Phrase Enthusiast Mugs

Thanks a Trillion not Thanks a Million

"Till now I always thought of the gravy train as a good thing."

"You're not a gift horse, are you?"

Akme Travel: Here Today, Gone To Maui

'Saying something is so not something else is the new saying something is the new something.'

Could you be a little bit more specific than an 'arm and a leg'?

'Whoever conned the phrase 'top man on the totem pole' never heard of pigeons.'

'Do me a favour,stop repeating 'It's a long road that has no turning!'

'I was going to run for office, but by the time I threw my hat in the ring, all the really good catch phrases were taken...'

'Jerry would soon regret his frequent use of the expression 'When hell freeses over''

"Are you serious, Georgina - the pitter-patter of tiny feet?"

"Counsel for prose is overruled. Poetry, you may continue."

"Wait ... I always thought taking each other for granted was a good thing!"

"Look, if you can't stand the Byzantine intrigue, perhaps you should get out of the cabal."

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

'Why do they call him Neckline Ned.' - 'He's always plunging down the middle but never showing anything.'

"Tia Carmen, did you ever wish summer was over...so you could be in school?"

"Why do people think using big words is a bad thing?"

"I've been reading a book of famous quotations. It's amazing how many are by a famous Greek named Anonymous."

"Are you the one they call El Cóndor?"

'Quotes, woof, woof, woof, woof, closed quotes.'

Frog Prince thinks: 'A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horsefly.'

'Lance, what does 'NSFW' stand for?'

'You failed your Latin exam! But Sweety, it's important to learn Latin: All your friends' names have Latin roots...'

Male On Sunday

His real name is Jasper Underwood Farthington III...but we just call him 'Stinky'.

Ovalifolium Longifora

'Then again, who says we can't call it a mangelwurzel?'

'I know you can make this project go. That's why I call you 'The Magic Motor'.'

Department of Unrealistic Dividend Earnings: 'We realize it is an unnecessary department but the acronym was just too cool to shut it down.'

'I inherited therefore I am'

"She introduces herself as Drosophila Melanogaster, but everyone knows she's just a common fruit fly."

Backdoor

"By now, you've probably noticed that around here, money talks and you-know-what walks!"

'For the sake of convenience everybody just calls me Joe.'