Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Let's have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle" is a jocular one-line gym saying that has…
"Put some/something/the fun between your legs" is a cycling saying that has been printed on many images. "Put something fun between your legs" was printed in a 1972 newspaper,…
"The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine" is a quotation from American cyclist John Howard that has been printed on many images. Howard wrote in The Cyclist's…
Fat people sometimes say, "I'm not fat! I'm big boned!" Do skinny people say the opposite? "I'm really not all that skinny. I'm just small-boned" was posted…
"A fat person doesn't eat what's right, but eats what's left" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter by…
"If stress burned calories, I'd be a supermodel" is a jocular one-line saying about stress that has been printed on many images. "If stress burned calories, I’d be a size…
"If stress burned calories, I'd be a supermodel" is a jocular one-line saying about stress that has been printed on many images. "If stress burned calories, I’d be a size…
Can a fat person eat everything on a restaurant's menu? A popular "yo mama" insult "fat joke" is: "Yo mama is so fat, she goes to a restaurant, looks at the menu and…
A popular "yo mama" insult "fat joke" is: "Yo mama is so fat, people jog around her for exercise." The joke was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on September 7, 1994.…
"I'm not fat -- my stomach is just in 3D" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on June 13, 2011. Similar sayings include…
The song "Cheek to Cheek" (1935) by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) popularized "dancing cheek-to-cheek." A riddle is: Q: How do cjhickens dance?A: Chick to chick. The riddle has been…
"We breathe air. Trees make air. Homework kills trees. Homework is killing us" is a jocular homework saying that has been printed on many images. A "Homework kills trees!!! So stop…
"I do my best proofreading after I hit 'send'" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on March 14, 2009, but it…
"Homework: Because 7 hours of school wasn't enough" is a jocular one-line school saying that has been printed on many images. "Homework: because 5 hours of school a day…
"Hey, I found your nose. It was in my business again" is a jocular "mind your own business" saying that has been printed on many images. "HEY...I found your nose n my…
"If sleep is so important, then why does school start so early?" is a jocular one-line school saying that has been printed on many images. Many schools start the day before 9 a.m.…
"I stopped understanding math when the alphabet decided to get involved" is a jocular one-line math saying that has been printed on several images. "I stopped understanding maths…
"Dear homework, you're not attractive and I'm not doing you" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on February…
"Time goes by fast when you're avoiding homework" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Random observation: Time flies when you're avoiding…
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) said in January 1981, just before he was inaugurated U.S. president, as reported by the Associated Press: "'You can tell a lot about a fella's…