Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Someone checking you out doesn't necessarily like you -- it could be a cashier. "Wife says the teenage cashier girl was totally 'checking me out' when we were at the store.…
The "spacebar" on a keyboard doesn't serve drinks, but a "space bar" joke has been printed on many images: Q: Where do astronauts go to drink?A: The spacebar. The pun was…
Yeast is the waste of the fermentation process. "And just look at how many folk love to drink yeast urine" was posted on alt.sex on June 21, 1994. "Yeast urine? after all,…
"Grandma pizza"/"grandma slice" was popularized on Long Island and is a square pizza with cheese and tomatoes. There usually is not "grandpa pizza," but this has been…
"Sure, I'll drink more water. Provided it's frozen and surrounded by alcohol" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "I like to drink my recommended 2…
Yeast is the waste of the fermentation process. "And just look at how many folk love to drink yeast urine" was posted on alt.sex on June 21, 1994. "Yeast urine? after all,…
Microwave clocks and stove clocks usually must be re-set after every power outage -- even an outage of a just few seconds. Many people have to re-set these clocks weekly or even daily.…
"Alcoholic? No, my dear, I prefer the term 'drinking enthusiast'" is a saying that has been printed on many images. 'New favorite phrase of the day from iPhone app…
A police joke is sometimes localized to New York City: ""The NYPD toilets were stolen. Police have nothing to go on." "Crooks stole all the toilets at a Philadelphia police…
"An engineer, a physicist, and a statistician are all sleeping in a hotel" is the start of a popular joke. A fire starts in the hotel, and the engineer and the physicist propose ways of…
On "Opposite Day," people say the reverse of what is true. "5th grade revelation: 'It's not opposite day' is always true" was posted on Twitter on July 22, 2011.…
Who (or what) does a job after being fired? "Bullets are the only things that do their job only after they are fired" was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on July 31, 2015.…
"Ab use" should not be confused with "abuse," but that's been the subject of several puns. "Doing crunches and situps at home is domestic ab use" was posted on…
A trumpet riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a trumpet and a serpent?A: A snake in the brass. "What do you get if you cross a python with a saxophone? A snake in the brass" --…
The store Bed Bath & Beyond has bathrooms (restrooms). "FYI: The bathrooms at Bed Bath & Beyond are not as nice as you'd expect..." was posted on Twitter on May 13, 2010.…
A pun about "sans-serif" lettering is: Q: What is a criminal's favorite font?A: Sans Sheriff. "What's a criminal's favorite kind of font? SANS SHERIFF" was posted…
A popular "yo mama" insult "fat joke" is: "Yo mama is so fat, when she was in school she sat next to everybody." The joke was popularized on the American television…
Pennies are widely regarded as mostly worthless, and many people don't bother to pick them up from the ground. "Is it littering to leave a penny on the ground?" was asked on Twitter…
Tea has sometimes been called "leaf soup." "Came to the stunning realization that tea is leaf soup" was posted on Twitter on February 2, 2009. "Tea is just leaf soup"…
The book DOS For Dummies (1991) started a For Dummies series of instructional books. The title "Ventriloquism for Dummies" was suggested on the newsgroup alt.tasteless.jokes on June 2,…