“It’s the jab, stupid”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines that had many side effects. Mainstream media outlets often blamed sudden illnesses on many factors, but usually avoided mentioning the…
Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines that had many side effects. Mainstream media outlets often blamed sudden illnesses on many factors, but usually avoided mentioning the…
Peaches and nectarines are the same species, but peaches have fuzz and nectarines do not. There have been many comments and jokes about this. The song "Nectarine" (2001) by Cherokee…
Peaches and nectarines are the same species, but peaches have fuzz and nectarines do not. There have been many comments and jokes about this. The song "Nectarine" (2001) by Cherokee…
A wolf riddle is: Q: What is a wolf’s favorite vegetable?A: Aruuuuuuuuuugala. That is, "arugula" with a howl. "What's a wolf's favorite vegetable? Arooooooooogula!"…
Peaches and nectarines are the same species, but peaches have fuzz and nectarines do not. There have been many comments and jokes about this. The song "Nectarine" (2001) by Cherokee…
Peaches and nectarines are the same species, but peaches have fuzz and nectarines do not. There have been many comments and jokes about this. The song "Nectarine" (2001) by Cherokee…
The word game of Scrabble has tiles of single letters. The pun "wooden letter" ("wouldn't let her") is sometimes made. "My mom thought she could beat me at Scrabble.…
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
The word game of Scrabble has tiles of single letters. The pun "wooden letter" ("wouldn't let her") is sometimes made. "My mom thought she could beat me at Scrabble.…
"Women are like bacon. They look good, smell good, taste good and slowly kill men" and "Women are like bacon: We look good, we smell good, we taste good, and we will slowly kill…
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
"This grieves and frightens me because, as I teach my son, an armed man is a free man; an unarmed man is helpless" was printed in the Port Huron (MI) Times Herald on February 24, 1963.…
"Women are like bacon. They look good, smell good, taste good and slowly kill men" and "Women are like bacon: We look good, we smell good, we taste good, and we will slowly kill…
American boxer and world lightweight champion Al Singer (1909-1961) was born on New York City's Lower East Side, but lived in the Pelham section of the Bronx. He had two boxing nicknames --…
"Bronx Bombers" is the famous nickname of the New York Yankees of the American League. The Brooklyn baseball team in the National League (nicknamed the "Robins" and…
American boxer and world lightweight champion Al Singer (1909-1961) was born on New York City's Lower East Side, but lived in the Pelham section of the Bronx. He had two boxing nicknames --…
"Drink enough cheap wine and you're an alcoholic, but drink the same amount of expensive wine and you're a connoisseur" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on January 8,…
"Shitposters are simply feral philosophers" was posted on Twitter by davion (and many others) on April 3, 2021. The saying may have originated on a Facebook post by Sophia Snow, as shown…
"Shitposters are simply feral philosophers" was posted on Twitter by davion (and many others) on April 3, 2021. The saying may have originated on a Facebook post by Sophia Snow, as shown…
The "woke" concept of a pregnant man has been the subject of humor. "People are cynical about today’s society but just this morning I saw an old woman give up her seat for a…