Where does the saying "happy as a clam" come from?

Last Answer : answer:It comes from happy as a clam at high tide, at time in which they are nestled nicely in the mud, away from predators and scavenging birds. The exact origins are unknown, but there are ... widely know. It may have caught public attention because the shape of a clam suggests a wide smile.

Description : Who is the Roger in "Rogering?"?

Last Answer : made me chuckle, but I don’t know.

Description : Where does the phrase "ignorance is bliss" come from?

Last Answer : Here ‘tis nice to have bartleby online

Description : What are some of your favorite sayings?

Last Answer : answer:Lemme get back to ya pew pew! wink