Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Good morning. Today's Saturday and I like to be what I call 'comfortably caffeinated.' That means I've got coffee and I may or may not be wearing pants" is a jocular…
"Life happens. Alcohol helps" is an alcohol saying that has been printed on many images. "Life happens. Alcohol helps" was posted on Twitter by katelynnmaeee on June 5, 2016.…
Some people won't go for a run unless it's a beer run. "Unless you put the word beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run" is a beer saying that has been…
""Life happens. Tea helps" is a tea saying that has been printed on many images. "Life happens, Tea helps. Missing my cup" was posted on Twitter by Karan on November 1,…
Many people do not like candy corn. "Stop saying candy corn is the worst candy. Don't forget that black licorice exists" is a saying that has been printed on several images.…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version about a fan of Apple products is: "An Apple fan walks into a bar.... Orders…
"Democrats will give you the shirt off my back" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Give you the shirt off my back" is an expression that means to give someone…
"Democrats will give you the shirt off my back" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Give you the shirt off my back" is an expression that means to give someone…
"Mist" sounds like "missed," and there are puns. "Did you hear about the guy who evaporated? He’ll be mist!" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June 11, 2022.…
"Mist" sounds like "missed," and there are puns. "Did you hear about the guy who evaporated? He’ll be mist!" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June 11, 2022.…
"Conspiracy Theorist: A person who researches a subject and then uses logic and critical thinking skills to form an educated opinion instead of just blindly believing whatever they saw on…
"War is greedy old men sending naive young boys to kill innocent children" is an anti-war saying that has been printed on several images. The saying (also shown on an image) was posted on…
"Before serving your country, first learn who your government is serving" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the government might be serving corporate masters and…
"If you want to know who your tribe is, speak your truth and see who sticks around. Those are yours" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Note to self: If you want to…
A rough guideline is that one's income should be three times rent. This was posted on Twitter by "slate" and received 369,500 likes: "landlord: your income needs to be 3x…
Auto-Tune is a device that helps poor singers. "Before there was Auto-Tune, there was talent" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Before there was autotune there…
The student with the best grades often gets to give a graduation speech. Another idea was posted on Twitter by Sam Saulsbury on September 10, 2022: "The guy with the worst grades should get to…
A statement about the social media service Twitter was posted on Twitter by Leslie Brooks on March 8, 2014: "Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots…
"Our coffee is an experience that chalk is unable to convey" is a jocular saying that has been written on many chalkboards, especially at coffeehouses. Such a sign was posted on flickr by…
"Mumbo sauce," "mambo sauce" and "mombo sauce" are three different spellings for perhaps the same sauce, served as a barbecue sauce on fried chicken wings, fired jumbo…