Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"When you drink alcohol you are just borrowing happiness from tomorrow" is a saying about alcohol that ha been printed on many images. "Getting drunk is borrowing happiness from…
"Most orchestras are just 1800s cover bands" is a jocular orchestra saying that has been printed on several images. " If you think about it, most orchestras are mainly cover…
American actress Goldie Hawn said as the character "Elise" in the film The First Wives Club (1996): "There are only three ages for women in Hollywood -- Babe, District Attorney, and…
"Fork in the road" is a term, but what about "spoon in the road"? "Was walking, came to a fork in the road, and took the one less traveled. Then I came to a spoon in the…
There aren't many public phone boxes still around; people usually carry a mobile phone -- or two. "Fact: People who use public phone boxes are either buying drugs or having an…
"Respect is like a paycheck. It has to be earned" (or "Respect is like a paycheck. If you don't earn it, you don't deserve it") is a saying that has been printed on…
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, has celebrated Mardi Gras since at least the 1830s. "New Orleans, the great Mardi Gras city of old days, held no celebration this year. She is in sackcloth…
A riddle about the computer keyboard is: Q: Why don't keyboards sleep?A: Because they have two shifts. "Do u know why keyboards never get tired ???. . .because they have two shifts .…
"Laissez les bons temps rouler" ("Let the good times roll") became a popular Louisiana saying from the 1940s-1960s. "Good times roll round once more" was printed in…
A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 9, 2017: Q: What do you call a feminist government?A: A Dick-hater-ship. The joke was posted on Twitter by many others. Reddit -- Jokes(Original) What…
A business pun was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 3, 2017: "My friends and I started a business where we weigh tiny items. It’s a small scale operation." The joke was posted several…
"When you have nothing to say, say it on Twitter” is a jocular one-line Twitter saying that has been printed on images. Twitter messages are only 140 characters, so one can't say much.…
The word "jazz" has been cited in baseball in Los Angeles, Californina, in 1912 and in San Francisco, California, in 1913. The term went to Chicago (probably by Bert Kelly) in 1914, and…
"Who needs television when you have so much drama on Facebook?" is a jocular Facebook saying that has been printed on images. "waaaah so much drama on facebook. i really dont know…
"Everybody says stealing is wrong. Personally, I don't buy it" is a joke about stealing. The joke was posted on Twitter on June 14, 2011. TwitterPaul. Just Paul.…
The city of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, New York, has been called the "Queen City of the Hudson (River)." Several cities were called the "Queen City of the Hudson" in the…
Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One popular joke was posted on Twitter on September…
"You don't have to like me. I'm not a Facebook status" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "I WISH i could be a status, so you could LIKE…
"Who needs television when you have so much drama on Facebook?" is a jocular Facebook saying that has been printed on images. "waaaah so much drama on facebook. i really dont know…
"I used to wonder what it’d be like to read other people’s minds. Then I got a Facebook account, and I’m over it" is a jocular Facebook saying that has been printed on many images.…