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  • Believe it or not it’s been twenty years.

    Uncyclopedia is the name of several forks of satirical online encyclopedias that parody Wikipedia. Its logo, a hollow “puzzle potato”, parodies Wikipedia’s globe puzzle logo,[2] and it styles itself as “the content-free encyclopedia”, parodying Wikipedia’s slogan of “the free encyclopedia” and likely as a play on the fact that Wikipedia is described as a “free-content” encyclopedia. Founded in 2005[3] as an English-language wiki, the project spans more than 75 languages as well as several subprojects parodying other wikis






  • Evidence suggests that a longer version of the saying was circulating prior to the early- to mid-19th century. The meaning is thought to come from the way clams are protected during high tide, and although the connotations have changed slightly, this original concept is still is the heart of the expression today. First Usage

    This phrase is actually a part of the bigger phrase “happy as a clam in high water” or “at high tide.”

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