Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Some people pray to God for serenity, but they also just want a big sandwich. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and a…
Returning a shopping cart feels like doing a civic duty, displaying a person’s good character. Leaving a shopping cart in the parking lot to block other cars from parking shows bad character.…
Calling someone a "tough cookie" is usually a compliment, meaning that the person is physically and/or emotionally strong. The person is "tough" and a "cookie"…
"Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man. Bake me a cake as fast as you can" is an English nursery rhyme. Why is there such an emphasis on speed? "bake me a cake as fast as you can is…
The months of October, November and December have the holidays Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and often go by fast, like the weekend days of Friday, Saturday and Sunday. "October…
In a typical Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, the protagonist (a young woman) becomes disillusioned in the big city (such as New York City), and finds the true meaning of Christmas right in her…
In a typical Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, the protagonist (a young woman) becomes disillusioned in the big city (such as New York City), and finds the true meaning of Christmas right in her…
The months of October, November and December have the holidays Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and often go by fast, like the weekend days of Friday, Saturday and Sunday. "October…
For culinary school students, the course work is food. There are popular jokes about this. "Culinary school students be like 'I have a gabagool due Friday'" was posted on…
For culinary school students, the course work is food. There are popular jokes about this. "Culinary school students be like 'I have a gabagool due Friday'" was posted on…
For culinary school students, the course work is food. There are popular jokes about this. "Culinary school students be like 'I have a gabagool due Friday'" was posted on…
For culinary school students, the course work is food. There are popular jokes about this. "Culinary school students be like 'I have a gabagool due Friday'" was posted on…
Cleaning up is one part of food preparation that's often forgotten. "Cookbook but each recipe includes a photo of all the dishes that need to be cleaned after making it" was posted…
Cleaning up is one part of food preparation that's often forgotten. "Every recipe should start with 'wash the dishes that are already in the sink cuz you’ll need some of…
Many people need a cup of coffee to function. "I can't even hear well without my coffee" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Coffee usually has nothing to do…
Many people need a cup of coffee to function. "I can't even hear well without my coffee" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Coffee usually has nothing to do…
Many people need a cup of coffee to function. "I can't even hear well without my coffee" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Coffee usually has nothing to do…
"Day [X{ without {Y}: Lost hearing in my left/right eye" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Eyes don't help hearing, of course. The joke is that without coffee…
"Day [X{ without {Y}: Lost hearing in my left/right eye" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Eyes don't help hearing, of course. The joke is that without coffee…
"Day [X{ without {Y}: Lost hearing in my left/right eye" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Eyes don't help hearing, of course. The joke is that without coffee…