Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Panera Bread, an American multinational chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants, has sometimes been criticized as tasting like hospital food. Panera has also been criticized as being too…
Panera Bread, an American multinational chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants, has sometimes been criticized as tasting like hospital food. Panera has also been criticized as being too…
Panera Bread, an American multinational chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants, has sometimes been criticized as tasting like hospital food. Panera has also been criticized as being too…
Doors often state "Employees Only Beyond This Point," and it can be cool to be an employee and to go through the doors and beyond that point. However, then one has to work the job, and…
Gyms make money overselling memberships, knowing that many people who buy memberships won't regularly go to the gym. But what about the opposite as a business plan? "Business idea: A gym…
Gyms make money overselling memberships, knowing that many people who buy memberships won't regularly go to the gym. But what about the opposite as a business plan? "Business idea: A gym…
"There is no data center on Earth that's worth the bees, water, and trees" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that data centers come at a cost to the…
"There is no data center on Earth that's worth the bees, water, and trees" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that data centers come at a cost to the…
"There is no data center on Earth that's worth the bees, water, and trees" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that data centers come at a cost to the…
A heat joke centers around the double meaning of "shady" -- "sheltered from the sun's rays" (providing shade) and "of questionable merit" (disreputable).…
A heat joke centers around the double meaning of "shady" -- "sheltered from the sun's rays" (providing shade) and "of questionable merit" (disreputable).…
"How did we go from 'cows are killing the climate' to 'let's build data centers everywhere'" and "We went from cows are killing the climate to let's…
"How did we go from 'cows are killing the climate' to 'let's build data centers everywhere'" and "We went from cows are killing the climate to let's…
"Judge a doctor by how hard she/he tries to get you off meds" (or "Judge your doctor by how hard he/she tries to get you off meds") is a saying that has been printed on many…
"Judge a doctor by how hard she/he tries to get you off meds" (or "Judge your doctor by how hard he/she tries to get you off meds") is a saying that has been printed on many…
"Nobody sees the struggle (before/behind success)" is a popular saying. Nobody sees the effort to work out and eat healthy, for example --people just see the results. There are two…
"Nobody sees the struggle (before/behind success)" is a popular saying. Nobody sees the effort to work out and eat healthy, for example --people just see the results. There are two…
Cannellini beans are white kidney beans. A joke has "Cannellini beans" as "can of Lini beans." "Turns out there are no such thing as 'Lini beans.' I read the…
Cannellini beans are white kidney beans. A joke has "Cannellini beans" as "can of Lini beans." "Turns out there are no such thing as 'Lini beans.' I read the…
Sheila Lukins (1942-2009) and Julee Rosso opened a small catering takeout place called The Silver Palate in 1977 at Columbus Avenue and West 73rd Street in New York City. One of the first dishes…