Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"I just saved a bunch of money (on Valentine's Day) by switching to single" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "I just saved a bunch of money on…
"Putting vodka in my juice, because it's Russia somewhere" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Definitely just put some vodka in my orange juice…
"Singing in the shower is fun and games until you get shampoo in your mouth. Then it just becomes a soap opera" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "What's…
"Mashed potatoes really beg the question: 'what else could we massively improve by squashing the hell out of it?'" is a jocular one-line saying about mashing potatoes. The line…
A joke was posted on Twitter on September 16, 2014: "What do you call someone who doesn't eat meat or vegetables?…" "DEAD." It's possible to live on fruits and nuts,…
A joke about Jamaican cooking is: Q: What did the man ask the Jamaican chef?A: What Jamaican (what are you making)? "JAMAICAN: My son came up to me when I was cooking and asked, 'Hey,…
Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One such politically incorrect joke is: Q: Why were…
Apricots aren't made from apes or cots, but there's a riddle: Q: What are apricots?A: Where monkeys sleep. The joke was posted on Twitter on September 15, 2009.…
A philosophical riddle is: Q: What's red and invisible?A: No tomatoes. The joke has been cited in print since at least the late 1980s. Google BooksNew SocietyVolumes 83-841988Pg. 60:I was told…
A "one stops the nose, and the other knows the stops" riddle has had three difference variations. A "church organist" variation was cited in 1862: "What is the difference…
"New York" can mean either the city or the state. A transportation joke is: Passenger: Will this bus take me to New York?Driver: Which part?Passenger: All of me, of course! The joke has…
"He who indulges, bulges" is a jocular food saying that has been printed on several gift items. Eleanor S. J. Rydberg first wrote the line for The Saturday Evening Post, published on…
"Gesture" sounds a bit like "jester," and there's a pun that has been printed on GIFs: "Yesterday, a clown held a door open for me. I thought it was a nice…
Many rural roadside establishments combine a restaurant with a gasoline filling station ("food and gas" or "food and fuel"). The classic sign for such a place is: "Eat Here…
"Eat here (and) diet home" is a sign that has been posted in many restaurants. The sign has been cited in print since at least 1932, when it was featured in the syndicated newspaper…
Basketball player Jason Kidd of the University of California was taken second by the Dallas Mavericks at the NBA draft on June 29, 1994. Kidd is reported to have said: "Now that I'm here,…
A hamburger riddle is: Q: How do we know that hamburgers love classical music?A: They're often found at the Meatropolitan Opera House and Cownegie Hall! The joke has been cited in print since…
A hamburger riddle is: Q: How do we know that hamburgers love classical music?A: They're often found at the Meatropolitan Opera House and Cownegie Hall! The joke has been cited in print since…
"Booger" and "boogie" aren't the same, but there's a popular riddle: Q: How do you make a tissue dance?A: Put a little boogie in it. The joke has been cited in print…
A riddle about opening a jar is: Q: Why did the little kid dance on the jar of jam?A: Because the top said, "Twist to open." A form of the riddle -- with an "ant" dancing…