Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"My door is always open. Hence my massive heating bill" is a joke that was posted on Twitter on April 14, 2010. A similar joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on December 20, 2014: "My…
A banana split riddle is: Q: What has no legs, but can do a split?A: A banana. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1999. 3 December 1999, The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), "Just…
Trains have been compared to rollercoasters. "Commuter trains are really just boring roller coasters" was posted on Twitter on September 21, 2011. "Trains... Slow boring…
A food/sex riddle is: Q: Why is food better than men?A: Because you don't have to wait an hour for seconds. The joke was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor.d on February 23, 1993. Google…
A cheese riddle was published in an 1869 newspaper: Q: What looks like half a cheese? A: The other half. An apple version was published in a 1909 newspaper: Q: What looks like half of an apple? A:…
Many people have said that "cheesecake" is not "cheese cake," but should be called "cheesepie" or "cheese pie." "It's hard to know whether the…
"Allahpeño" (Allah + jalapeño) has been used in several food puns. "Allahpeño Poppers #foodreligion" was posted on Twitter on March 25, 2010. "What's a…
A parking garage has been called a "hotel for cars." "Hotel for Autos, 25 Stories High, Is Chicago Plan" was a headline in the Atlanta (GA) Constitution on February 20, 1922. A…
A parking garage has been called a "hotel for cars." "Hotel for Autos, 25 Stories High, Is Chicago Plan" was a headline in the Atlanta (GA) Constitution on February 20, 1922. A…
"Cycle path" sounds a little like "psychopath." "Careful where you tell that tarmac joke. It was a cycle-path!" was posted on Twitter on May 6, 2010. "Why was the…
A popular lemon riddle is: Q: What do you call a cat that eats lemons?A: A sourpuss. The cat joke has been cited in print since at least 1943. 1 May 1943, Vernon (TX) Daily Record, "Pepsi and…
The Easy-Bake Oven is a toy that was introduced in 1963 to help teach young children to cook. A microwave oven is sometimes said to be a similar toy for older individuals. "Our microwave is…
A futon (a sofa and a bed) has been compared to a spork (a spoon and a fork) -- something that tries to do two things and does neither well. "'To me, a futon (or hide-a-bed) is just the…
"Imagine the audience naked" is a saying about performing or giving a speech. A joke on this saying was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on October 19, 2017: Q: Why is it easy to give a…
"Bacon mac 'n' cheese" has been called a "sad Carbonara" or a "trash(y) Carbonara." "I found that adding bacon bits to microwavable, gluten-free…
"Leadership requires two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate it" is a quote that has been printed on several images. British/American…
Raviolis have sometimes been described as "lasagna packets." "Ravioli is just lasagna pockets" was posted on Twitter on February 10, 2017. "Raviolis are like lasagna…
Chocolate money had nothing to do with "bitcoin" -- which is not a "bit" coin -- but there have been several jokes. "The last time I Bitcoin, I was eating chocolate money…
Speed bumps are sometimes called "inverted potholes." " Does that refer to the inverted pot holes, otherwise know as speed humps?" was posted on the newsgroup aus.transport on…
A non-observant Jew doesn't follow all Jewish laws (such as kosher laws), but it doesn't necessarily mean that a person is not observant to all details. "Has there ever been a joke…