Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 38,000 entries.
"You know you're a bad driver when Siri says: 'In 400 feet, stop and let me out'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The digital assistant Siri gives…
"My house gets cleaned a lot for a house that looks like it's never been cleaned" is a saying for someone who has a house with kids. There are several slight variations. "My…
"My house gets cleaned a lot for a house that looks like it's never been cleaned" is a saying for someone who has a house with kids. There are several slight variations. "My…
"My house gets cleaned a lot for a house that looks like it's never been cleaned" is a saying for someone who has a house with kids. There are several slight variations. "My…
"Flour" for "flower" is a popular pun, and this appears in a gluten intolerance joke. "Sad to hear the discoverer of wheat intolerance has died. The family has requested no…
"The best way to save money is to go in the house and lay down" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The best way to SAVE money, is to go in the house & lay yo ass…
"The best way to save money is to go in the house and lay down" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The best way to SAVE money, is to go in the house & lay yo ass…
Many people wave at the end of a zoom meeting. "is it normal to wave at the end of every zoom class!??" was posted on X/Twitter by Lindlee Moon Meehan on March 30, 2020. "Why do I…
"Stupidity is knowing the truth, seeing the truth but still believing the lies" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Definition of stupid: knowing the truth, seeing the…
A joke about the "fashion police" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on December 23, 2015: "Did you hear about the man brought in by the Fashion Police? They questioned him over his…
"The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying…
“War is like a vacuum cleaner that sucks tax dollars out of your pocket and funnels the money directly into the pockets of the robber barons who own the weapons factories" is a saying that…
"When Harry Potter lived under the stairs it was considered child abuse. But in New York it's considered a $3800 studio apartment" -- also said about other places, and with other…
"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is usually credited to American vaudeville…
"Stupidity is knowing the truth, seeing the truth but still believing the lies" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Definition of stupid: knowing the truth, seeing the…
"'It's been a long week.' -- Me, in the middle of Tuesday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The work week is usually Monday through Friday.…
"AA' meetings usually refers to Alcoholics Anonymous. However, a joke has a person addicted to shopping going to "AA" meetings -- Amazon Anonymous. Amaon is a popular online…
"If you do not know what you're doing, neither does your enemy. -- Joe Tzu" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Joe Tzu" is a combination of U.S.…
On the American political satire mockumentary television sitcom Parks and Recreation, the episode "Correspondents' Lunch" (Season 5, Episode 15) that originally aired on February 21,…
"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is…