Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Sprite (a lemon and lime-flavored soft drink) is often mistaken for 7 Up, and there's a popular joke. "@davelee Just been done for shoplifting in Tesco. Thought I'd gone to the…
"Big Apple or Die Tryin'" is what a sign said on the back of fictional character Pee-wee Herman's car in the movie Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016). Herman, a resident of…
The movie Jaws (1975) features an Academy Award-winning score by American composer John Williams. "I'm not sure how people get eaten by sharks. I mean, how do you not hear the…
"Happiness held is the seed. Happiness shared is the flower" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was printed in books from 1968 and 1992, and is of…
"Vision without execution is a hallucination" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown, but the saying became popular in the 1990s and credits to American…
"Alcoholism is the only disease that tries to convince you that you don't have it" is an alcoholism saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was printed in the book…
"SUCCESS: Something that always comes faster to the man your wife almost married" is a saying about success that was printed in a 1958 newspaper. "Success is something that always…
Mountain Dew is a soft drink and not an actual mountain, but there are jokes. A popular "yo mama" insult "stupid joke" is: "Yo mama is so stupid, she tried to climb…
Dogs often watch (and beg) while people are eating. A joke was posted on Twitter by Elizabeth Hackett on July 20, 2017: "WHAT ARE YOU EATING AND HOW CAN I HELP?-- dogs" TwitterElizabeth…
"Life is a gift. Live each/every day as a thank you note" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Life is a gift. Live everyday as a…
"Set goals and crush them" -- that is, to outperform the goals -- is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is frequently used in fitness, regarding weight…
"Set goals and crush them" -- that is, to outperform the goals -- is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is frequently used in fitness, regarding weight…
A riddle about buses and trains running "on time" is: Q: Do buses and trains run on time?A: Buses run on wheels and trains run on the tracks. The joke was posted on Twitter on September…
A riddle about buses and trains running "on time" is: Q: Do buses and trains run on time?A: Buses run on wheels and trains run on the tracks. The joke was posted on Twitter on September…
A joke about a silent auction was posted on the website Pun of the Day on May 20, 2018: "I wanted to bid at the silent auction, but it was not aloud." The bid was not "aloud" (a…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A hyperbole version is: "Hyperbole totally rips into this insane bar and absolutely…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An allusion version is: "An allusion walks into a bar, despite the fact that alcohol…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An oxymoron version is: "An oxymoron walked into a bar, and the silence was…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A non sequitur version is: "A non sequitur walks into a bar. In a strong wind, even…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." "A bar was walked into by the passive voice." The joke ("The bar was walked…