Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"If your personal choices have a victim, it is no longer a personal choice" is a vegan saying that has been printed on many images. "If your personal choices have a victim, it is no…
"Toiletry" is not "toilet tree" and "lavatory" is not "lavatree," but there are jokes. "Clara: 'where does toilet paper come from?' Me:…
"Chicken-Bacon-Ranch (dressing)" is a food combination that has been sold in Hot Pockets, Hunt Brothers pizza, Meijer pizza, Sam's Choice pizza, Stouffer's, Velveeta and other…
When someone goes to the bathroom to "take a dump," there is no actual "taking" -- except in jokes. "Went to the bathroom earlier and took a poo....not sure whose it was,…
Soccer ("football" in the UK) has its World Cup tournament. "Two flies were playing a game of football on a saucer., One called across to the other: George, he said. we'll have…
"Toiletry" is not "toilet tree" and "lavatory" is not "lavatree," but there are jokes. "Clara: 'where does toilet paper come from?' Me:…
A math riddle was posted on Twitter by Chad Topaz on October 6, 2020: Q: What do baby mathematicians drink?A: Formula. “What do you feed a baby parabola?"/"Quadratic formula" is an…
"Toiletry" is not "toilet tree" and "lavatory" is not "lavatree," but there are jokes. "Clara: 'where does toilet paper come from?' Me:…
"Just call me the little engine that said, 'OK, but I need some coffee first'" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. The Little Engine That Could is an…
"No stone left unturned" is a popular idiom. "No tern left unstoned" is a spoonerism. "The professional punster leaves no phrase unturned as in the case of him who said of…
The expression "in the long run" means "over a long period of time" and does not usually refer to long runs, but there are jokes. A marathoner riddle is: Q: Why does someone who…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many colleges to switch to remote learning. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on October 7, 2020: Q: What is the most expensive video-streaming…
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A one-handed man version is: Q: Why did the one-handed man cross the…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to homeschool their children. "Is it OK that I start drinking as soon as the kids go to school? Or does that make me a bad teacher?"…
"Cheddar" sounds a bit like "shed a." "He went on a cheese diet in order to cheddar few pounds. (Pun of the Day)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.callahans on July 27,…
"Cheddar" sounds a bit like "shed a." "He went on a cheese diet in order to cheddar few pounds. (Pun of the Day)" was posted on the newsgroup alt.callahans on July 27,…
Humans are the only animal to drink the milk of another species, and also the only animal to drink milk past infancy" is a saying that has been printed on many images. TwitterSteve…
"We live in a society where the free thinking, open-minded people are called crazy and the ignorant, closed-minded people are 'normal'" is a saying that has been printed on many…
"Don't trust people that do acupuncture. They're back stabbers" is a classic joke about acupuncture. The joke was posted on the website "Pun of the Day" on October 28,…
"Don't trust people that do acupuncture. They're back stabbers" is a classic joke about acupuncture. The joke was posted on the website "Pun of the Day" on October 28,…