Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
A joke about the sound that the Pac-Man arcade game makes was posted on Reddit -- Funny on October 20, 2011: Q: What does pacman use to cook his dinner?A: Awok wok wok wok wok wok. The riddle was…
A joke about the food quite literally "on the menu" was posted on Sickipedia on August 26, 2017: "The menu had many different kinds of food on it. 'Can I have a clean one?'…
"Overcast" weather is when the sky is covered with clouds. An "over-cast" play has too many actors. There have been many "overcast" puns. "I had an audition for a…
"Crème brûlée" is a rich custard dessert. "Blu-ray" is a digital optical disc data storage format. The two sometimes get confused. "This dessert is much better in…
"Airplane mode" for a phone or a computer (or similar electronic device) suspends radio-frequency signal transmission by the device, and was originally intended for safe air travel.…
"Overcast" weather is when the sky is covered with clouds. An "over-cast" play has too many actors. There have been many "overcast" puns. "I had an audition for a…
"Stress is caused by giving a fuck" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Conflict and stress is caused by giving a fuck and can be relieved by not giving a…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A math version was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on February 28, 2018: "The square root of…
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1978, and was first recorded by Bruce Woolley and The Camera Club. The British group the…
“Being a good accountant/ actuary/ architect/ bailiff/ quilter/ programmer/ systems engineer/ writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet" is a saying that has been printed…
A hamburger riddle is: Q: What is the color of a hamburger? A: Burgundy. The pun is that the color "burgundy" contains a "burger." The joke was posted on Twitter on December 28,…
"Sriracha" sauce is sometimes punned as "Sir Racha," the hottest knight of KingArthur's Round Table. "Oh brave sir racha, the rooster knight, please save me from my…
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1978, and was first recorded by Bruce Woolley and The Camera Club. The British group the…
“Being a good accountant/ actuary/ architect/ bailiff/ quilter/ programmer/ systems engineer/ writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet" is a saying that has been printed…
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A hedgehog version is: Q: Why did the hedgehog cross the road?A: To…
Chicken and egg jokes are sometimes extended to egg salad and chicken salad. "The difference between egg salad and chicken salad is fertilization" was posted on Twitter on June 8, 2009.…
A "horse apple" is horse manure. It's called a "road apple" when it's found in the road. "Road apples, horse dung" was cited in The American Thesaurus of…
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A hedgehog version is: Q: Why did the hedgehog cross the road?A: To…
There is "koshering salt" or "kosher salt," a larger grain salt used for removing surface blood from meat. However, there is no product called "kosher pepper."…
A joke has it that a person named two dogs "Timex" and "Rolex" because they were "watch dogs." The "watchdog" pun has been cited in print since at least…