“A really good friend of mine is in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich. It was mine”

“My mate’s in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich. It was mine!” is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Nigel on September 9, 2024. “A really good friend of mine is in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich. It was mine” was posted on X/Twitter by Cranky Bitch on September 19, 2024.
 
The joke is that the friend is not in the hospital because the bacon sandwich caused food poisoning, but because the speaker gave a beating for taking the speaker’s sandwich.
 
 
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Nigel
@N_of_Leigh
My mate’s in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich.
It was mine!
3:37 PM · Sep 9, 2024
 
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💙💛 T🅰️YL🅾️R 💛💙
@LeedSTUnited
My mate’s in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich.
It was mine!
5:35 PM · Sep 9, 2024
 
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Cranky Bitch
@Karmakate4
A really good friend of mine is in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich.
It was mine.
7:57 AM · Sep 19, 2024
 
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Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
A really good friend of mine is in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich.
It was mine.
3:32 AM · Oct 11, 2024
 
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Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
A really good friend of mine is in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich.
It was mine.
12:20 PM · Sep 22, 2025
 
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
A really good friend of mine is in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich.
It was mine.
5:14 PM · Sep 22, 2025
 
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Jokes UK 🔞
@jokesuk
A really good friend of mine is in hospital after eating a bacon sandwich…
It was mine!
12:45 PM · Sep 23, 2025