“A spice thief had his own spices stolen. I guess you could say he had it cumin”
"Cumin" is sometimes punned as "coming." Several punsters have sang "He had it cumin!" instead of "He had it coming!" from the song "Cell Block…
“A spoon is just a bowl on a stick”
"A spoon is just a bowl on a stick" has been cited in print since at least 1995 ("a spoon is a sort of bowl on a stick"). "They're a bowl on a stick" is a lyric…
“A spoon is just a small bowl with a handle”
Many people have said that a spoon is just a small, shallow bowl with a handle. "A spoon is a small bowl with a handle" was posted on Twitter by "two thirds of a ghost" on March…
“A steak a day keeps the vegans away”
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is a famous saying. Several sayings expressing what keeps vegans away have been printed on several images. "A rib a day keeps the vegans…
“A stew boiled is a stew spoiled”
An old adage (dating to at least the 1820s) is: "Turkey boiled is Turkey spoiled;And Turkey roast is Turkey lost;But Turkey braised is Turkey praised." By at least 1866, this became:…
“A stir fry is just a hot salad”
Stir fry has been compared to a hot salad. "Stir fry is just like having a hot salad. Random thought" was posted on Twitter by Megan Kittrell on December 26, 2010. "Stir Fry is just…
“A Swedish Fish is that which has no Finns”
Swedish Fish is a fish-shaped, chewy candy. Sweden is a country next to Finland. "A Swedish Fish is that which has no Finns" was posted on Twitter by Tony Bowman on March 11, 2019.…
“A tablespoon is to eat tables with”
Why is it called a tablespoon? "A tablespoon is to eat a table with" was printed in the book A Hole Is to Dig: A First Book of First Definitions (1952) by Ruth Krauss. "Why is it…
“A taco is a beef love letter in a corn envelope that you mail to your stomach”
"A taco is a beef love letter in a corn envelope that you mail to your stomach" is a food saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Reddit --…
“A taco is a fish love letter in a corn envelope that you mail to your stomach”
"A taco is a beef love letter in a corn envelope that you mail to your stomach" is a food saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Reddit --…
“A taco is just a Mexican hot dog”
Tacos have been compared to hot dogs. "It came to me as I was having dinner...tacos are mexican hot dogs" was poste on Twitter by Peter Ohaver on October 23, 2009. "Tacos = A Mexican…
“A tenement house in Greenwood” (soup with greens)
New York City had some unusual restaurant slang in the 19th century. This term was heard on the Bowery and appeared in the New York (NY) Herald in 1888: "That 'a tenement house in…
“A Tibetan monk sees Jesus in a tub of margarine and cries, ‘I can’t believe it’s not Buddha!’”
"I can't believe it's not Buddha!" is a pun on "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!" that has been printed on many images. There have been several jokes.…
“A tomato is technically a fruit, but it usually identifies as a vegetable. It’s a transplant”
"Transplant" does not mean "trans plant," but there are jokes. "I'm tired of people telling a tomato is a fruit! It might be a fruit, but maybe it self identifies as a…
“A tortilla chip is just a biodegradable spoon”
Many people use tortilla chips as spoons for salsa and hummus. These chip "spoons" are environmentally friendly. "chips are just biodegradable spoons for home made hummus" was…
“A town so small, people only lock their car doors during the zucchini harvest”
Garrison Keillor is the host of a program on Minnesota Public Radio about a small, fictional town called Lake Wobegon. The town is so small that people lock their car doors only in July during the…
“A truck full of pepper mills has crashed on the highway. The traffic has ground to a halt”
A pepper mill joke about grinding has a UK version ("lorry") and a US version ("truck"). "A lorry has shed it's load of pepper mills on the M1. Traffic has ground to a…
“A truckload of Brillo pads was stolen last night. Police are currently scouring the area”
Brillo is the name of a scouring pad, used for cleaning dishes. "Scouring" means to clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, but it also means to search an…
“A true friend is one who thinks you’re a good egg, even though you’re slightly cracked”
"A true friend is one who thinks you're a good egg even though you're slightly cracked" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print…
“A tub of margarine fell on my foot 3 weeks ago and it still hurts. I can’t believe it’s not better”
"My foot still hurts 2 weeks after dropping a tub of margarine on it. I can't believe it's not better" was posted on Twitter by Robert Wilkinson on July 24, 2020. "A tub of…