Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases.
Above, the header from the February 18, 1924 New York (NY) Morning Telegraph newspaper column of John J. Fitz Gerald. Click to see a portion of the column which includes his use of "Big…
"Gluttony" shouldn't be confused with "glutenny" (gluten + gluttony), but there are jokes. “Eating too much cake is the deadly sin of gluttony. But not eating too much…
Work out tip: Get really heavy coffee mugs" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Bones Coffee Company on…
Various foods have been described as "dry ravioli" (that is, pocket-like and without sauce). “Pop-Tarts are breakfast ravioli” is a frequent saying. "poptarts are just large…
Many people can't drive past cows without saying "cows" or "moo." "You're never too old to say 'cows' when you drive past some cows" was posted on…
Many people can't drive past horses without pointing it out to others in the car. "idc how old you are if you drive past horses you're going to say 'horsies'" was…
Various foods have been described as "dry ravioli" (that is, pocket-like and without sauce). “Pop-Tarts are breakfast ravioli” is a frequent saying. "poptarts are just large…
Various foods have been described as "dry ravioli" (that is, pocket-like and without sauce). “Pop-Tarts are breakfast ravioli” is a frequent saying. "poptarts are just large…
Various foods have been described as "dry ravioli" (that is, pocket-like and without sauce). “Pop-Tarts are breakfast ravioli” is a frequent saying. "poptarts are just large…
Various foods have been described as "dry ravioli" (that is, pocket-like and without sauce). “Pop-Tarts are breakfast ravioli” is a frequent saying. "poptarts are just large…
Many people can't drive past horses without pointing it out to others in the car. "idc how old you are if you drive past horses you're going to say 'horsies'" was…
Many people can't drive past cows without saying "cows" or "moo." "You're never too old to say 'cows' when you drive past some cows" was posted on…
"Political correctness" can have a chilling (silencing) effect on free speech. "Political correctness is a weapon designed to silence people whose arguments you cannot refute"…
"A meeting without food should be an email" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Any meeting without food should literally just be an email" was posted on…
"A meeting without food should be an email" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Any meeting without food should literally just be an email" was posted on…
"If you export bombs, don't complain about importing refugees" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "If you export bombs don't expect flowers in return"…
"If you export bombs, don't complain about importing refugees" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "If you export bombs don't expect flowers in return"…
"Rough estimate" shouldn't be confused with "ruff estimate," but there are jokes that have been printed on many images. "I tried to find out exactly how loud my…
"Rough estimate" shouldn't be confused with "ruff estimate," but there are jokes that have been printed on many images. "I tried to find out exactly how loud my…
"Discover angry, mentally deranged strangers, you never knew existed, by simply expressing an opinion on Facebook" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Authorship is…