Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Best friends don't care if your house is clean. They care if you have wine" is a wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on October 4,…
"You people who have just one glass of wine... What's that like?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "People who casually have one glass of wine with…
"Best friends don't care if your house is clean. They care if you have wine" is a wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on October 4,…
A pastry riddle is: Q: What is a salmon's least favorite type of pastry?A: Bear claws. "Bear Claw" is the name of a popular pastry. The joke was posted on Reddit -- Cleanjokes on…
"Royalty" sounds like "royal tea." A pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day and then on the newsgroup Google Groups: alt.humor.puns on September 19, 1999: "The people…
"Breakdancing" shouldn't be confused with "brake dancing," but there is a riddle: Q: What do cars do at the disco?A: Brake dance. The pun has been cited in print since at…
A cannibal riddle is: Q: Why don't cannibals eat divorced women?A: They're too bitter. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.callahans on December 4, 1999. Google Groups:…
The fairy tale of "Jack and the Benstalk" is sometimes punned as "Jack and the Beans Talk." A riddle was posted on the newsgroup alt.religion.rabbet on April 23, 2003: Q: How…
People marry until "death do them part." A saying about friends was attributed to New York City-born character actor Keenan Wynn (1916-1986), as described in this newspaper column about…
Do people "wear" a seatbelt? "When you wear your seat belt, your technically wearing your car" was posted on Twitter on September 1, 2014. "Whenever you buckle your…
"Doe" and "dough" are homonyms. "Oh deer. At least the bad puns are for some pizza doe" was posted on Twitter on February 10, 2011. "Million dollar idea: Start…
The Public Relations Society of America -- New York Chapter began their annual "Big Apple Awards" in 1988. The goal was, according to the New York Chapter, "to encourage excellence…
"Showing your love used to be buying them flowers or writing a poem. Now it’s just looking at them for 5 minutes without checking your phone" is a jocular saying that has been printed…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A Nazi version is: "A Nazi walks into a bar...mitzvah, It did not go well."…
An alligator riddle that has been printed on images is: Q: What do you call an alligator in a vest?A: An investigator. The alligator pun was posted on Twitter on September 20, 2010, but went viral…
People get distracted -- especially with social media -- when they have work to do. "Twitter becomes ten times more entertaining when you have work to do" was posted on Twitter on…
A haunted house riddle is: Q: Why didn't 4 enter the haunted house?A: Because it was 2 squared. "2 squared" sounds like "too scared." The pun was posted on Twitter on July…
"Royalty" sounds like "royal tea." A pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day and then on the newsgroup Google Groups: alt.humor.puns on September 19, 1999: "The people…
People get distracted -- especially with social media -- when they have work to do. "Twitter becomes ten times more entertaining when you have work to do" was posted on Twitter on…
People get distracted -- especially with social media -- when they have work to do. "Twitter becomes ten times more entertaining when you have work to do" was posted on Twitter on…