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August 5, 2021
Food/Drink

“I don’t drink coffee to wake up. I wake up to drink coffee”

"I don't drink coffee to wake up. I wake up to drink coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I used to drink coffee to wake up. Now, I wake up to drink…

August 8, 2020
Food/Drink

“I don’t drink for religious reasons. I drink for other reasons”

"I don't drink alcohol for religious reasons.I drink it for other reasons" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Joe Tenny on August 11, 2010. "@DaNovaKiDD: I don't drink…

September 5, 2025
Food/Drink

“I don’t drink to forget my problems. I drink to celebrate the fact that I have survived them”

"I don't drink to forget my problems. I drink to celebrate the fact that I have survived them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I DON'T DRINK TO FORGET MY…

June 19, 2020
Food/Drink

“I don’t drink to get drunk. I drink to get my inner demons drunk”

"I don't drink to get drunk. I drink to get my inner demons drunk, so they'll pass out and give me some peace" is a drinking saying that has been printed on several images.…

July 12, 2013
Food/Drink

“I don’t drink water because fish fuck in it”

The comic actor W. C. Fields (1880-1946) was known for drinking alcohol. He allegedly said that he didn't drink water because "fish fuck in it." "I don't drink water…

September 5, 2025
Food/Drink

“I don’t drink whiskey to forget my problems. I drink to celebrate the fact that I have survived them”

"I don't drink to forget my problems. I drink to celebrate the fact that I have survived them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I DON'T DRINK TO FORGET MY…

August 15, 2012
Food/Drink

“I don’t eat snails—I prefer fast food”

Sports Illustrated recorded a quote in its September 23, 1985 issue by San Francisco Giants third base coach Rocky Bridges. Bridges was asked why he refused to eat snails and he replied, "I…

October 9, 2019
Food/Drink

“I don’t eat spinach. If I ate it I might like it, and I hate the damned stuff”

A joke is told about a person (usually an Irishman) who doesn't like lettuce/spinach/broccoli. The logic goes like this: "I don't eat lettuce/spinach/broccoli. If I ate it I might…

June 21, 2024
Food/Drink

“I don’t even like food I just be eating so I don’t die”

Many people are tired of eating and no longer like food. "My appetite has been so weird lately. I just be eating so I don’t die" was posted on X/Twitter by BUCKINBUCKINWOAH on July 21,…

June 21, 2024
Food/Drink

“I don’t even like food no more I just be eating so I don’t die”

Many people are tired of eating and no longer like food. "My appetite has been so weird lately. I just be eating so I don’t die" was posted on X/Twitter by BUCKINBUCKINWOAH on July 21,…

August 6, 2024
Food/Drink

“I don’t even think it’s possible for a bear to cook porridge”

In the 19th-century English fairy tale, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Goldilocks eats some of the bears' porridge. "I don't even think it's possible for a bear to…

July 31, 2018
Food/Drink

“I don’t exercise. It makes me spill my coffee”

I don't exercise. It makes my coffee spill" (or "I don't exercise. It makes me spill my coffee") is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images.…

July 31, 2018
Food/Drink

“I don’t exercise. It makes my coffee spill”

I don't exercise. It makes my coffee spill" (or "I don't exercise. It makes me spill my coffee") is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images.…

September 5, 2013
Food/Drink

“I don’t get drunk—I get awesome”

"I don't get drunk -- I get awesome" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, posters and bumper stickers. "I don't get drunk, I get…

November 8, 2021
Food/Drink

“I don’t have a drinking problem, ‘cept when I can’t get a drink”

I don't have a drinking problem, 'cept when I can't get a drink" was written by American singer and songwriter Tom Waits in the song "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart"…

June 13, 2024
Food/Drink

“I don’t know how many coffees it takes to be friendly, but so far it’s not twelve”

"I don't know how many coffees it takes to be friendly, but so far it's not twelve" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Facebook by…

October 15, 2022
Food/Drink

“I don’t know the secret to happiness, but I’ve never been sad while eating tacos”

"I don't know the secret to happiness, but I've never been sad at a Mexican restaurant" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "I don’t necessarily know the…

June 19, 2022
Food/Drink

“I don’t know the secret to happiness, but I’ve never felt sad drinking coffee”

"I don't know the secret to happiness, but I've never felt sad drinking coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by…

April 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“I don’t know what I’d do without coffee. I’m guessing 25 to life”

"I don't know what I'd do without coffee. I'm guessing 25 to life" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "I don’t know what I’d do…

March 2, 2026
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“I don’t know whose boss need to hear this right now, but pizza is NOT a bonus”

Many managers see employees working hard and reward them with pizza. The employees, however, really want bonuses. A pizza meme was posted on Facebook by Drew Kamin on October 15, 2019. "When…

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