Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
A winter joke was posted on the website Pun of the Day on April 25, 2017: "I told my wife that it was her turn to shovel and salt the front steps. All I got was icy stares." "Icy…
An Indiana riddle is: "If the kitchen's in the house, and Diana's in the kitchen, then what's in Diana?" The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001. Wikipedia:…
An acceptable sickness to some people is being too sick to go to school or to work, but well enough to play video games at home. "Homemade turkey and vegetable broth with rotini for me and the…
A Christmas tree riddle is: Q: Why are Christmas trees like bad knitters? A: They both drop their needles. The Christmas joke has been cited in print since at least 1994. Google BooksThe Father…
"Thyme" (an aromatic perennial evergreen herb) has had many "time" puns. "After a day of removing ground cover in the garden without gloves, I am left with too much thyme…
"Fusilli" pasta sounds like "few silly." "Most Pasta shapes are sensible, but there are a fusilli" was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on November 10, 2003.…
A restaurant joke was posted on Twitter on July 13, 2010: Waitress:"Sorry about your wait" Me:"So is my dietician," Another version of the "wait"/"weight"…
Children are sometimes the reason why a parent drinks wine. "I can't wait for the day I can drink wine with my children instead of because of them..." was posted on Twitter on…
A popular money riddle is: Q: Where can you always find money?A: In the dictionary. Versions of the riddle have been cited in print since at least 1908 and 1913. 15 October 1908, The Kentucky Post…
A Christmas riddle is: Q: What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?A: Crisp Cringle. The "Kris Kringle" pun has been cited in print since at least 1997. “Pringles got into my carpet.…
Is a "Bordeaux collie" (Bordeaux wine + Border Collie) a dog that will bring red wine? "Bordeaux collie" has been cited in print since at least 1995 and has been printed on…
Bruised fruit usually can't be blamed on a bully, but there's a joke. "When I see a bruised apple at the market, I give it a soft hug and whisper, 'Who did this to…
When a waiter says that a plate is "hot," that doesn't mean that a plate is sexually attractive. "The plate wasn't hot enough. Personally i'm never sexually attracted…
A hamburger riddle is: Q: Where can a burger get a great night's sleep? A: On a bed of lettuce! The joke was printed in the book One Hundred and One Hamburger Jokes (1978) by Phil Hirsch.…
Alcoholics Anonymous is sometimes called "Al-Anon or "Anon." There are other "Anon" groups. "@realDonaldTrump needs to go to an On & On Anon meeting. It's a…
A "sommelier" is not necessarily from the African country of Somalia, but a pun was posted on the website PunGents.com on AUgust 19, 2013: "Who knows about African wines? A Somali,…
A train joke was posted on Reddit -- Dad Jokes on June 22, 2017: Q: Do you take the train to work?A: No way, the train takes me. “What happened to the monster that took the five o’clock train…
A classic riddle about Noah's Ark has been cited in print since at least 1906, from the Yonkers (NY) Statesman: Q: What kind of lights did Noah have in the ark?A: Arc lights. A different…
The children's picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969) is not a book of advice. People can't eat all they want, go to sleep and then wake up more beautiful than ever (in the…
American actor and comedian Bob Newhart has told a joke about country music since at least 1980: "I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the…