Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
“If you want more of something, you subsidize it. If you want less of something, you tax it” (or "If you want less success, tax it. If you want more poverty, fund it") is a popular…
"Yoga pants are the bacon of clothing" (or "Yoga pants; The bacon of clothing") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is presumably by a heterosexual male…
"Welcome to the South where 'Who made the tea?' means this tea is nasty" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Tea is noticed only when it's bad.…
"Welcome to the South where 'Who made the tea?' means this tea is nasty" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Tea is noticed only when it's bad.…
"Ever notice that the first 10 seconds of a medical drug commercial is spent telling you what the drug is for and the rest basically daring you to take it?" is a saying that has been…
"Ever notice that the first 10 seconds of a medical drug commercial is spent telling you what the drug is for and the rest basically daring you to take it?" is a saying that has been…
The Big Apple Chorus is a barbershop chorus based in Manhattan that was formed in 1983. The chorus has competed in the Barbershop Harmony Society's international chorus competition, and it has…
Big Apple Dyke News (also called B.A.D. News) was a self-described "lesbian feminist monthly" from New York City. The first issue was March 1981 and the last issue was Summer 1988.…
"Coffee doesn't ask silly questions. Coffee understands" and "Coffee doesn't ask me stupid questions in the morning. Be more like coffee" are coffee sayings that have…
"Coffee doesn't ask silly questions. Coffee understands" and "Coffee doesn't ask me stupid questions in the morning. Be more like coffee" are coffee sayings that have…
"Coffee doesn't ask silly questions. Coffee understands" and "Coffee doesn't ask me stupid questions in the morning. Be more like coffee" are coffee sayings that have…
"Coffee doesn't ask silly questions. Coffee understands" and "Coffee doesn't ask me stupid questions in the morning. Be more like coffee" are coffee sayings that have…
"Howdy Arabia" (howdy + Saudi Arabia) has been printed on many images. Both Texas and Saudi Arabia have oil, and also fundamentalist religious beliefs. "Howdy Arabia" can refer…
"Howdy Arabia" (howdy + Saudi Arabia) has been printed on many images. Both Texas and Saudi Arabia have oil, and also fundamentalist religious beliefs. "Howdy Arabia" can refer…
Packets of ham have a certain smell, and some people believe that farts are added before a package is sealed. "It must be the weirdest job in the world putting farts in packets of ham #random…
"Show your enemy no mercy. Misgender him/them at every opportunity. -- Sun Tzu, 'The Art of War'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Chinese military…
Marbles is a game. To "lose one's marbles" is an idiom meaning "to become insane." "is wondering if anyone has found their marbles...they seem to be lost..." was…
"Coffee is my stress reliever" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Coffee is my ultimate stress reliever" (or "Coffee is the ultimate stress…
Many people play on the phones seemingly all the time. This was posted on X/Twitter by big boy online on February 7, 2024: "One day you will be dead and you won’t be able to play on your…
"Coffee doesn't ask silly questions. Coffee understands" and "Coffee doesn't ask me stupid questions in the morning. Be more like coffee" are coffee sayings that have…