Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Protect your tweets from being stolen by writing really bad ones like this" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by niteynite on March 7, 2023. Twitterniteynite@hoedeehoeprotect your…
U.S. President Ronald Reagan spoke about the importance of god in government at an ecumenical prayer breakfast in Dallas, Texas, on August 23, 1984: "Without God, there is no virtue, because…
"Why do blurry people always ask me if I’m drunk?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Chopper on February 28, 2014.…
"I've been waiting all winter to complain about the summer heat" (or "I've been waiting all winter to start complaining about the summer heat") is a spring saying that…
"Protected by fuck around and find out surveillance" is a saying that has been printed on many signs. "Protected by Fuck around and find out surveillance" (shown on a sign) was…
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. "They never told me which machine so I’ve been raging against toasters is that right" is a joke that was…
“@DarzieDAMN: My grocery list is just a piece of paper saying don't run into anyone you know” was posted on Twitter by Melissa Schrade on October 7, 2013. "@DarzieDAMN" is no…
“@DarzieDAMN: My grocery list is just a piece of paper saying don't run into anyone you know” was posted on Twitter by Melissa Schrade on October 7, 2013. "@DarzieDAMN" is no…
"Don't be (a) part of the problem. Be the whole problem" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't be part of the problem, be the whole problem" was…
"What Orwell failed to predict was that we’d buy the cameras ourselves, and that our biggest fear would be that nobody was watching" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
People who were never going to leave the house anyway don't care about bad weather. This was posted on Twitter by Jonathan Edward Durham on January 8, 2023: "I love it when the weather…
"Don't be (a) part of the problem. Be the whole problem" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't be part of the problem, be the whole problem" was…
"I'm not bossy. I'm the teacher" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been printed on various gift items since at least 2018. TwitterShe Shed Craft…
"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…
"I've been waiting all winter to complain about the summer heat" (or "I've been waiting all winter to start complaining about the summer heat") is a spring saying that…
"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…
"I've been waiting all winter to complain about the summer heat" (or "I've been waiting all winter to start complaining about the summer heat") is a spring saying that…
"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…
"Defund involuntary funding" (shown on a protest sign) was posted on Facebook by Libertarian Party of Colorado on August 23, 2020. It also could have been worded "Stop involuntary…
Doritos brand tortilla chips are shaped like triangles. The film Triangle of Sadness (2022) is about rich people on a cruise and is not about Doritos. "Wait...TRIANGLE OF SADNESS is not about…