Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"If you think this is bad, you should see what our government is up to" and "If you think this is bad, you should see what the government is doing" are sayings that have been…
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" was said by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) on November 11, 1755.…
"None of our leaders are punished for lying. Instead, regular people are punished for telling the truth. That was part of our conversation with Hungarian leader Balázs Orbán. It happened…
"The people against voter ID wanted you to show vaccine papers" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "Notice, the same people against voter ID insist on vaccine…
"If you think this is bad, you should see what our government is up to" and "If you think this is bad, you should see what the government is doing" are sayings that have been…
"If you think this is bad, you should see what our government is up to" and "If you think this is bad, you should see what the government is doing" are sayings that have been…
A pepper mill joke about grinding has a UK version ("lorry") and a US version ("truck"). "A lorry has shed it's load of pepper mills on the M1. Traffic has ground to a…
"Increasing" shouldn't be confused with "in creasing," but there are origami puns. "RT @SpacemanQuisp I think the popularity of origami is in creasing" was posted…
"Increasing" shouldn't be confused with "in creasing," but there are origami puns. "RT @SpacemanQuisp I think the popularity of origami is in creasing" was posted…
"Increasing" shouldn't be confused with "in creasing," but there are origami puns. "RT @SpacemanQuisp I think the popularity of origami is in creasing" was posted…
There are organizations such as Black Lives Matter, but some people point out that no lives matter to the government. "IN THE GOVERNMENTS EYE NO LIVES MATTER.· LET THAT SINK IN WHILE YOU ALL…
"Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims" and "There is no talent so ardently supported, nor generously rewarded, as the ability to…
“Why does anyone need an AR-15 rifle?” is a popular gun control meme. "Nobody needs an AR15? Nobody needs a whiny little bitch either, yet here you are" is a pro-gun saying that has…
At a four-way traffic stop, sometimes it's a person's turn to go, but that person waves for another vehicle to go first. This comment was posted on X/Twitter by Simon Holland on July 16,…
There are organizations such as Black Lives Matter, but some people point out that no lives matter to the government. "IN THE GOVERNMENTS EYE NO LIVES MATTER.· LET THAT SINK IN WHILE YOU ALL…
"Minimalism is a scam invented by big small to sell more less" is a saying that has been printed on many images. As shown on Facebook on November 10, 2023, this appears to be from a tweet…
"Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims" and "There is no talent so ardently supported, nor generously rewarded, as the ability to…
"If there is a government shutdown who will spy on me, waste my money and have contempt for me?" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "'@hereiblog: Facebook: If…
"The government doesn't want you living a long happy life. They owe you social security" is a saying that has been printed on an image. If a person pays into Social Security but dies…
"Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims" and "There is no talent so ardently supported, nor generously rewarded, as the ability to…