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September 13, 2025
Food/Drink

“Food that sizzles and pops in the microwave and then comes out cold is the reason I have trust issues”

"Food that sizzles and pops in the microwave and then comes out cold is the reason I have trust issues" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The microwave can trick people…

October 31, 2012
Food/Drink

“Food, love, mother and career—the four basic guilt groups”

Cathy Guisewite drew a syndicated newspaper comic strip called Cathy from 1976-2010. Guisewite said in 1983 that the comic strip was all about the four basic "guilt groups" -- food, love,…

June 13, 2017
Food/Drink

“Food. Eat it quick or you will have to share it”

"Food. Eat it quick or you will have to share it" is a food saying that has been printed on many images. "FOOD RULE: Eat it quick or you will have to share it" was posted on…

September 9, 2013
Food/Drink

“Foods before dudes” (“Food before dudes”)

"Food(s) before dudes" is a jocular food saying that has been printed on many images. "Foods before Dudes" was posted on Twitter by Sarah Lynn Knowles on October 6, 2008.…

March 21, 2018
Food/Drink

“Fool me once, fool me twice, fool me chicken soup with rice”

"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" is an old proverb. "Fool me once, fool me twice, fool me chicken soup with rice" is from the "Zoës and…

October 19, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“For a generation that grew up on ‘don’t eat anything from strangers,’ we order food online too much”

Generations of children were instructed by their parents not to take food from strangers. However, the same children grew up to order food online. "For a generation that grew up on…

January 18, 2026
Food/Drink

“For a guy supposedly called my ‘brother,’ I’ve never seen him make broth even once”

The word "brother" doesn't have anything to do with a person who makes "broth," but there are jokes. "If you look at the word 'brother' just a few times it…

April 25, 2023
Food/Drink

“For breakfast today, I made a Belgian waffle. For lunch, I’m planning to make a French person…”

"Waffle" can be both a noun and a verb. Of course, there are jokes. "RT @GaryDelaney: Just had a Belgian waffle, next I'm going to make him dance" was posted on Twitter by…

December 18, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“For Christmas, I was given a jar of cherries in brandy. I was grateful not just for the cherries, but for the spirit in which it was given!”

"Brandied cherries" are cherries preserved in a sweetened brandy syrup. There's a joke about brandied cherries and "Christmas spirit." "I was given a jar of cherries…

February 18, 2021
Food/Drink

“For dinner, we’re having Himalayan rabbit stew. That rabbit, found Himalayan on the road”

"Tonight I'm having Himalayan Rabbit stew for supper because I found Himalayan in the road on the way home last night..... yum...." was posted on Twitter by Koolgrandpa on September…

May 29, 2019
Food/Drink

“For every Rich Tea biscuit, there are currently thousands of tea biscuits living in poverty”

"Rich tea" biscuits aren't necessarily wealthy, but there are jokes. "For every rich tea biscuit, there are a thousand tea biscuits living in squalour. Bloody Tories" was…

January 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“For lunch today, I just put some ham and pineapple in a bap. Because that’s Hawaii roll”

"That's Hawaii roll" sounds a bit like "That's how I roll." A food joke was posted on Twitter on December 11, 2010: "Spicy tuna and cucumber makizushi that's…

June 12, 2016
Food/Drink

“For men who think a woman’s place is in the kitchen…” (joke)

"A woman's place is in the kitchen" is an old saying that is no longer politically correct, so there have been variations made. "For men who think a woman's place is in the…

October 16, 2020
Food/Drink

“For my next trick, I will disappear. ‘Fuck you, pear! You taste like shit!’”

"Disappear" should not be confused with "dis a pear," but there are jokes. One such joke has been printed on several images. "And for my next trick, I will disappear: You…

April 24, 2018
Food/Drink

“For my next trick, I will eat a percussion instrument in a bap. Drum roll please”

A "drum roll" isn't a sandwich (such as a "drum" in a "roll"), but there's a joke: "For my next trick, I will eat a percussion instrument in a bap. Drum…

March 31, 2025
Food/Drink

“For the amount of meat you get out of crawfish I feel like we could just leave em alone”

Some seafood has so little meat that it's hardly worth the effort to catch and cook. "Crab legs. Delicious, but too much work for the amount of meat you get out of them" was posted…

August 20, 2012
Food/Drink

“Forbidden fruit creates many jams”

"Forbidden fruit" refers to the biblical story of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. "Forbidden fruit creates many jams" has been a roadside…

April 15, 2023
Food/Drink

“Forecast for tonight is alcohol, low standards and poor decisions”

"Forecast for tonight: alcohol, low standards and poor decisions" is a jocular saying (usually for a Friday or Saturday night) that has been printed on many images. "found a new…

March 25, 2023
Food/Drink

“Forever (n): The period of time it takes for the coffee to brew”

"Forever: Time it takes to brew the first pot of coffee in the morning" is a jocular one-line coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since…

April 8, 2017
Food/Drink

“Forever: Time it takes to brew the first pot of coffee in the morning”

"Forever: Time it takes to brew the first pot of coffee in the morning" is a jocular one-line coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since…

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