Let This Famous Phrase ‘Give You a Bigger Bang For Your Buck’

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Have you ever wondered what crazy stories lie underneath the meaning of odd phrases and sayings? Let Professor Good N’ Well end your suspense on this episode of Famous Phrases and Sayings, a HooplaHa Original series featuring comedian Eddie Brill.

This brand new episode follows Professor Good N’ Well, our in house expert on history and humor as he attempts to cracks the mysterious origin of the phrase ‘Bigger Bang For Your Buck.’ It just so happens that during the Red Scare of the 1950’s, President Eisenhower decided to increase military action and decrease spending by allowing congress the ability to use atomic warfare for any conflict “larger than a brushfire war.” The administration maintained national security and decreased the number of troops, earning the President a ‘bigger bang for his buck.’

Eddie Brill has more than 100 appearances in both TV and film and is best known for his work on The Late Show with David Letterman. If you would like to stay connected to Eddie, follow him on on Facebook and Twitter.

Ready to find out more quirky stories of the origins of phrases and sayings? Check out the Infotainment Channel, part of the HooplaHa Network…and don’t forget to smile!