Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"The early bird catcheth the worm" is included in A Collection of English Proverbs: (1670) by John Ray. The proverb seems to mean that arriving at work early will lead to success, but…
"Friday just called. She'll be here tomorrow and she's bringing the wine!" is a Thursday saying that has been printed on many images. " RT @MichaelJordaan: Just got off the…
"Friday just called. She'll be here tomorrow and she's bringing the wine!" is a Thursday saying that has been printed on many images. " RT @MichaelJordaan: Just got off the…
"When I'm hungry, nothing is funny and everyone's ugly" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There have been several slight variations. "when i’m hungry…
"I make bad decisions when I’m drunk, but the sober ones haven’t been that great either" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "RT @briangaar: I make bad decisions…
"When I'm hungry, nothing is funny and everyone's ugly" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There have been several slight variations. "when i’m hungry…
Mothers try to pack school lunches for their kids, but the kids often don't appreciate it. "Mom pro tip: If you're old enough to critique what I put in your lunch, you're old…
Mothers try to pack school lunches for their kids, but the kids often don't appreciate it. "Mom pro tip: If you're old enough to critique what I put in your lunch, you're old…
"My favorite exercise/workout is running my mouth" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My favorite workout is running my mouth" was posted on Facebook by…
"My favorite exercise/workout is running my mouth" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My favorite workout is running my mouth" was posted on Facebook by…
"Lifting" is sometimes a favorite exercise, but lifting what? "is engaged in my favorite form of exercise: lifting the champagne glass from the table to my mouth" was posted on…
"Lifting" is sometimes a favorite exercise, but lifting what? "is engaged in my favorite form of exercise: lifting the champagne glass from the table to my mouth" was posted on…
New passwords sometimes have strange requirements. Thus was posted on X/Twitter by Midge on September 6, 2024: "new password must contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, eye of…
"Lifting" is sometimes a favorite exercise, but lifting what? "is engaged in my favorite form of exercise: lifting the champagne glass from the table to my mouth" was posted on…
Newspaper obituaries usually have standard and unexciting titles. "I want my obituary to have a clickbait title" was posted on X/Twitter by Joe on August 18, 2016. "I want my…
"The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club" is a saying in the novel Fight Club (1996) and the 1999 film. "First rule of might club: never commit to…
"My favorite part of fall is when the mosquitoes go back to Hell" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I love fall! My favorite part is not when it gets cold,…
The letter "A," in a circle, has been an anarchy symbol since the 1970s. It's not known who originated the symbol. The symbol appears to have started in Europe. "Even the…
"My love language is sharing food" (or "Sharing food is my love language") is a popular saying. "sharing food is one of my love languages!" was posted on X/Twitter by…
"If this doughnut and chocolate milk are going to take years off my life, could I have them remove 1978-1982?" is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Steve Olivas on June 21, 2013.…