Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Americans are bad at math, but good at jokes. "60% of Americans are bad at math, but I'm in the other 90%" was posted on Twitter by Megan Amram on September 14, 2010. "I heard…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major…
"Buy curios" sounds like "bi-curious." " I've just spent £350 on various items in an antique shop- does that make me buy curios?" was posted on Twitter on…
Many people have observed that pizza rolls are just smaller versions of calzones. "Pizza rolls are mini calzones" was posted on Twitter on December 24, 2011. "Pizza rolls are just…
"I run on coffee, chaos and cuss words" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. There have been many "I run on..." variations. "I run on #coffee and cuss…
"Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Be kind to unkind people. They probably need it the most" was printed in the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major…
"There are some things you can only learn in a storm" -- that is, learn through difficulties -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Some stuff you can't learn on…
A giraffe riddle is: Q: What is a giraffe's favorite fruit?A: Necktarines. The "nectarine"/"necktarine" pun has been cited in print since at least 2004. Wikipedia: PeachThe…
A cowboy riddle is: Q: Where do cowboys cook their meals?A: On the range. The "on the range" joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.support.depression.recovery on February 24, 1998. Google…
A moon joke was posted on Twitter on September 15, 2016: "I sexually identify as a moon. My mom thinks it's just a phase." A slightly different version was posted on Reddit -- Jokes…
A guitar joke has been printed on several images: "This bloke said to me: ‘I’m going to attack you with the neck of a guitar.’ I said: ‘Is that a fret?’" "Fret" sounds…
"Karaoke" sounds a bit like "curry OK." A joke has someone enter an Indian restaurant and the waiter asks, "Curry OK?" The diner responds, "Sorry, I hate singing…
Many women work until a late stage of pregnancy. "When you're pregnant, every day is like Take Your Child to Work Day! Have any of you done that?" was posted on Twitter on July 9,…
A sandwich riddle was posted on Reddit -- Badjokes on September 12, 2017: Q: What did the sandwich say to the doorman?A: "Please lettuce in." "Lettuce" sounds like "let…
Websites often have a problem with a "server," providing the basis of tennis puns. "Just tried to get on the British Tennis Association's website but they're having…
A tree riddle has been printed on several images: Q: How do trees feel in the spring?A: Releaved. "Releaved" (for "relieved") is a pun on the word "leaves." A tree…
"Karaoke" sounds a bit like "curry OK." A joke has someone enter an Indian restaurant and the waiter asks, "Curry OK?" The diner responds, "Sorry, I hate singing…
"Alcohol is like a push-up bra for your personality" -- that is, alcohol makes you more interesting to others -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…
In one scene in the movie Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011), a baby poops and one character (played by actor Jeremy Piven) says: "That smells like lentils and desperation." The…