“A bean bag is just a boneless sofa”

Bean bag chairs have been described as “boneless sofas,” the description became popular in June/July 2017 and is of uncertain origin.
   
“what fool called them beanbag chairs instead of boneless sofas” was posted on Twitter by Alice L on June 23, 2017. “Wouldn’t a bean bag be a boneless sofa. This analogy disturbs me and I had to get it out” was posted on Twitter by Jonny C on July 7, 2017.
   
“Beanbags are boneless sofas” was posted on Twitter by Tucker Bruinsma on July 10, 2017. “A bean bag is just a boneless sofa” was posted on Twitter by Gwarn Stefani on July 17, 2017. “Bean bags are just boneless sofas” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on August 16, 2018. “Beanbags are boneless sofas” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on August 7, 2021.
     
               
Twitter
Alice L
@alonkulous
what fool called them beanbag chairs instead of boneless sofas
3:10 PM · Jun 23, 2017·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter   
Jonny C
@JonnyNiUk
Replying to @SharperNonsense
Wouldn’t a bean bag be a boneless sofa. This analogy disturbs me and I had to get it out
5:36 PM · Jul 7, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
Tucker Bruinsma
@thetuckmaster
Beanbags are boneless sofas
8:14 AM · Jul 10, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Mobile Suit Hummer
@CasinoxCowboy
Bean Bag chairs are just boneless sofas
8:00 PM · Jul 16, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Gwarn Stefani
@BarryHeeden
A bean bag is just a boneless sofa
3:53 PM · Jul 17, 2017·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
Yas
@Yasminh449
Beanbags are boneless sofas
6:07 PM · Jul 21, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
L☹VE
@hit_punch
beanbags are just boneless sofas
12:12 AM · Jul 31, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Shower Thoughts
@atshower
A bean bag chair is just a boneless sofa.
1:53 PM · Aug 4, 2017·IFTTT
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/helpimnotdrowning August 16, 2017
If boneless sofas are beanbags, then chairs are skinless sofas.
   
Twitter
Carlton
@SheTheFlyGuy
A bean bag is just a boneless sofa
2:12 PM · Aug 25, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Joel
@JoelNuno_
A beanbag is a boneless sofa
5:28 AM · Oct 8, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/rvzz August 16, 2018
Bean bags are just boneless sofas
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/ur-supreme-oger-lord August 23, 2018
Bean bags are just boneless sofas
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Ninjamin_King February 18, 2019
Beanbags are just boneless sofas
   
Reddit—Highthoughts
Posted by u/PopeNamera May 13, 2019
Bean Bags are just boneless sofas
My mind is out of this world blown
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/dat_guy_96 August 7, 2021
Beanbags are boneless sofas