Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
American blues singer Big Bill Broonzy (1903-1958) explained in a 1953 performance (and probably earlier): "Some people call these folk songs. All the songs I've heard in my life was folk…
"Why can't someone look at me the same way I look at pizza?" is a jocular one-line pizza saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on December 5,…
A pun on the name Whole Foods is: Q: What's the best place to buy Cheerios and donuts? A: Hole Foods. This form of the joke was posted on Reddit -- Dad Jokes on April 24, 2017. "Shopping…
"Warning! The consumption of alcohol/wine might cause you to think you can sing" is a jocular one-line wine saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning...the consumption of…
"Life is basically all the stuff you have to do to get from coffee to wine (time)" is a one-line wine saying that has been printed on many images. "Life is basically all the stuff…
"I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education" is a popular education epigram from American playwright Wilson Mizner (1876-1933). The quotation has been cited in print since…
"Knowledge is power" is an old saying. "Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch" is a saying of uncertain authorship. "'Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm…
"Warning! The consumption of alcohol/wine might cause you to think you can sing" is a jocular one-line wine saying that has been printed on many images. "Warning...the consumption of…
"I drink coffee because I need it, and wine because I deserve it" is a one-line wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Wine Woman on January…
"I tried cooking with wine for the first time last night, after 5 glasses I forgot why I was in the kitchen!" is a jocular wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was…
"Reality is (just/only) an illusion that occurs due to (a) lack of wine" is a jocular one-line wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since…
"I don’t like whiny and cheesy people, but I do like wine and cheese people" is a jocular one-line wine-and-cheese saying that has been printed on several images. The saying has been…
"A/Any friend of wine is a friend of mine" is a wine saying that has been printed on many images. "Any friend of wine is a friend of mine!" was posted on Twitter on October 23,…
"The first thing on my bucket list is to fill the bucket with wine" is a jocular wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on April 10, 2014.…
"I'm a wine enthusiast. The more wine I drink, the more enthusiastic I become" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on the blog Wine…
"Homemade with love. In other words, I licked the spoon and kept using it" is a jocular saying about homemade foods that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter…
"Uncork and unwind" is a wine saying that has been printed on many images. "Uncork" refers to the wine bottle; "unwind" refers to the wine drinker. "Uncork and…
"There is a time and place for wine –- in my hand and now" is a jocular wine saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on April 5, 2013, when this…
"Not all girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. Some girls are made of sarcasm, wine, and everything fine" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Not all…
Missing persons’ pictures have been on milk cartons since the disappearance of Etan Patz in Manhattan in 1979. "If I go missing, put my photo on a wine bottle so my friends will know to look…