Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Many people complain about jury duty, but this was posted on Twitter by Sassparilla on September 17, 2018: "Quit complaining about jury duty. You’re literally getting excused from work to go…
A town hall meeting ("town hall") has been called "clown hall" or "clownhall" by those who believe that politicians are clowns. "More like a clown hall…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic affected mostly older people, such as baby boomers (people born from 1946 to 1964). COVID-19 was nicknamed the "Boomer Remover" and "Boomer…
Townhall is an American politically conservative website. Some critics have called it "Clownhall." "Once again, Jose copies an article from Clownhall" was posted on the…
A town hall meeting ("town hall") has been called "clown hall" or "clownhall" by those who believe that politicians are clowns. "More like a clown hall…
A sunrise riddle is: Q: What do you get when the sunrise bends over?A: The crack of dawn. The joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on July 26, 2019. Reddit -- DadjokesPosted by u/yaboi79 July 26,…
"Champagne" is sometimes used as a generic term for sparkling wine, but legally, it must come from the Champagne wine region of France. A wine/whine joke was posted on Twitter by joel…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic affected mostly older people, such as baby boomers (people born from 1946 to 1964). COVID-19 was nicknamed the "Boomer Remover" and "Boomer…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in new vaccines. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on July 22, 2021: Q: Why isn't holy water used in vaccines?A: Because you can't take…
There are sea shanties, but what about land shanties? "Country Music is just land shanties" was posted on Twitter by manic pixie dudebro on January 18, 2020. "Country music is just…
"Tuba" sounds like "tube of." A riddle was printed in many newspapers in 1994: Q: What do you use to fix a broken tuba?A: A tuba glue! The riddle is often worded as this: Q: How…
"Jabbo" (the "jab" of Covid vaccine) became a catchword of YouTuber HighImpactFlix, often stating that he "refuses to bow down to the altar of Jabbo." "Which is…
"Tuba" sounds like "tube of." A riddle was printed in many newspapers in 1994: Q: What do you use to fix a broken tuba?A: A tuba glue! The riddle is often worded as this: Q: How…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks. “Muzzletard” (face mask + retard) represents someone who wears a mask, or is a fanatic that everyone wears a…
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…
"Champagne" is sometimes used as a generic term for sparkling wine, but legally, it must come from the Champagne wine region of France. A wine/whine joke was posted on Twitter by joel…
"Champagne" is sometimes used as a generic term for sparkling wine, but legally, it must come from the Champagne wine region of France. A wine/whine joke was posted on Twitter by joel…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A bartender anti-joke version is: "A bartender walks into a bar. He works there."…
Some people identify as "they/them." A riddle was posted on Twitter by Seri Bea(selfish era) on March 20, 2021: Q: How does a non-binary samurai kill people? A: They/them. That is,…
"An easy way to make your water taste better is to simply add coffee" has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Facebook by Death Wish Coffee Company on February 12, 2016.…