Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks, but many people disagreed with requiring all people (both sick and healthy) to wear masks. "This mask is as…
"Sheet" sounds like "shit." "do you know what ghosts taste like? Sheet!" was posted on Twitter by Brian Korte on February 1, 2017. "Why don’t zombies eat ghost?…
"Sheet" sounds like "shit." "do you know what ghosts taste like? Sheet!" was posted on Twitter by Brian Korte on February 1, 2017. "Why don’t zombies eat ghost?…
"Wash your hands and say your prayers because Jesus and germs are everywhere" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "One of her mother's…
"Wash your hands and say your prayers because Jesus and germs are everywhere" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "One of her mother's…
The "big lie" is, "If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes truth" -- a statement often attributed to Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945), Adolf Hitler's Propaganda Minister in…
Bananas have been compared to sausages. "sausage = meat banana" was posted on Twitter by stephanie vacher on October 16, 2008. "I like to call sausages, meat bananas, it's makes…
Bananas have been compared to sausages. "sausage = meat banana" was posted on Twitter by stephanie vacher on October 16, 2008. "I like to call sausages, meat bananas, it's makes…
"Mice die in mouse traps because they don’t understand why the cheese is free. The same thing happens with socialism" (or "Socialism is like a mouse trap. It works because the…
"Mice die in mouse traps because they don’t understand why the cheese is free. The same thing happens with socialism" (or "Socialism is like a mouse trap. It works because the…
The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…
The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…
The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…
The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…
The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…
Twitter is an American microblogging and social networking service. Some people who don't like Twitter have nicknamed it "Shitter" (shit + Twitter). "Possible tagline:…
"Don't run with bagpipes. You could put an aye out. Or worse yet, get kilt" is a pun-filled piece of advice posted on Twitter by Justin Staggs Ⓥ on August 28, 2017.…
"Black Lives Matter" is the name of an organization and a slogan for a political justice movement. Some people prefer to say that "all lives matter." "Lives matter! If you…
Entry in progress -- BP twitterThomas Petrahai@Dash_O_SassChili is basically just hamburger soup4:02 PM · Jan 28, 2020·Twitter Web App
"Sole provider" means the only provider. It usually doesn't mean the provider of shoe soles, but there are jokes. "I'm the sole provider for my family. They can buy the…