Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"The last thing to grow on a fruit tree is the fruit" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Not seeing results? Feel like giving up?…
"The last thing to grow on a fruit tree is the fruit" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Not seeing results? Feel like giving up?…
New York City artist Olivia Rose did an "Apple Stand" art exhibit at Blankmag Books at 17 Eldridge Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side, in November 2025. The exhibit was all about…
"Every time we try to eat healthy, along comes Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, summer, Friday, or Tuesday and ruins it for us" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
"Every time we try to eat healthy, along comes Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, summer, Friday, or Tuesday and ruins it for us" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
"Bake it till you make it" (also "Bake it 'til you make it" and "Bake it until you make it") is a saying that has been printed on many images. It's a…
"Bake it till you make it" (also "Bake it 'til you make it" and "Bake it until you make it") is a saying that has been printed on many images. It's a…
"Bake it till you make it" (also "Bake it 'til you make it" and "Bake it until you make it") is a saying that has been printed on many images. It's a…
"I heard the more colorful your salad, the better it is for you. So I replaced my croutons with M&M’s" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. M&M's…
A Christmas riddle is: Q: What do you call a woman who won’t stop singing Christmas songs? A: Carolyn. "Carolyn" is a pun on the word "caroling." The joke was posted on Reddit…
Microplastics in food is very dangerous to a person's health. A joke was posted on X/Twitter by zoë bread on December 10, 2025, and this received over 28,000 likes: "i’m sick of being…
French culture is credited with both the French kiss and French onion soup. However, someone who smells of onions is not likely to be kissed. "Bit strange that the same culture is responsible…
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!" is an idiomatic saying meaning that one shouldn't do harm to someone that one is dependent on. The saying usually is not about literal…
A pot of chili can make a meal for several days. "Decided this was a good night to make a large pot of chili so I don't have to think about making dinner for the next few nights" was…
"The last thing to grow on a fruit tree is the fruit" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Not seeing results? Feel like giving up?…
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…