Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"It takes a village to raise a child" is an African proverb. "I homeschool because I have seen the village and I don't want it raising my children" (or "We homeschool…
"Deadly weapon" shouldn't be confused with "breadly weapon," but there are jokes. "assault with a breadly weapon" was posted on Twitter by Stephen Toulouse on…
Fruitland, Idaho, is a city that was named after its apple orchards, and its nickname is "the Big Apple of Idaho." It's uncertain when Fruitland received this nickname. "Big…
"The truth does not require your participation to exist. Bullshit does" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying has been credited to American ethnobotanist and…
"We’re fighting a billion dollar propaganda industry with memes. How cool is that?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "We are fighting the billion dollar propaganda…
"Bacon is healthier than crystal meth," "Donuts are healthier than crystal meth," "Pizza is healthier than crystal meth" and "Tacos are healthier than crystal…
"Deadly weapon" shouldn't be confused with "breadly weapon," but there are jokes. "assault with a breadly weapon" was posted on Twitter by Stephen Toulouse on…
"It's not a booster. It's the 3rd shot of a product that already failed twice" (or "It's not a booster. It's the third shot of a product that already failed…
"If you are willing to abandon your principles for convenience, or social acceptability, they are not your principles, they are your costume" is a saying that has been printed on many…
"I have a medical condition. I'm allergic to tyranny. It makes me break out in rebellion" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is in reference to the COVID-19…
Twittercrystal@crystal"In order to be effective truth must penetrate like an arrow - and that is likely to hurt."2:03 PM · Feb 9, 2007·Twitter Web Client
"Coffee is a kind of magic you can drink" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from the book The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There…
Entry in progress -- BP TwitterEl Arroyo@ElArroyo_ATXIYKYK https://instagr.am/p/CYRrTGGuzNE/(The following text is shown on the restaurant's sign. -- ed.)POLLENIS THESNOW OFTHE SOUTH12:32 PM…
Entry in progress -- BP TwitterZUBY:@ZubyMusicTesting yourself constantly for disease when you have no symptoms is a form of mental illness.10:27 AM · Dec 21, 2021·Twitter for Android…
American environmental lawyer and author Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. spoke to a crowd at Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy, on November 13, 2021. Addressing the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, he…
Entry in progress -- BP Twitter𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙡 @miguelbarbosa05Some people have a vision others have a television5:43 PM · Dec 7, 2021·Twitter for Android
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…
"Beef tips" is a dish and has nothing to do with advice from a cow, but there are jokes. "If I give a cow advice is that 'beef tips'" was posted on Twitter by Deion…
Entry in progress -- BP TwitterMartin Williams@Martin1WilliamsIf all the countries in the world are in debt where did the money go?10:41 AM · Mar 20, 2019·Twitter Web Client
American environmental lawyer and author Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. spoke to a crowd at Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy, on November 13, 2021. Addressing the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, he…