Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others?" was said by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) at his…
"It is time for many people to be arrested suddenly" (or "It's time for many people to be arrested suddenly") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The COVID-19…
"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others?" was said by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) at his…
There is no "Brie" cheese in "debris," but there are jokes. "What do you call cheese that accidentally escapes the International Space Station? Space Da Brie" was…
"The best way to stop the next pandemic is to arrest the people who started the first one" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The "first pandemic" usually refers…
"I literally wrote a book to warn you guys about this. -- George Orwell" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. English author George Orwell (1903-1950) didn't…
"I'm not far right. I'm just right so far" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "Not far right - just Right So Far 😉" was posted on Twitter…
"Defund the politicians" (or "Defund politicians") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying became popular in 2020, with the George Floyd protests and…
"I'm not far right. I'm just right so far" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "Not far right - just Right So Far 😉" was posted on Twitter…
"Not only did I fall off the diet wagon, I dragged it into the woods, set it on fire and used the insurance money to buy cupcakes/Twinkies" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…
"I literally wrote a book to warn you guys about this. -- George Orwell" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. English author George Orwell (1903-1950) didn't…
Entry in progress -- BP Wikiquote: Harry BrowneHarry Edson Browne (17 June 1933 – 1 March 2006) was an American politician, libertarian writer and public speaker, and investment analyst. He was…
"I continued the cycle of my own oppression today" (made to look like the "I voted" sticker) is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on a sticker)…
"It is time for many people to be arrested suddenly" (or "It's time for many people to be arrested suddenly") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The COVID-19…
"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others?" was said by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) at his…
"Make tax collectors birds again" (that is, to tar and feather them) is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Make tax collectors birds again. #TaxationIsTheft" (a…
"I’m just sitting here drinking coffee and making plans for world domination" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I'M JUST SITTING HERE DRINKING COFFEE…
Some people can take a few tequila shots, while other people can't. This was posted on Twitter by EmotionallyBoujee on May 31, 2019: "Tequila shots are so funny, sometimes you need the…
"Get woke, get broke" (or "Go woke, go broke") is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Everything woke turns to shit” is a related saying. Wikipedia: Woke Woke…
"The average ghost is mean spirited" was posted on the website PunoftheDay.com on October 29, 2010. "There’s nothing more mean spirited than the average ghost" was posted on…