Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Google Images is a collection of images by the Google search engine. The top images are usually the most relevant. A popular joke is: "Google image results are like a party that starts off…
"Water your mind to grow your soul" is an educational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on June 26, 2016 and probably originated on The Minds…
"Prophet" is sometimes used in business puns for the word "profit." "Atheism is a non-prophet organization" is a joke that has been cited in print since at least 1988.…
A "handshake" is very different from a "milk shake," but there have been several cannibal jokes. "Why did Jeffrey Dahmer keep a blender on his porch? So he could greet…
UPS delivery drivers get plenty of parking tickets, but the vehicles are still often parked where regular cars cannot. A joke is: "I bought a used UPS truck. It gets bad gas mileage, but I can…
To "know something like the back of one's hand" is to know it very well. A student joke applies this expression to a human anatomy test. "Going to Anatomy. I know this like the…
A European joke about American beer is: Q: Why is American beer served cold?A: So you can tell it from urine. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1991. David Moulton has been credited…
"No one ever injured their eyesight by looking on the bright side of things" is a one-line motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "But few people impair their…
A chemistry joke is: Q: What does the military use acid for?A: To neutralize the enemy base. The military riddle was posted on Twitter on July 28, 2016. TwitterPuns @TheFunnyWorIdDead…
"If I had a dollar for every time someone over 40 told me my generation sucks, then I could afford a house in the economy they ruined" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
"It might look like I'm doing nothing, but at the cellular level I'm quite busy" is jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "It might look like…
A fortune cookie riddle is: Q: What do you call a funny fortune cookie?A: An inside joke. The joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 25, 2017. Wikipedia: Fortune cookieA fortune cookie is a…
"Backpack journalism" describes a reporter ("backpack journalist") who uses new technology -- often placed in a backpack -- to be a reporter, photographer and videographer, all…
"Believing in yourself is the first secret to success" is a one-line motivational saying that has been printed on many images. American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), lecturing…
"Of course I talk to myself. Sometimes I need expert advice" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on August 1, 2011. Twitter barbara…
"Don’t be yourself. Be a pizza. Everyone loves pizza" is a jocular pizza saying that has been printed on several images. YouTube personality PewDiePie (Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg)…
A joke about cured meats is: "Smoking will kill you. Bacon will kill you. But smoking bacon will cure it." "So smoking will kill you... bacon will kill you... but will smoking bacon…
These have been chess jokes involving a pawn shop. "You can buy a used chess set in a pawn shop" was printed in the Washington (DC) Post in 1974. Yes, maybe you can buy a chess set in a…
"Hepatitis C" is not a grade, but there are jokes. "I just took an STD test and I got a C in Hepatitis" was posted on Twitter on May 27, 2011. "I was always a C student so…
"Don't worry about what I'm doing. Worry about why you're worried about what I'm doing" is a "mind your own business" saying that has been printed on many…