Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Free Wi-Fi" can be misunderstood. This joke was posted on Sickipedia on December 11, 2024: "Free Wi-Fi....said my local library. Great, I thought! So I walked out with their…
Butter is mentioned about 10 times in the BIble. Seed oils are never mentioned in the BIble. To some people, that's reason enough to choose butter over seed oils. "Butter is in the Bible…
Butter is mentioned about 10 times in the BIble. Seed oils are never mentioned in the BIble. To some people, that's reason enough to choose butter over seed oils. "Butter is in the Bible…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A progammer version is: "Eight bytes walk into a bar. The bartender asks, 'Can I…
"Always compliment the fat girls in the gym. They’ll remember you when they get fit" is a gym saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the saying is unknown. but memes…
"Why is it always biological male 'trans' trying to get in the women’s bathroom? Where are all the biological females trying to get into the men’s bathroom?" was posted on…
"In a parallel universe, Mariah Carey is doing her shopping and is sick of hearing me on every store's speaker system" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Mariah…
"Delay, deny, defend" are often called the "3Ds" of insurance company handling of claims. If a claim is delayed for a long time, and then denied, and then defended, the…
"Delay, deny, defend" are often called the "3Ds" of insurance company handling of claims. If a claim is delayed for a long time, and then denied, and then defended, the…
Chefs on television sometimes are shown using a sharp knife to cut up vegetables very quickly. A joke was posted on X/Twitter by Uncle Bob 🍩 on May 9, 2017: Nurse: What happened to your FINGERS?…
Some people celebrate "Happy Honda Days," while others celebrate Toyotathon. A political correctness joke (the original tweet by Jordan Morris on December 6, 2017, received over 176,000…
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"Don't stand in their way" usually means don't oppose, but a joke takes this literally. "Our friend, E. J. Canada, over in Luther, says that if your wife wants to learn to…
"Don't stand in their way" usually means don't oppose, but a joke takes this literally. "Our friend, E. J. Canada, over in Luther, says that if your wife wants to learn to…
"Don't stand in their way" usually means don't oppose, but a joke takes this literally. "Our friend, E. J. Canada, over in Luther, says that if your wife wants to learn to…
"Sometimes I meet people and feel bad/sorry for their dog" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker feels sympathy for a dog with a bad owner. "Sometimes I meet…