Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Working tirelessly" doesn't mean working without tires, but there are jokes. "Police attending an incident returned to their car to find all four wheels had been stolen.…
FaceTime (a proprietary videotelephony product developed by Apple Inc.) shouldn't be confused with "face time" (jokes), but there are jokes. "There are two guys stealing iPhones…
"Security without liberty is called prison" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying as usually been credited to Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), an American polymath…
"Security without liberty is called prison" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying as usually been credited to Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), an American polymath…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to stay in their homes -- where they did not dress formally. "Honest confession: If everyone was healthy and we could all go back to work…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was called COVID-19 (for COrona VIrus Disease). Some people thought it stood for "Certificate Of Vaccine/Vaccination ID." "COVID = Certificate of…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in panic buying and shortaes of toilet paper. "And in the end mankind used so much toilet paper, they wiped themselves out" was posted on…
"Cargo space?" is a question about the cargo space of a car. It is not about outer space, but there are jokes. "Customer: 'Cargo space?' Me: 'No, car go on road. Car…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." However, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, most bars were closed. The joke was:…
"We repair what your husband fixed" is a jocular slogan for many repair companies that has been printed on many images. The saying means that the husband really did not fix the problem.…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in lockdowns. Family members got on each other's nerves. "The wife and I have been in lockdown for eight days now. One thing's for sure,…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines. This was posted on Facebook by Camano Animal Shelter Association on March 30, 2020: "Quarantine has turned us all into dogs. We roam…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." However, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, most bars were closed. The joke was:…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemi shouldn’t be confused with Romeo and Juliet (a Verona crisis), but there are jokes. “You’ve heard a lot about corona virus, get ready to learn about a Verona…
A chess joke/pun was posted on Twitter by Oluwadamiloju 'Da UniBrow' Saliu on December 8, 2019: "A King caught his Queen watching Pawn one Knight in the Castle and decided to report…
"If you water water, it grows...." was posted on Twitter by conner on July 15, 2018. "If you water water, it grows" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on March 27, 2019.…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic ruined plans for Cinco de Mayo (Tuesday, May 5, 2020). "Cinco De Mayo finally lands on Taco Tuesday this year, and it will be messed up by a virus with the…
"Scuba" is an acronym for "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus." "Tuba" is not an acronym, but there are jokes. "She got the SCUBA acronym correct, then…
"Shamdemic" (sham + pandemic) has been used to describe a fake pandemic. "Shamdemic" was posted on the newsgroup misc.health.aids on September 9, 2004. The 2009 swine flu…
"All this anxiety better be burning calories" was posted on Twitter by Woman on February 2, 2017. The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic created anxiety and made the line newly popular.…