Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Isn't it amazing how efficient the government becomes when the project is mass surveillance?" was posted on X/Twitter and Facebook by Young Americans for Liberty on August 14, 2026.…
People are often told to trust their "gut feeling" or "gut instinct" (intuition) about something, but what if someone's gut cannot be trusted? "Everyone is telling me…
People are often told to trust their "gut feeling" or "gut instinct" (intuition) about something, but what if someone's gut cannot be trusted? "Everyone is telling me…
People are often told to trust their "gut feeling" or "gut instinct" (intuition) about something, but what if someone's gut cannot be trusted? "Everyone is telling me…
People are often told to trust their "gut feeling" or "gut instinct" (intuition) about something, but what if someone's gut cannot be trusted? "Everyone is telling me…
"No one warns you that getting older mostly means deciding what to make with ground beef and chicken for the rest of your life" is a food joke that has been printed on many images. Every…
An avocado can be expensive. This was posted on X/Twitter by ❤️🔥Sardonic Tart❤️🔥 on June 2, 2017: "I came into some money so I'm eating an entire avocado for…
People are often told to trust their "gut feeling" or "gut instinct" (intuition) about something, but what if someone's gut cannot be trusted? "Everyone is telling me…
This problem in egg logic was posted on X/Twitter by Jum on August 4, 2026, and it received over 32,000 likes: "1 hard boiled egg? Perfect. Fried eggs? Just two and I'm good. Scrambled…
Mad Apple is the title of a show by Cirque du Soleil that ran at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2022 until 2026. The show featured acrobatics, music, dance,…
Many municipalities have surveillance cameras, keeping records on all citizens -- including the great majority who have not committed any crime. "Free countries don’t track innocent…
"Every pharmaceutical drug is an attempt to copy something that already exists in nature" was posted on Facebook by "Unofficial tools of the trade" on August 24, 2025, and this…
Many municipalities have surveillance cameras, keeping records on all citizens -- including the great majority who have not committed any crime. "Free countries don’t track innocent…
Many municipalities have surveillance cameras, keeping records on all citizens -- including the great majority who have not committed any crime. "Free countries don’t track innocent…
Many municipalities have surveillance cameras, keeping records on all citizens -- including the great majority who have not committed any crime. "Free countries don’t track innocent…
Zohran Mamdani became, in 2026, New York City's first Muslim and first Asian American mayor. Some people dubbed New York City "Mamdanistan," from "Mamdani" and…
Zohran Mamdani became, in 2026, New York City's first Muslim and first Asian American mayor. Some people dubbed New York City "Mamdanistan," from "Mamdani" and…
Zohran Mamdani became, in 2026, New York City's first Muslim and first Asian American mayor. Some people dubbed New York City "Mamdanistan," from "Mamdani" and…
In 2026, new New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not support requiring an ID to vote, but did support requiring an ID to shop at his proposed city-run grocery stores. This jocular comment was…
New York magazine called New York City "Habibi City" for its cover story in August 2026. In 2026, New York City had its first Muslim mayor in Zohran Mamdani. "Hababi" is Arabic,…