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November 9, 2015
Food/Drink

“I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it”

"I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it" is a jocular line that has been printed on posters and ecards. New York-based comedian Rodney Dangerfield…

July 16, 2016
Food/Drink

“I drink while I work out. I call it Bacardio” (Bacardi + cardio)

"I drink while I work out. I call it Bacardio" (Bacardi + cardio) is a jocular line that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs and ecards.…

August 21, 2015
Food/Drink

“I drink wine because I don’t like to keep things bottled up”

"I drink wine because I don't like to keep things bottled up" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as ecards, posters and glasses. "Drinking wine…

May 26, 2014
Food/Drink

“I drink, therefore I am” (Bibo ergo sum)

"I drink, therefore I am" (Bibo ergo sum) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. The saying is a parody of the philosophical…

May 24, 2020
Food/Drink

“I drive more safely when there’s food in my passenger seat than when there’s a person there”

"I drive safer when there's food in my passenger seat than when there's a person sitting there" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "RT @MrDonaldGlover I…

April 6, 2019
Food/Drink

“I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol”

"I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying probably originated from a bumper sticker. "I drive way too…

July 30, 2024
Food/Drink

“I dropped a bowl of fruit on my foot. Now I cranberry walk”

"Cranberry" can sound like "can barely," and there are jokes. "I cranberry walk after this drink!!!!" was posted on X/Twitter by Cory Thielen on November 22, 2012.…

July 31, 2024
Food/Drink

“I dropped a heavy box of cranberries on my leg. Now I cranberry walk”

"Cranberry" can sound like "can barely," and there are jokes. "I cranberry walk after this drink!!!!" was posted on X/Twitter by Cory Thielen on November 22, 2012.…

December 28, 2021
Food/Drink

“I dropped a piece of pasta off of a cliff, It was a farfalle”

"Farfalle" (also called "bow-tie pasta" and "butterfly pasta") can sound like "far fall," and there are jokes. "Why's the bow-tie pasta afraid to…

December 11, 2020
Food/Drink

“I dropped an egg onto a concrete floor and it didn’t break. Concrete floors are really hard”

"I dropped an egg onto a concrete floor and it didn't break. This is probably because concrete floors are really hard" was posted on Twitter by Bob Kostic on February 24, 2019. The…

February 5, 2016
Food/Drink

“I dropped my burger on the floor. Now it’s ground beef”

"Ground beef" is the subject of an obvious pun: "I dropped my burger on the floor. Now it's ground beef." "I dropped my beef on the ground haha ground beef" was…

May 17, 2020
Food/Drink

“I dropped my gun in the avocado dip. Now it is glockamole”

A Glock is usually not found in guacamole, but there are jokes. A popular image shows a Glock in a pot of guacamole. "You mean Glock-amole?"was posted on the newsgroup rec.guns on…

January 6, 2026
Food/Drink

“I eat a lot of bread because it’s soft and I deserve it. Also I am gorgeous”

Many people like to eat a lot of bread because, well, they deserve it. This was posted on Tumblr by girlasabodyofwater in December 2018, and it received over 215,000 notes: "i eat a lot of…

August 31, 2014
Food/Drink

“I eat cake because it’s somebody’s birthday somewhere”

"I eat cake because it's somebody's birthday somewhere" is a jocular line that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and cards. "I'm offering chocolate…

May 21, 2025
Food/Drink

“I eat healthy during the daytime but what happens between 8 PM and 5 AM is between me and god”

Many people snack at night. This was posted on X/Twitter by Emily Murnane on June 22, 2022: "I eat healthy during the daytime but what happens between 8 PM and 5 AM is between me and…

October 22, 2019
Food/Drink

“I eat hummus when I don’t know the words”

"Hummus" can sound like the words "hum us," so there are jokes. "Dad: Hey April do you like hummus? Me: Yes I do. Dad: That's because you don't know the…

February 1, 2011
Food/Drink

“I eat my peas with honey; I’ve done it all my life…” (poem)

A frequently reprinted poem (attributed to "Anonymous") about food is: "I eat my peas with honey; I've done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny, But it keeps them on…

March 24, 2017
Food/Drink

“I eat salad every day. Bean salad…Coffee bean salad…Coffee. I drink coffee every day”

A joke has been printed on several images: "I eat salad every day.Bean salad.Coffee bean salad.Coffee.I drink coffee every day." The "I eat salad" joke was posted on Twitter on…

May 21, 2025
Food/Drink

“I eat salads in front of my plants to assert dominance”

Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter KiwiCairo @KiwiCairo "I eat salads in front of my house plants to remind them who's boss." -unknown #quotes 7:00 AM · Dec 22, 2012 X/Twitter…

November 8, 2015
Food/Drink

“I eat tacos over a tortilla so when stuff falls out, BOOM!, another taco”

"I eat tacos over a tortilla so when stuff falls out, BOOM!, another taco" is a jocular line that has been printed on ecards. "Hey everyone, start eating tacos over a tortilla so…

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