Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
A telephone used to be shaped like a banana, but the shape of a phone has changed. What food could a phone be now? This was posted on X/Twitter by tate on August 25, 2020, and it received over…
Some parents keep rotating the same four meals for their family, for convenience, or to save money, or for many other reasons. "Being an adult is just rotating the same 3 meals, dodging…
For some people, their body is a temple. For people who love soup, the body is more like a soup container. This was posted on Tumblr by foxaes on November 5, 2021, and it received over 61,000…
Mail usually contains a lot of junk, but one thing that is very, very important and might get lost. "Mail is crazy because it's like 99 pieces of straight up garbage and 1 that if you…
Mail usually contains a lot of junk, but one thing that is very, very important and might get lost. "Mail is crazy because it's like 99 pieces of straight up garbage and 1 that if you…
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"I'm a girl. Yes, this is my truck" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. Trucks are often associated with men, but many women like trucks, too. "~…
When a child asks parents for a puppy, the parents often say no. Perhaps the child is asking the wrong way? This is from the book How to Win Your Audience With Humor (1969) by Winston K. Pendleton:…
Chips and salsa make many people feel good. Do chips and salsa have healing powers? "dr recommended another week of rest....and Mexican for lunch. The amazing healing power of chips and…
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is a proverbial saying from at least the 1600s. The saying means not to risk everything on just one thing, but to spread the risk. It's…
"Yes, it's my truck. No, I won't help you move" (or "Yes, this is my truck. No, I won't help you move") is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many…
"Yes, it's my truck. No, I won't help you move" (or "Yes, this is my truck. No, I won't help you move") is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many…
Many people like to eat a lot of bread because, well, they deserve it. This was posted on Tumblr by girlasabodyofwater in December 2018, and it received over 215,000 notes: "i eat a lot of…
"I'm a girl. Yes, this is my truck" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. Trucks are often associated with men, but many women like trucks, too. "~…
"I'm a girl. Yes, this is my truck" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. Trucks are often associated with men, but many women like trucks, too. "~…
"I'm a girl. Yes, this is my truck" is a bumper sticker saying that has been printed on many images. Trucks are often associated with men, but many women like trucks, too. "~…
Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter Steven F. Hayward @stevenfhayward Look, it can't be real "regime change" unless it comes from the Regime region of France; everything else is just a…