Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"If you think a virus is scary, wait until you find out what’s really going on" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying emerged during the COVID-19 (coronavirus)…
"Pansexual" has nothing to do with pans, but there are "pan pizza" jokes. "I guess I'm pansexual. It accurately describes me better than bi... Except it makes me think…
"Pansexual" has nothing to do with pans, but there are "pan pizza" jokes. "I guess I'm pansexual. It accurately describes me better than bi... Except it makes me think…
From 2000 to 2009, many people wore novelty New Year's Eve glasses with the year on them. The "0" numbers were for the eyes. The New Year's Eve glasses still were made after…
Celery, to many people, tastes like water with strings in it. "*Inventing celery* Damn I wish I could bite water with hair in it" was posted on Twitter by Knives McGee on December 6,…
"Pansexual" has nothing to do with pans, but there are "pan pizza" jokes. "I guess I'm pansexual. It accurately describes me better than bi... Except it makes me think…
"Pansexual" has nothing to do with pans, but there are "pan pizza" jokes. "I guess I'm pansexual. It accurately describes me better than bi... Except it makes me think…
"God made/created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve” has been an anti-gay slogan. "It’s New Year's Eve, not New Year's Steve" is a jocular variation on this. "haha,…
Celery, to many people, tastes like water with strings in it. "*Inventing celery* Damn I wish I could bite water with hair in it" was posted on Twitter by Knives McGee on December 6,…
There are "pizza pockets" (such as a calzone), but there are no "pizza pants." "question from a little kid: if they have pizza pockets, why don't they have pizza…
There are "pizza pockets" (such as a calzone), but there are no "pizza pants." "question from a little kid: if they have pizza pockets, why don't they have pizza…
During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, ventilators were used. The ventilators blew out lungs, and many of the ventilated patients died. A ventilator sometimes became nicknamed a…
During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, ventilators were used. The ventilators blew out lungs, and many of the ventilated patients died. A ventilator sometimes became nicknamed a…
"Out with the old, in with the new. Cheers to the future and all that we do" is a new year's toast that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Out with the…
There have been many complaints that politicians should be barred from "insider trading" -- investing in companies they are legislating. This has often been compared to a sports referee…
Does ground beef/cinnamon/pepper imply the existence of sky beef/cinnamon/pepper? "ground beef implies the existence of sky beef which is oddly enticing" was posted on Twitter by Bris…
Ed Koch (1924-2013) was the mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. In the 1970s, New York City was near bankruptcy. Koch said during his inauguration on January 1, 1978: "These have been…
Does ground beef/cinnamon/pepper imply the existence of sky beef/cinnamon/pepper? "ground beef implies the existence of sky beef which is oddly enticing" was posted on Twitter by Bris…
Geneva, Switzerland (home of the World Health Organization and Atlanta, Georgia (home of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) have both been called the "Public Health Capital of the…
Does ground beef/cinnamon/pepper imply the existence of sky beef/cinnamon/pepper? "ground beef implies the existence of sky beef which is oddly enticing" was posted on Twitter by Bris…