Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Life is just one thing after another" is a common saying. "I had to quit my job as quality control manager at the triangle factory It was just one ting after another" is a…
A lawsuit has been compared to a rap battle. "Black people make fun of each other and it's called a rap battle, white people make fun of each other and it's called a lawsuit"…
"Why does cooking take like six hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Swiss steakSwiss steak is meat, usually beef, prepared by means of rolling or pounding, and then braising in a cooking pot of stewed tomatoes, mushroom sauce,…
A cinnamon bun riddle is: Q: What do you call a cinnamon bun that does well in school? A: An honor roll. The joke was posted on Twitter by ᴊᴀᴍᴀʀᴄ on June 29, 2017. Twitter…
"Why does cooking take like six hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The…
"@brianshelf - I failed my Italics exam with straight As. #fb" is a jocular one-line saying that was posted on Twitter on August 18, 2011. "Failed my italic writing exam with…
Some people run...for ice cream? "I Ran Five Miles Today.....Damn Ice Cream Truck Still Didn't Stop...Even Though I Was Yellin & Wavin My Money At Him!!" was posted on Twitter on…
Crazy people hear strange voices. Do crazy accountants and billing clerks hear strange invoices? "Horace McGonigle has heard about the billing clerk who went to a psychiatrist because…
A job interview joke was posted on Reddit -- Dad Jokes on June 17, 2018: Interviewer: Your reference letters said that you take things too literally.Me: Whoa! Reference letters can talk now? The…
A possibly politically incorrect joke on the subject of school shootings was posted on Reddit -- MeanJokes on July 6, 2018: Q: Why are Americans so dumb?A: Because they shoot the ones who go to…
New York City's Times Square has many advertising signs -- by law. It has often been compared to ad blocking on the internet. "Browsing the web in general without #AdBlock is like being…
New York City's Times Square has many advertising signs -- by law. It has often been compared to ad blocking on the internet. "Browsing the web in general without #AdBlock is like being…
"'Time, heat and pressure. The same things that make a diamond also make a waffle.' ~Scott Meyer" was posted on the newsgroup Google Groups: seattle.eats on June 14, 2001.…
New York City's Times Square has many advertising signs -- by law. It has often been compared to ad blocking on the internet. "Browsing the web in general without #AdBlock is like being…
Some people run...for ice cream? "I Ran Five Miles Today.....Damn Ice Cream Truck Still Didn't Stop...Even Though I Was Yellin & Wavin My Money At Him!!" was posted on Twitter on…
A computer "time machine" pun has been cited in print since at least 2002: Q: What do you get if you stuff your computer's disk drive with herbs?A: A thyme machine. Actrix Newsletter…
"Dinner money" is money to buy dinner. The money itself is not dinner, but a popular riddle is: Q: Why did the boy eat his cash?A: Because it was his dinner money. The joke has been cited…
"Dinner money" is money to buy dinner. The money itself is not dinner, but a popular riddle is: Q: Why did the boy eat his cash?A: Because it was his dinner money. The joke has been cited…
A computer "time machine" pun has been cited in print since at least 2002: Q: What do you get if you stuff your computer's disk drive with herbs?A: A thyme machine. Actrix Newsletter…