Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Entry in progress -- BP Reddit -- JokesPosted by u/metalfan2680 November 22, 2012A spider crawled into my keyboard earlier.It's okay, I've got him under Ctrl. Reddit -- DadjokesPosted by…
Failing a test is bad. Failing an open book test very bad. Cheating and still failing a test is also very bad. "#worstfeeling cheating on a test and still failing smh" was posted on…
Failing a test is bad. Failing an open book test very bad. Cheating and still failing a test is also very bad. "#worstfeeling cheating on a test and still failing smh" was posted on…
Entry in progress -- BP TwitterBob Kostic@causticbobIn my defense, the moon was full and I was left unsupervised.6:54 PM · Feb 19, 2022·Twitter Web App
Failing a test is bad. Failing an open book test very bad. Cheating and still failing a test is also very bad. "#worstfeeling cheating on a test and still failing smh" was posted on…
"The secret to living well and longer is: eat well, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Oriental secret for…
"The secret to living well and longer is: eat well, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Oriental secret for…
"NEW YORK'S QUEEREST PARK. TOMPKINS SQUARE, WHICH SOME CALL 'LITTLE BERLIN'" is an article that was published in The Sun (New York, NY) on May 27, 1894. Tompkins Square…
"If a leader needs mandates to get people to comply with science, then either the leader is fake or the science is fake. Or both are fake" is a saying that has been printed on a popular…
"Easy like Sunday morning" is a saying from the song "Easy" (1976), written by Lionel Richie of the group Commodores. "Easy like Sunday coffee" is a coffee version of…
"Live life today like there is no coffee tomorrow" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was popularized in the book The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way…
"I hate my job, but it pays for my alcohol. And I need alcohol, because I hate my job" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "@Erroneous_Me: I hate my job, but it…
Pizza rolls are sometimes described as miniature calzones. "Eating pizza rolls is just microdosing calzones" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Everett Byram on January 28,…
Many people live paycheck to paycheck, just barely surviving. Other people don't seem to have jobs, but manage to survive. "Just don't get how people afford life without a job ??? I…
Many people live paycheck to paycheck, just barely surviving. Other people don't seem to have jobs, but manage to survive. "Just don't get how people afford life without a job ??? I…
Entry in progress -- BP TwitterBob Kostic@causticbobIt's time to clean the refrigerator when something closes the door from the inside.6:05 PM · Feb 19, 2022·Twitter Web App
"Don't make excuses for nasty people. You can't put a flower in an asshole and call it a vase" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
Entry in progress -- BP Twitter🇺🇸🟠 Tom 🟠🇺🇸 (@Recon_0321 GETTR)@TRCreamer'When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a…
"The Rialto" was the 14th Street theatre district. The theatre district has long since moved uptown, and "the Rialto" is no longer used. The term was extremely popular in the…
"Ragtime Rialto" was another name for what is now called "Tin Pan Alley," where the song publishers assembled on West 28th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The…