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February 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“You call it coffee. I call it my emotional support beverage”

"You call it coffee. I call it my emotional support beverage" is a coffee saying that has been printed on several images. "I sneak my coffee into public places by claiming it as an…

February 2, 2017
Food/Drink

“You call them calories. I call them delicious points”

"Calories? You mean delicious points" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "You call them calories. I call them yummy points" has also been printed on many…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a baby, but you can’t accidentally bake a cake”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a baby, but you can’t accidentally make a cake”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a baby, but you can’t accidentally make a crème brûlée”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a baby, but you can’t accidentally make a pizza”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a baby, but you can’t accidentally make a sandwich”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a baby, but you can’t accidentally make a soufflé”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a baby, but you can’t accidentally make food”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a baby, but you can’t accidentally make fries”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a human life, but not a pizza”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

January 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can accidentally make a person, but you can’t accidentally make a pizza”

It's frequently joked that people can "accidentally" make a baby, but that people can't accidentally make food. "You can accidentally make a baby, but you can't…

February 12, 2026
Food/Drink

“You can add tears while cooking if you don’t have salt”

Human tears have salt in them. Many cooking recipes require salt. "the salt from tears in your food will just add flavor" was posted on X/Twitter by Foster The People on February 24,…

August 1, 2019
Food/Drink

“You can all come out now. I’ve had my coffee”

Some people aren't themselves until they've had a cup of coffee. "You can (all) come out now. I've had my coffee" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many…

March 31, 2024
Food/Drink

“You can always trust me. Not alone with cake, but other than that”

"Of course you can trust me. Not alone with cake, but otherwise" (or "You can always trust me. Not alone with cake, but other than that") is a saying that has been printed on…

July 25, 2025
Food/Drink

“You can be in the middle of a mental break down. Them kids gone ask for a snack”

When kids want food, nothing else matters to them -- certainly not what their parents are going through. This was posted on Facebook by Toya Cooper on September 4, 2022, and it received over 21,000…

July 21, 2017
Food/Drink

“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world & there’s still somebody who hates peaches”

Not everybody is everyone's "cup of tea." American burlesque dancer and model Dita Von Teese used a different expression: "You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world,…

March 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“You can catch more flies with honey, but you can catch more honeys being fly”

"You can catch more flies with honey, but you can catch more honeys (by) being fly" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Honey catches more flies than vinegar" is…

March 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“You can catch more flies with honey, but you can catch more honeys by being fly”

"You can catch more flies with honey, but you can catch more honeys (by) being fly" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Honey catches more flies than vinegar" is…

December 7, 2010
Food/Drink

“You can change a cucumber into a pickle, but you can’t turn a pickle back into a cucumber”

"You can change a cucumber into a pickle, but you can't turn a pickle back into a cucumber" is a saying used at Alcoholics Anonymous and other organizations. The saying means that…

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