Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
A "dick move" is a contemptibly cruel or selfish action. It doesn't involve a "dick" making a chess move, but there have been several jokes. "Penis-shaped figures on a…
People at a bowling alley put their fingers into bowling balls. "The first rule of staying alive is NEVER, EVER EAT FINGER FOOD AT A BOWLING ALLEY" was posted on Twitter on May 5, 2009.…
Many people drink hot coffee in winter, but suppose that's not hot enough? "I think it is easier to be a bicycle messenger in Buffalo or Boston in wintertime and in addition drink a…
People at a bowling alley put their fingers into bowling balls. "The first rule of staying alive is NEVER, EVER EAT FINGER FOOD AT A BOWLING ALLEY" was posted on Twitter on May 5, 2009.…
"Capon" sounds like "cape on." "It's so cold out there today, I saw a chicken with a cape on" is a joke that was printed in a 1976 newspaper. "It was so cold…
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A gamer version is: Q: Why did the gamer cross the road?A: Buy the…
"A spare I guess" for "asparagus" is a pun that has been printed on several images. A bowling "spare" asparagus pun is the most popular. "The joke will have…
A jocular sign about parking has been cited in print since at least 2004 and printed on several images: "PRIVATE PARKING UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES WILL BE WORKED OVER WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER, FLIPPED…
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A gamer version is: Q: Why did the console gamer cross the road?A: To…
"A spare I guess" for "asparagus" is a pun that has been printed on several images. A bowling "spare" asparagus pun is the most popular. "The joke will have…
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A gamer version is: Q: Why did the gamer cross the road?A: Buy the…
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"/"To get to the other side" is a classic riddle from the 19th century. A gamer version is: Q: Why did the console gamer cross the road?A: To…
"A spare I guess" for "asparagus" is a pun that has been printed on several images. A bowling "spare" asparagus pun is the most popular. "The joke will have…
A Christmas riddle is: Q: What do you call a disobedient kid who doesn't believe in Santa?A: A rebel without a Claus. The pun is on the film Rebel Without a Cause (1955). The Santa riddle was…
A chemistry riddle is: Q: Why do chemists like nitrates so much?A: They're cheaper than day rates. The "nitrate"/"night rate" pun has been cited in print since at least…
Police are sometimes called "coppers." A chemistry riddle is: Q: What is copper nitrate?A: Overtime for policemen. The "copper night rate" joke has been cited in print since at…
A dog riddle is: Q: What do you call a frozen dog?A: A pupsicle. Forms of the "pupsicle" (pup + popsicle) riddle have been cited in print since at least 1965. 7 July 1965, Honolulu (HI)…
"What gets bigger the more you take from it?" is a popular riddle. "A pit" or "an excavation" or "a hole" has been the answer since at least 1824.…
"Rodents" sounds like "road dents." "Exterminators call pot holes 'road dents!!!'" was posted on Twitter on February 2, 2010. "Guys, be careful when you…
"When you don’t know what to do, just walk fast and look worried" is a work saying that has been printed on several images, including a Dilbert comic strip. Paul Dickson wrote in The…