Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Due to inflation I hear Dollar tree is changing their name to Tree fiddy!" was posted on Twitter by Kumioko on January 22, 2022. "Due to inflation and rising gas prices, Dollar Tree…
"Coffee is not an option. It's an attitude" is a coffee saying that has been printed on several images. "ravi_mehta’s photo http://instagr.am/p/RsoPrDnVRA/ Coffee is not an…
"Coffee vs. Oxygen. One is needed to survive. The other is oxygen" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "THERE'S COFFEE AND THERE'S OXYGEN. WHICH IS…
"Spiders are the only web developers that are happy to find bugs" is a saying (with several slight variations) that has been printed on many images. The puns are on the double meanings of…
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: ShowgirlA showgirl is a female dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show intended to showcase the performer's physical attributes, typically by way…
Many people are too busy looking on their phones to do anything else. "I've never been camping, but once my phone died and I looked up and saw a tree" is a jocular saying that has…
"Spiders are the only web developers that are happy to find bugs" is a saying (with several slight variations) that has been printed on many images. The puns are on the double meanings of…
"Used Beer Department" is a jocular restroom sign that has been printed on many images. "Two Shake Maximum" is sometimes added. "Used beer department" was printed in…
"When measuring the circumference of a pie, using one pie is not enough. But 2πr" ("two pie are") is a pun that was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on December 7, 2022. The…
"Used Beer Department" is a jocular restroom sign that has been printed on many images. "Two Shake Maximum" is sometimes added. "Used beer department" was printed in…
"Biscuits and gravy are weird because it’s like 'Here’s some really wet flour poured over some really dry flour'" -- the gravy contains the wet flour and the biscuits…
A winter riddle is: Q: What is it called when a snowman has a temper tantrum?A: A meltdown. "What is it called when a snowman has a temper tantrum?" was posted on Twitter by MusikTrak…
"Used Coffee Department" is a jocular term for a restroom (or, in particular, a toilet). "Decided I'd best go find some repellant, visit the used coffee department, and wake my…
"You throw away my outside, you cook my inside. Then you eat my outside and you throw away my inside. What am I?" is a riddle that has been printed in many images. The answer is…
"The state is the mafia pretending to be a human rights organization" is a saying that has been shown on many images. "Government is the mafia pretending to be a human rights…
"Camera catches looters stealing trillions" (with a photo of the Congress of the United States) has been printed on many images. "Camera Catches Looters Stealing Trillions"…
"The state is the mafia pretending to be a human rights organization" is a saying that has been shown on many images. "Government is the mafia pretending to be a human rights…
"We don’t have freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have freedom of speech so we can say very controversial things" is saying by American author, activist, physician and…
"We don’t have freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have freedom of speech so we can say very controversial things" is saying by American author, activist, physician and…
"Dear Santa, I was naughty and it was worth it. You fat judgmental bastard" is a jocular Christmas saying that has been printed on many images. Sometimes "Judgmental" is given…