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February 14, 2022
Food/Drink

“Happy Thursday!!! You may now return to your regularly scheduled coffee”

"HAPPY TUESDAY!!! You may now return to your regularly scheduled coffee" and "Happy Thursday!!! You may now return to your regularly scheduled coffee" are sayings that have been…

February 14, 2022
Food/Drink

“HAPPY TUESDAY!!! You may now return to your regularly scheduled coffee”

"HAPPY TUESDAY!!! You may now return to your regularly scheduled coffee" and "Happy Thursday!!! You may now return to your regularly scheduled coffee" are sayings that have been…

August 20, 2019
Food/Drink

“Hard drinker? Drinking’s one of the easiest things to do”

People who drink alcohol are "hard" drinkers (as opposed to those who like "soft" drinks). A classic joke was printed in the New York City humor magazine Puck on September 18,…

June 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“Hard seltzer is just millennial Zima”

Zima (a clear, lightly carbonated alcoholic beverage) was introduced in 1993. White Claw Hard Seltzer was introduced in 2016, and it's been compared to Zima. "Hard Soda is really just the…

June 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“Hard seltzer is just Zima for millennials”

Zima (a clear, lightly carbonated alcoholic beverage) was introduced in 1993. White Claw Hard Seltzer was introduced in 2016, and it's been compared to Zima. "Hard Soda is really just the…

June 16, 2021
Food/Drink

“Hard seltzer is just Zima for zoomers”

Zima (a clear, lightly carbonated alcoholic beverage) was introduced in 1993. White Claw Hard Seltzer was introduced in 2016, and it's been compared to Zima. "Karl Marx failed to consider…

January 28, 2020
Food/Drink

“Hard shell tacos survive the factory, delivery trucks and the store, but…”

"Hard shell tacos survive the factory, delivery trucks and the store, but break as soon as you put something inside them" is a taco saying that has been printed on several images.…

September 29, 2025
Food/Drink

“Harry Potter can’t tell the difference between his cooking pot and his best friend. They’re both cauldron”

In the Harry Potter series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling, Harry has a friend named Ron Weasley. There is a popular joke about that. "Why does Harry get his…

July 12, 2021
Food/Drink

“Has anybody ever actually gotten salmonella from eating raw cookie dough or…?”

"Has anybody ever actually gotten salmonella from eating raw cookie dough or are people just trying to stop me from living my life" is a jocular saying about cookie dough that has been…

June 30, 2023
Food/Drink

“Has anyone else ever noticed that Mallomars are marshmallows backwards? Duhhhhh”

Mallomars are cookies, first introduced in 1913 by Nabisco, with a graham cracker base topped with marshmallow, and coated with dark chocolate. The chocolate melted in the summer, and the product…

May 29, 2023
Food/Drink

“Has anyone got any tips on cooking asparagus?”

"Anyone got any Tips on cooking asparagus?" was posted on Twitter by Sam Poullain on February 7, 2011. "got any tips on cooking asparagus? :)" was posted on Twitter by mike on…

March 28, 2024
Food/Drink

“Has anyone here ever drank a pint of tequila? I know it’s a long shot”

"Has anyone on here ever drunk a pint of Tequila? I know it's a long shot" is a drinking pun that was posted on X/Twitter by Matt Ward on January 31, 2012. "A pint of tequila?…

December 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“Has anyone lived long enough to buy a second bottle of Worcestershire sauce?”

Worcestershire sauce is something that many people don't use a lot of. "Has anyone lived long enough to buy a 2nd bottle of Worchestershire sauce ?" was posted on Twitter by Jason on…

December 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“Has anyone lived long enough to buy a second jar of Marmite?”

Marmite is something that many people don’t use a lot of. "I lived under so many Prime Ministers, I'm on my second jar of marmite" was posted on Twitter by Geoff(Disenfrachised…

January 8, 2020
Food/Drink

“Has there ever been a meat product that claimed it tastes like vegetables?”

Many food products made of vegetables claim that they taste like meat. However, is there a meat product that claims it tastes like vegetables? "They should have meat that tastes like…

March 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“Hash browns are just a socially acceptable way to eat french fries for breakfast”

Hash browns (hashbrowns) have been called "breakfast french fries." Many people frown on having french fries for breakfast, but find having hash browns for breakfast to be socially…

March 7, 2022
Food/Drink

“Hash browns are just breakfast french fries”

Hash browns (hashbrowns) have been called "breakfast french fries." Many people frown on having french fries for breakfast, but find having hash browns for breakfast to be socially…

June 28, 2023
Food/Drink

“Hash browns are just breakfast tater tots”

Tater tots have been compared to hash browns (also spelled "hashbrowns"), which are often served at breakfast. "Hash browns are really breakfast tater tots" was posted on…

December 30, 2017
Food/Drink

“Hash browns are just flat tater tots”

Are hash browns just flat tater tots -- that is, fried potatoes in another shape? "REALIZATION: mcdonald's hash browns are really enormous, flat tater tots" was posted on Twitter on…

September 7, 2021
Food/Drink

“Hash browns are just goyish latkes”

Latkes (often described as Jewish potato pancakes) have been compared to hash browns. "hash browns are just latkes for the goyim" was posted on Twitter by rob shostak on May 6, 2011.…

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