Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Mary Poppins (film)Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and…
A joke about an accountant's supposedly mild personality is: Q: What's an accountant's idea of trashing his/her hotel room? A: Refusing to fill out the guest comment card. The joke…
A joke about an accountant's supposedly mild personality is: Q: What's an accountant's idea of trashing his/her hotel room? A: Refusing to fill out the guest comment card. The joke…
A tomato riddle is: Q: What's yellow and square?A: A tomato in disguise. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2004. “What’s blue and looks like a tomato?"/"A red…
A train riddle is: Q: How do trains drink?A: They chug. The riddle was posted on the website Pun of the Day on January 3, 2017. TwitterMichael Grace@RFYDNorgJanuary 3, 2017 - How do trains…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." “A dyslexic man walks into a bra” is a classic joke. Another "dyslexic" joke…
A tomato riddle is: Q: What's blue and looks like a tomato?A: A red tomato is disguise. The riddle was posted on Twitter by "anti joke apple" on April 11, 2014. “What’s yellow…
A train riddle is: Q: How do trains drink?A: They chug. The riddle was posted on the website Pun of the Day on January 3, 2017. TwitterMichael Grace@RFYDNorgJanuary 3, 2017 - How do trains…
A pun on the two meanings of "punch" was posted on Twitter by "John" on January 31. 2015: "The next person to ask for pineapple juice cranberry juice, lemonade and a load…
IKEA is a store that sells ready-to-assemble furniture. "Happy 25th Birthday IKEA! Here's your Cake.x" (with a picture of cake ingredients) was posted by Masai Graham on Twitter on…
"My wife's cooking is incredible. With a silent 'cr'" is a funny way to say that the cooking is "inedible." The saying was posted on Twitter on January 18, 2016…
A political Groundhog Day saying that has been printed on many images is: "Only in America do we accept weather predictions from a rodent, but deny climate change evidence by scientists. Happy…
Starbucks coffeehouses ask for a customer's name when the order is taken. "Took a girl to Starbucks because I forgot her name" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on…
"Diet tip: Your pants will never get too tight if you don't wear any" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted by…
"Sex education classes in school should just be listening to a baby cry for 5 hours straight while watching the same cartoon on repeat" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed…
"Nobody texts faster than a pissed off female" is a jocular one-lien saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Dylan Horst on July 31, 2012.…
IKEA is a store that sells ready-to-assemble furniture. It's often been compared to children's LEGO plastic construction toys. "Adult Legos (IKEA)" was cited in May 2007.…
A vampire riddle is: Q: Why did the vampire (Dracula) flunk art class?A: He could only draw blood. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997. Google BooksWorld's Silliest JokesBy…
"Cheese makers have many expenses in curd (incurred)"is an infrequently told cheese pun. The pun was a "Pun of the Day" on Yahoo! Groups on April 30, 2002. Yahoo! GroupsPuns of…
People go to the gym to get ripped. A cheese riddle is: Q: Why did the piece of cheese go to the gym?A: To get shredded. The joke was posted on the website Pun of the Day and was also posted on…