Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
A joke about the best machine at the gym is: Q: What's the best machine to impress women at the gym?A: The ATM. The joke might have originated with late night television comedian Jay Leno.…
"Sleeping with the fishes" is a mob term meaning that someone will be killed (that is, the body will be dumped in the water to "sleep with the fishes"). A joke was posted on…
A taxi is not a restaurant, and there's a joke: "A man enters a taxi with a hot dog. The driver says, 'Excuse me, but this is not a restaurant.' The guy replies, 'I know.…
A classroom is not a restaurant, and there's a joke: "A student walks into the classroom, loaded down with sandwiches and soda The teacher yells, 'What do you think you're…
A popular meme in the late 1970s was how various professions "do it" -- a mild sex pun. For example, "Divers Do It Deeper." Preservation in Pink did a bumper sticker in 2011:…
A popular bumper sticker for people with some disagreements with the United States is: "I love my country...but I think we should start seeing other people." The bumper sticker has been…
A popular meme in the late 1970s was how various professions "do it" -- a mild sex pun. For example, "Divers Do It Deeper." A news media version is "Journalists Do It…
"Don't follow me. I'm lost, too!" is a popular bumpber sticker. "Don't Follow Me. I'm Lost Too!" was scribbled on the back of a jeep in 1944. The saying…
"Soccer is a kick in the grass" is a jocular line that has been printed on bumper stickers. The saying was a slogan of the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League (NASL),…
The Saratoga Race Course has the nickname "Graveyard of Champions" or "Graveyard of Favorites." At Saratoga in 1919, Man O'War lost for the first time to Upset in the…
The Saratoga Race Course (at Saratoga Springs, New York) is one of the oldest courses in the United States. Saratoga's main racing month is August. "The August place to be" -- using…
A popular joke about television's "brightness" knob was given by the comedian Gallagher: "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. There's a knob…
The Saratoga Race Course (at Saratoga Springs, New York) is one of the oldest courses in the United States. Saratoga's main racing month is August. "The August place to be" -- using…
New Orleans is sometimes called "Hollywood South" because of the importance of its film and television industry. "A more hopeful omen of Louisiana's bid to become…
"Sales/Profits are going through the roof” is an expression meaning that a business is generating a lot of money. One pun on "sales"/"sails" is: "I started a…
"I don't care how you did it up North" is a popular Southern saying that has been printed on bumper stickers, T-shirts and posters. Southerners have been resentful of people leaving…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Hokey pokey (ice cream)Hokey pokey is a flavour of ice cream in New Zealand, consisting of plain vanilla ice cream with small, solid lumps of honeycomb toffee.…
A suicide bomber usually tries to take other people along with him or her. The tragic situation has developed a standard joke. "We all die alone... Unless your a suicide bomber" was cited…
New Orleans is frequently called "the northernmost Caribbean city," possibly because of the Creole influences in the city's culture. "New Orleans' unofficial status as the…
America has many interesting cities. New York City was called "America's most interesting city" in 1901. Washington, DC was called "America's most interesting city" in…