Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Men are like coolers. Load them with beer and you can take them anywhere" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying -- one of several about men -- was posted…
The process of plant photosynthesis has been compared to a building's solar panels. "Leaves are the solar panels of plants" was posted on Twitter on July 8, 2010. "Trees have…
An "auto-cannibal" is someone who eats himself (or herself). There have been several jokes. "One time I met an auto-cannibal, but he was full of himself" was posted on Twitter…
A "hamster" sounds like a pet made out of ham. A riddle is: Q: What is small, furry, and smells like bacon?A: A ham-ster. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2005. Google…
"Men are like floor tiles. If you lay them right the first time, you can walk all over them for years" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "What do ceramic tile…
A real shitty cooking riddle is: Q: How do you cook toilet paper?A: Brown it on one side, then throw it in the pot. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.tasteless.jokes on June 2, 1996. Google…
The entertainment service Netflix is sometimes said to have a Russian counterpart -- Nyetflix (nyet + Netflix). "Nyet" is Russian for "no," so the name means "no…
"Misogymnast/misogymnist" or "mysogymnast/mysogymnist" (misogynist + gymnast) is a compound term that has been used in several puns. "Is a male gymnast that hates women a…
"Bred in captivity" is sometimes punned as "bread in captivity." A joke was posted on Twitter by "milk" on August 21, 2011: "I went to the zoo and saw a piece…
There have been several "Rules of Eighth Avenue." The third Madison Square Garden was located on Eighth Avenue, between 49th and 50th Street in Manhattan, from 1925 to 1968. It hosted…
"Jehovah's Fitness" is a gym pun of "Jehovah's Witness." "Is considering the PC ramifications of opeining a Christians only Gym called 'Jehovah's…
There have been several "Rules of Eighth Avenue." The third Madison Square Garden was located on Eighth Avenue, between 49th and 50th Street in Manhattan, from 1925 to 1968. It hosted…
"The problem with drinking with people from work is they’re the ones I bitch about when I’m drunk" is a one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted…
"The problem with drinking with people from work is they’re the ones I bitch about when I’m drunk" is a one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted…
"You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish" was the title of REO Speedwagon's double platinum-selling 1978 album. The title is from an old riddle: "Question:…
A tuna fish riddle is: Q: How do you tune a (tuna) fish?A: With its scales. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1916. “You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish” is a related…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Reddit -- Shower ThoughtsWhy do people think vanilla ice cream is plain? It’s vanilla-flavoured. Plain would be just frozen cream.submitted October 1, 2017 by…
People often prove that they're human by entering "CAPTCHA" correctly on their computers, but many people find it hard to read and copy correctly. A saying was posted on Reddit --…
Web developers seek to place things on the "front page," but sometimes that page scrolls down for a long, long while. "If you scroll down far enough, is *everything* on the Front…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Reddit -- Shower ThoughtsYou can tell a lot about a person by what the order at a restaurant when someone else is paying.submitted September 30, 2017 by no_morelurking