Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Sometimes I think I’m reasonably intelligent, and sometimes I click the remote car door lock a second or third time for extra lockiness" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…
A statement about the frustrations of highway driving was posted on X/Twitter by New_England_Dad on September 3, 2021: "I try to be a good person, but then someone pulls out in front of me…
"I need to find hobbies that don't include my bank/credit/debit card" is a saying that has been printed on many images "I need to find hobbies that don’t include my debit…
"I need to find hobbies that don't include my bank/credit/debit card" is a saying that has been printed on many images "I need to find hobbies that don’t include my debit…
"I need to find hobbies that don't include my bank/credit/debit card" is a saying that has been printed on many images "I need to find hobbies that don’t include my debit…
Many people confidently come to work with a hot drink (usually coffee). This was posted on X/Twitter by Liyyah on November 18, 2021, and received almost 10,000 likes: "Anyone on their way to…
"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…