Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterSteve's Quotes Today @todayquotes"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it."Rogers Hornsbywb 121…
“Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality” is a saying that dates to the 1960s. ""Ithaca is 10 square miles, surrounded by reality" is a saying about the city in…
"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…