Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
A restaurant joke was posted on Twitter by Provocotive Sloth on October 9, 2018: waiter: how do u like your steak cookedme: like winning an argument with my gfwaiter: rare it is The joke has been…
"The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The internet is like ancient Egypt:…
"Quid pro quo" (something in exchange for something else) has nothing to do with calamari (squid), but there are jokes. "It could be the squid pro quo for a bowl of cold spaghetti in…
"Ziomerica" (Zionism + America) is a portmanteau word that expresses a belief that the United States is controlled by Zionists (Jews). "Pakistan:tired of being drone bombed by…
"Dinosaurs had no coffee. How did that work out?" (or "Dinosaurs never had coffee, and we see how that turned out") is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images.…
"The first time I saw a kiwi I thought it's a potato with fur" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "It should be 'potato with fur' not kiwi" was posted…
"Staying in bed all day is my way of saving money" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Staying in bed all day is usually no way to make money, either. "So glad…
"The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The internet is like ancient Egypt:…
"Dinosaurs had no coffee. How did that work out?" (or "Dinosaurs never had coffee, and we see how that turned out") is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images.…
"I wish I could drop my body off at the gym and pick it back up when it's ready" is a gym saying that has been printed on many images. "I want to drop my body off at the gym…
"A good mother loves her children. A great mother still loves them when they're teenagers" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "A good mother loves her kids ... a…
"A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer" is a jocular saying that has been Twitter printed on many images. That is, everything that had been on top of the desk is hidden in the…
Many people who are constantly late set their clocks ahead to give them a few extra minutes. "I set my alarm clock ahead to prevent being late... But all it really did is sharpen my…
"There are only two absolutes in life: friends and vodka. And the best times usually involve both" is a vodka saying that has been printed on several images. ”As one of my friends says,…
"If your phone battery lasts all day, it's because nobody likes you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, no one is calling you. "If your phone…
"Some guy just honked at me to leave my parking space faster, so now I’ll just have to sit here until both of us are dead" is a jocular saying about parking. The speaker is being…
A boomerang riddle is: Q: How do you get rid of a boomerang?A: Throw it down a one-way street. The joke was printed in The Sun-Herald (Sydney, New South Wales) on July 8, 1973. Newspapers.com8 July…
Is a fish taco made “of” fish or made “for” fish? A fish taco joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on July 25, 2019: "I made some fish tacos last night. But they just ignored them and…
Imitation crab meat (such as surimi) has been called the "hot dog of the sea" -- it may taste good, but what's really in it? "Her product was imitation crab meat -- a veritable…
"Being cremated is my last hope for a smoking hot body" (or "Cremation: my last chance to have a smokin' hot body" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images…