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…
X/Twitter Dru of the Raven Clan @Dru8376 My favorite exercise is putting a cheeseburger to my mouth 4:42 AM · Jan 8, 2022 X/Twitter ℛ. @raavispeaksshit My favorite exercise is lifting momos to…
Newspaper obituaries usually have standard and unexciting titles. "I want my obituary to have a clickbait title" was posted on X/Twitter by Joe on August 18, 2016. "I want my…
"The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club" is a saying in the novel Fight Club (1996) and the 1999 film. "First rule of might club: never commit to…
"My favorite part of fall is when the mosquitoes go back to Hell" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I love fall! My favorite part is not when it gets cold,…
The letter "A," in a circle, has been an anarchy symbol since the 1970s. It's not known who originated the symbol. The symbol appears to have started in Europe. "Even the…
"My love language is sharing food" (or "Sharing food is my love language") is a popular saying. "sharing food is one of my love languages!" was posted on X/Twitter by…
"If this doughnut and chocolate milk are going to take years off my life, could I have them remove 1978-1982?" is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Steve Olivas on June 21, 2013.…
The car remote (key fob) can't lock the house, but many people get this confused. "Just tried unlocking the house with my car remote. Unsurprisingly it didn't work. Did have to go…
"My love language is sharing food" (or "Sharing food is my love language") is a popular saying. "sharing food is one of my love languages!" was posted on X/Twitter by…
"So if vegan bacon is 'facon' what do you call vegan duck?" was posted on X/Twitter by Rob Pearson on October 7, 2018. "So if vegan bacon is called facon, is vegan duck…
"FOOD DOESN'T GROW ON SHELVES #thankafarmer" is a food saying that has been printed on many shirts. One should "thank a farmer" because the farmer helped put the food on…
"Move in silence, only speak when it's time to say checkmate" (or "Move in silence until it's time to say checkmate") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
"Move in silence, only speak when it's time to say checkmate" (or "Move in silence until it's time to say checkmate") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
"Sunday mornings are meant for coffee, kisses and warm hugs" is a Sunday saying of unknown authorship. "Sunday mornings are meant for coffee kisses and warm hugs" was posted on…
"Coffee because it’s Monday" is a Monday saying that has been printed on many images. Monday is the traditional start of the work week. "Time for coffee. Because it's…
"If you think farmers are price gouging, try farming" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people have noticed that food prices are rising, and they often blame the…
"Well, That Didn't Work: A Brief History of Voting" (a jocular title of a book) has been printed on many images. There have been Republican and Democrat versions with a joke book…
"Well, That Didn't Work: A Brief History of Voting" (a jocular title of a book) has been printed on many images. There have been Republican and Democrat versions with a joke book…
"Well, That Didn't Work: A Brief History of Voting" (a jocular title of a book) has been printed on many images. There have been Republican and Democrat versions with a joke book…