Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases.
"I'm kinda like the total package that got fucked up through/thru shipping and handling" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “@CynSityy: I'm kind of like…
"I'm not much on seizing the day. I just kinda poke it with a stick" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Carpe diem" (Latin, meaning "seize the…
Some call centers always seem to state that they are experiencing a higher volume of calls than average, and they always place customers on hold. "Why is it that all the places one calls are…
"They keep saying that 'Nobody wants to work anymore' but really just nobody wants to be overworked and underpaid anymore" is a work saying that has been printed on many images.…
"It's Saturday. I plan on doing nothing and plenty of it" is a jocular Saturday saying that has been printed on many images. "It's saturday...I plan on doing nothing and…
The Super Bowl (NFL football's championship game) has nothing to do with a bowl for consuming food, but there are jokes. "Yo mama so stupid when she went to the Super Bowl she brought a…
The Super Bowl (NFL football's championship game) has nothing to do with a bowl for consuming food, but there are jokes. "Yo mama so stupid when she went to the Super Bowl she brought a…
"It's Saturday. I plan on doing nothing and plenty of it" is a jocular Saturday saying that has been printed on many images. "It's saturday...I plan on doing nothing and…
"Adult life is a constant cycle of 'I just need to get through this week', every week..." is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Adult life is a constant cycle…
Many people are surprised that salt has an expiration date. One brand of salt states that it is 250 million year old. "Eating 250 million-year-old salt. Surprisingly does not taste stale"…
The Founding Fathers of the United States wrote documents in cursive, but most people seldom write in cursive today. Cursive is sometimes called "founding father handwriting."…
The Founding Fathers of the United States wrote documents in cursive, but most people seldom write in cursive today. Cursive is sometimes called "founding father handwriting."…
The Founding Fathers of the United States wrote documents in cursive, but most people seldom write in cursive today. Cursive is sometimes called "founding father handwriting."…
"Sometimes I read a text and think what a fucking psychopath. Then press send" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I read a text and think, what a…
"Sometimes I read a text and think what a fucking psychopath. Then press send" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I read a text and think, what a…
"The best day between yesterday and tomorrow is Saturday" is a Saturday saying of unknown authorship. The saying has been cited in print since at least May 2023. Facebook Simon Mwansa May…
"Winter means double the coffee" is a cold weather saying that has been printed on many images. "Winter means double the coffee" was posted on X/Twitter by Gabriel I on January…
Many people --- mostly non-economists -- believe that the poor get richer simply by raising the minimum wage. The following meme (featuring the Philosoraptor) was posted on X/Twitter by Being…
"Calories in one pistachio: 4. Calories burned opening one pistachio: 3,146. Take that, kale" is a ocular saying that has been printed on many images. Pistachios have shells that can be…
"Sometimes I read a text and think what a fucking psychopath. Then press send" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I read a text and think, what a…