Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Photographers are violent people. First they frame you, then they shoot you, then they hang you on the wall" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was…
"I have a condition which prevents me from going on a diet…it’s called hunger" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "I have this condition which prevents me from…
"It may look like I’m having really deep thoughts but 99% of the time I’m just thinking about what food I’m going to eat later" is a jocular one-line food saying that has been…
"Where there's a will there's a way" is an old proverb. "Where there's a whisk, there's a way" is a cooking variation that has been printed on many images.…
"A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American chef, cookbook author and teacher James Beard…
"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall" is a joke from American stand-up comedian Mich Hedberg (1968-2005) that has been…
Pepsi and Coke are rival soft drink companies. A drug testing riddle is: Q: Why was the Pepsi employee fired?A: He tested positive for Coke. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2003 and…
"No, I don't take soup. You can't build a meal on a lake" is a soup saying that has been printed on many images. The quotation is from New York-born socialite and interior…
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" is a saying by English writer Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832). "Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery" is a variation that…
"Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality" is a statement about the United States capital city -- "Washington" is a metonym for the federal government -- that is…
"Pasta" sounds like "past her." A joke is: "My wife bet that I couldn't make a car out of spaghetti. You should have seen her face as I drove pasta!" The joke was…
A riddle about pulled pork is: Q: What do you get when you play tug-of-war with a pig?A: Pulled pork. "tug of war pig!? Your guess equals mine LOL RT @GsusShuttlez: @FLashY i never understood…
A donut/doughnut riddle is: Q: What nut has no shell?A: A dough-nut. "What's the only nut without a shell? A doughnut" was published in The Evening World (New York, NY) on April 2,…
A Christopher Columbus pun is: Q: What bus sailed the ocean?A: Colum-bus. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1950. Wikipedia: Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus (Italian:…
A riddle on the name of the "Hamburglar" (a character in McDonald's restaurant commercials) is: Q: What do you call a pig thief?A: A ham-burglar. The joke has been cited in print…
The Oscar Mayer company makes wieners. A joke involving the Academy Awards ("Oscars") is: "Did you see the movie about the hot dog? It was an Oscar wiener." The joke was…
A riddle about "jacket" potatoes and "button" mushrooms is: Q: What's the best thing to eat with jacket potatoes?A: Button mushrooms. The joke has been cited in print since…
"Butter" can mean a food or "someone who butts." A riddle is: Q: What is the best butter in the world?A: A goat. Forms of the "butter" pun have been cited in print…
"Activism" and "activist" became popular in the 1960s, usually associated with civil rights. "Food activism" was cited in a September 1970 newspaper, and "health…
Some recipes call for "wine reduction." A joke is: "I drink straight out of the wine bottle while cooking. I think that's what they mean by reducing it." "I'm not…