Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"They should start reporting the number of kids that go missing every day the way they report Covid numbers. Maybe that would get people’s attention" is a saying that has been printed…
"In 1936, he (Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948 -- ed.) wrote what many Indians think today, 'I don't know what the poor man will do without onions and garlic'" was printed in The…
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
"Drugs block our biochemistry to reduce symptoms. Vegetables restore our biochemistry to create health" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Healthy Holistic Living on April 26,…
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Huggins'(s)…
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
"The more you research, the crazier you sound to ignorant people" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Don Freeman on…
People sometimes need a few extra minutes in the morning to prepare for the day. A joke about this was posted on Twitter by Roshan Patel on November 28, 2022, and received about half a million…
"It's about time we stop calling them 'The Elites', and start referring to them as what they actually are, 'The Parasites'" is a saying that has been printed on…
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
"A [X] voting [Democrat/Republican] is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) fast food…
New Year's resolutions are made on January 1st. Many resolutions are to lose weight in the new year. Girl Scout cookies are usually sold between January and April. "The start of the Girl…
Telephone help lines often experience "high call volumes." A joke was posted on Twitter by Richard Davidson on October 26, 2015 and The Standup's Daily Gag Feed on October 28, 2015:…
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Hug's Men" or…
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Huggins'(s)…
Baseball manager Miller Huggins (1878-1929) managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917) and the New York Yankees (1918-1929). Both teams were sometimes nicknamed "Hug's Men" or…
To “get cold feet” means to be nervous or anxious about an upcoming event. People often get cold feet at weddings. "Never go to a wedding in the winter. Someone always gets cold feet"…