Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Thank you for contacting [X]. Your call is very important to us" is a company's standard automated telephone message. A joke was posted on X/Twitter by Blue Berrymore (the account…
"Taxing people into poverty is not going to change the weather" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying means that additional taxes to prevent "climate change"…
"Taxing people into poverty is not going to change the weather" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying means that additional taxes to prevent "climate change"…
"Taxing people into poverty is not going to change the weather" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying means that additional taxes to prevent "climate change"…
"I need to find a hobby that doesn't include eating or buying things" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "I need to find a hobby…
"The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using Facebook" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The…
A “wireless bra” can’t access the internet, but there are jokes. "A wireless bra? They weren't tricky enough, now I need a password?" was posted on X/Twitter by Jeff Dwoskin…
A “wireless bra” can’t access the internet, but there are jokes. "A wireless bra? They weren't tricky enough, now I need a password?" was posted on X/Twitter by Jeff Dwoskin…
"The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using Facebook" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The…
"The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using Facebook" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The…
"The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using Facebook" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The…
"Life is like a helicopter. I don't know how to operate a helicopter" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker does not know about life, either.…
The Olympic Silver Medal is for second place. The "second" has nothing to do with a "second" in time, but there are jokes. "The Olympic Silver Medal. 😂 (...might take a…
In the 19th-century English fairy tale, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Goldilocks eats some of the bears' porridge. "I don't even think it's possible for a bear to…
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…
A joke about working was posted on X/Twitter by 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝘆𝗸𝗲 on July 21, 2023, and received over 288,000 likes: "Congratulations on working 40 hours! You…
A motivational speaker often says the phase "Life is like a ...," and this has led to many jocular formations of compounded nonsense sayings. The sayings/proverbs appear to be African,…
Donuts (or "doughnuts") aren't healthy and do not grow from seeds, but there are jokes. "Was thinking today i might try to grow some of my own food... Where do you buy donut and…
Many people dislike Monday, the traditional start of the work week. "Alexa, delete Monday" or "Alexa, delete all Mondays" is a jocular saying. "Siri: delete monday…
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!" is a line from a classic fairy tale. Rapunzel lets down he extremely long hair, and a knight uses it to climb the castle and save her. No one has…