Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"If you watch an Apple store get robbed, are you an iWitness?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many ecards. "Joke....what do you call a person who sees a murder in an…
"Today I bought a cupcake without sprinkles. Diets are hard" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many items, such as ecards and T-shirts. "Today I bought cupcakes without…
"I miss my wife's cooking -- as often as I can" is a popular joke of uncertain origin. "I miss my wife's cooking — whenever I get a chance!" was cited in print in…
"Dieting is when you eat food that makes you sad" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many ecards. The saying has been cited on Twitter since May 19, 2013. Twitter$ｌｉｍ…
"The secret to managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the five guys who are undecided" is a quote that is frequently credited to New York Yankees and New York Mets…
Portland has been dubbed "where hipsters go to retire" and "where young people go to retire." "Colin Meloy once heard it (Portland, Oregon -- ed.) referred to as the place…
A popular (unflattering) joke about drummers is: Q: What was the last thing the drummer said before getting kicked out of the band?A: Let's try one of my songs. The joke has been cited in…
Edward H. Hart, California manager for the Penn Mutual, said the following at the celebration of the company's fifty-fifth anniversary: "Nothing in the world will take the place of the…
"Once they see you doing better without them, that's when they want you back" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has applied to both personal and business…
"Seat 'em and feed 'em" was once a popular adage of how a sports facility can make money. "The evolution of arenas over the last decade from 'seat 'em and feed…
"Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge" is a popular backronym (back acronym) of the word "homework" and has appeared on many images. "H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K. = half of my…
"Taco cat spelled backwards is taco cat" is a popular sentence with a palindrome ("taco cat"). "Taco cat" has many internet images of a cat inside a taco. The…
"Hey autocorrect, quit tampering with my curse words, you mother forklift" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many ecards. The saying has been cited on Twitter since October 11,…
"Respect your parents -- they passed school without Google" is a jocular saying printed on many posters. "respect your parents, they passed high school without google or…
A "cromnibus" (or "CRomnibus") is a political term for a hybrid of a "continuing resolution" (CR) and an "omnibus" bill. For example, the omnibus bill might…
Truffles -- especially black truffles such as Périgord truffles -- have been dubbed "black diamonds." French epicure Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) supposedly called black…
"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success" is a paraphrase of what American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947) said in a 1929 interview. Ford was asked if there is…
"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it" is a slightly changed quotation from American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).…
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success" is a popular saying of uncertain authorship. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge said in 1927:…
"Marriage is a great/wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?" is a classic joke about marriage. "Marriage is a great institution; but who wants to live in an…