Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Clapping is just repeatedly high-fiving yourself over someone else’s achievement" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Clapping is just highfiving yourself for…
"We're all in the same game, just different levels. Dealing with the same hell, just different devils" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying comes from the…
A chocolate riddle is: Q: How do you turn white chocolate into dark chocolate?A: Turn off the light. The joke was posted on Twitter on January 9, 2013. TwitterHamish James@mrhamishjamesReplying to…
"Time is money" is a proverb that was popularized by Benjamin Franklin (1705-1790). A joke was posted by Steven W Skinner on Twitter on January 18, 2016: "People say time is money-…
What do people do with old calendars? A joke was posted on Twitter by The Rudeman on April 16, 2013: "Once we were so poor, we only had old calendars to use as toilet paper. Now those days are…
"Meataphor" (meat + metaphor) is an infrequently used portmanteau food word. "Mixed Meataphors would be a great name for a newsletter targeted at affluent carnivores" was posted…
A joke about working in the circus was posted on Twitter by Jem Brookes on February 11, 2012: "I've given up my job in the circus because it was too difficult to juggle work and…
"PSA DONT have sex with your co-workers....unless you do porn!!" is a jocular line that was posted on Twitter on February 1, 2012. "My porn career was over really fast when I…
A driver passing through a school zone spends the most time looking...at the speedometer? "I was paying so much attention to my speedometer in a school zone that I ran over a kid. Sorry…
A pirate riddle is: Q: Why don’t pirates drive on mountain roads?A: 'Scurvy. "Scurvy" (a disease suffered by many pirates) sounds like "it's curvy." "What did…
The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. "Why do they call it the Secret Service if everyone knows about…
A "kitty" can mean a kitten, but it can also mean a money pool. A "kitty" riddle is: Q: What happened when the cat swallowed a coin?A: There was some money in the kitty! The…
"Top earner" sounds like "top urner." "Have you heard about the crematorium ceo? she was a top urner" was posted on Twitter on April 7, 2013. A riddle was posted on…
An elephant riddle is: Q: What did the hotel manager say to the elephant who couldn't pay his bill?A: "Pack your trunk and clear out!" The pun is that "trunk" has two…
"I live for my alarm clock collection. It's what gets me up in the morning" is a jocular saying that was posted on Twitter on February 10, 2011. The saying was posted on Twitter by…
"City of a Million Dreams" is a song by New Orleans native Raymond Burke (1904-1986) that was copyrighted on April 2, 1958. "City of a Million Dreams" has been an infrequently…
"I have P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude) -- I'm positive, I'm mental and I know I have attitude!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I have a positive…
"A week off" sounds like "a wee cough." "OUR DAILY SONG HIT: 'I Have a Wee Cough, So I'll Take a Week Off'" was printed in a 1924 newspaper.…
An astronaut riddle is: Q: When does an astronaut eat?A: At launch time. "Launch" sounds a little bit like "lunch." The joke has been cited in print since at least 1965 and…
Origami is the art of paper folding. It has nothing to do with folding in the game of poker, but there have been puns. "Never play poker with origami makers; they always fold" was posted…