Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Cacao: a way to say cow with a stutter" was posted on Twitter on December 24, 2011. A riddle form of this was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September 21, 2017: Q: What do you call a cow…
A riddle about the rain is: Q: What falls down but never gets hurt?A: Rain. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1962. Newspapers.com 3 November 1962, Courier-Post (Camden, NJ),…
A pirate riddle is: Q: Why did the pirate ask to get a mortgage with 3.142 percent interest?A: He wanted the pi-rate! The joke was posted on PirateJokes.net on February 21, 2015. "Why did the…
A pirate riddle is: Q: Why don't pirates need lawyers?A: They prefer to settle through ARRrrrbitration! The joke was posted on PirateJokes.net on September 18, 2010, and has been printed on an…
"Sex is like music: for every person who pays for it, there are thousands more getting it for free" is a popular line for the internet age. The saying was posted on Twitter on September…
Some people proclaim that Latin is a dead language, prompting a joke that has been printed on images: "If Latin is a dead language, does that mean zombies speak Latin?" "If Latin is…
A pirate riddle is: Q: Why did the pirate send his hot dog back at Nathan's?A: Because it was a salty dog! The joke was posted on PirateJokes.net on December 2, 2008. Wikipedia: Salty dogSalty…
Pregnant women are, literally, "body builders." "What idiot called them pregnant women and not bodybuilders" was posted on Twitter on May 30, 2013. "Why are pregnant women…
"Soup is salad tea" means that soup is something healthy to consume, like salad. "Soup is just salad tea" was posted on Twitter on February 13, 2015. "Soup is salad…
A pirate riddle is: Q: What is a pirate's favourite type of music?A: Arr and B! The joke was posted on PirateJokes.net on August 31, 2008. Wikipedia: Rhythm and bluesRhythm and blues, often…
"Chicken fingers" are pieces of chicken, usually breaded and shaped like human fingers. They are not actual "chicken fingers," but that's been the subject of some humor.…
A pirate riddle is: Q: How do pirates communicate with each other?A: With an aye phone. An "aye phone" (iPhone) pun has been cited in print since at least 2008. The joke has been printed…
A pirate riddle is: Q: Why did the pirate go to college?A: To become an arrrrrrchitect! "What’s a pirate’s second-choice job? An arrrrrrchitect!" has been cited in print since at…
A pirate riddle is: Q: Why does it take pirates so long to learn the alphabet? A: Because they can spend years at C! The joke was posted on the website PirateJokes.net on September 12, 2008.…
A pirate riddle is: Q: What's a pirate's favorite food?A: Arrrrrtichokes. "What's a pirate's favorite food? an ARRRR-ange!" was cited on a message board in 2003.…
A Jewish riddle -- and a pirate riddle -- is: Q: What does a Jewish pirate say?A: Ahoy vey! "Ahoy vey" (oy vey + ahoy) was posted on the newsgroup soc.culture.jewish.parenting on January…
A pirate riddle is: Q: What's a pirate's favorite school subject?A: Arrrrrrrrrrt. The art joke has been cited in print since at least 2003. Karma-Lab Forums Pirate Jokeskahrayzee…
It's sometimes said that Lubbock, Texas, is in the middle of nowhere. Lubbock's nickname is "Hub City of the Plains" or "Hub City." However, a joke has it that the…
A pirate riddle is: Q: What do you call a pirate who skips class?A: Captain Hooky. "Captain Hooky" is a blend of "Captain Hook" and "hooky." The joke has been cited in…
"To err is human; to forgive, divine" was written by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) in "An Essay on Criticism" (1711). The line is famous and has many parodies. A pirate joke that…