Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Stay positive" usually means to stay optimistic, but for a Covid test to "stay positive" means that the person still has the disease. The original authorship of a popular…
A person can be physically flexible, and the person's schedule can also be flexible. There are several jokes. "So I said to the Gym instructor 'Can you teach me to do the…
"What's the point of being afraid of the zombie apocalypse when you're already a zombie?" is a saying that has been shown on several images. The most popular image shows…
A person can be physically flexible, and the person's schedule can also be flexible. There are several jokes. "So I said to the Gym instructor 'Can you teach me to do the…
Emojis are "picture words." "Words do not describe how much I hate emojis" was posted on Twitter by Jack on March 7, 2014. "Words cannot express how much I hate emojis.…
Pornhub is a Canadian-owned internet pornography website. A joke is that the website is for "sick fucks" -- the word "sick" meaning "twisted" or…
"In alcohol's/beer's/tequila's defense, I've done some pretty dumb stuff while sober, too" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I've…
A highway riddle is: Q: What do you get when you cross a highway with a bicycle?A: Run over. The joke was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on July 9, 1992. Google Groups: rec.humorClean Joke…
"In alcohol's/beer's/tequila's defense, I've done some pretty dumb stuff while sober, too" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I've…
"Back in my day, it was a game of dodgeball where you found out who really didn't like you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. A person who didn't like you would…
A royal riddle is: Q: What happens to deposed kings?A: They get throne away. "Throne away" is a pun on "thrown away." The riddle was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on August…
A royal riddle is: Q: What happens to deposed kings?A: They get throne away. "Throne away" is a pun on "thrown away." The riddle was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on August…
"Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my metabolism the most" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the things people used to eat (and burn off) when they were…
"We are a nation of sheep, and someone else owns the grass" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Sheep" means an order-complying animal. "We are a nation of…
"Jewish Rye Bread" refers to rye bread (with caraway seeds) that has been made in many Jewish communities. "Jewish Rye Bread and Pumpernickel at Barr's 317 N. Main" was…
"The last bite of a cookie isn’t really a bite because you don’t bite it, you just put it in your mouth" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on February 26, 2021. "Isn’t the…
"I wonder why cow meat is called beef and pig meat is called pork when chicken meat is just called chicken.//ran out of ideas?" was posted on Twitter by Rachel Reinhardt on May 24, 2009.…
A fishing riddle is: Q: What did one fish say to the other fish?A: Keep your mouth shut and you won't get caught. The riddle was printed in the Courier-Times (Bristol, PA) on January 7, 1958.…
"Well, I was going to turn all my guns over to the government; but I did a background check and none of them were mentally stable" was posted on Twitter by Doug Sehorne on September 15,…
"In alcohol's/beer's/tequila's defense, I've done some pretty dumb stuff while sober, too" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I've…