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March 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“If Manwich changed their recipe, would it be called Tranwich?”

Manwich is a brand name of a canned sloppy joe sauce. There is no "Tranwich" or "Transwich," but there are jokes. "chicken breast and meat balls? Call it a tranwich"…

May 28, 2018
Food/Drink

“If maple syrup is tree blood, can vegans and vegetarians eat it?”

“Maple syrup is tree blood” is a saying from at least the 1990s and 2000s. "If maple syrup is tree blood, can vegans and vegetarians eat it?" is a jocular saying that has been printed…

December 20, 2021
Food/Drink

“If mashed apples are applesauce, why aren’t mashed potatoes called potatosauce?”

Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…

December 20, 2021
Food/Drink

“If mashed apples is apple sauce, then mashed potatoes is potato sauce”

Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…

August 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“If money can’t buy happiness, explain motorcycles and beer”

A proverbial saying is that "money can't buy happiness." "If money can't buy happiness, explain motorcycles and beer" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

March 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“If Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head are no longer male and female, does this mean no more tater tots?”

On February 25, 2021, the Hasbro toy company announced that "Mr. Potato Head" and "Mrs. Potato Head" would be the gender neutral "Potato Head." "If there’s no…

December 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“If my last name was Pepper, you can bet your ass I’d have gone to medical school”

Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink. "If my last name was pepper I would go to medical school" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Charles Rogers on February 8, 2014. "if my…

October 17, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If nature doesn’t make it, don’t take it”

"If nature didn't make it, don't take it" is a health saying that has beenprinted on many images. The saying is usually attributed to Alfredo Darrington Bowman (1933-2016), also…

October 17, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If nature don’t make it, don’t take it”

"If nature didn't make it, don't take it" is a health saying that has beenprinted on many images. The saying is usually attributed to Alfredo Darrington Bowman (1933-2016), also…

August 26, 2012
Food/Drink

“If nothing sticks to Teflon, how does Teflon stick to the pan?”

"If nothing sticks to Teflon, how does Teflon stick to the pan?" is a standard joke on many Internet websites. "How do they make Teflon stick to the pan?" has been cited in…

February 6, 2019
Food/Drink

“If only vegetables smelt as good as bacon”

American syndicated newspaper columnist Doug Larson (1926-2017) wrote in the Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette on July 16, 1989: "Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables…

February 21, 2020
Food/Drink

“If oranges could talk, what language would they speak?”/“Mandarin.”

A mandarin orange doesn't speak Mandarin, but there are jokes. "In a Rosetta Stone commercial, a lady claims to know Mandarin. I had no idea oranges could speak! And with such zest.…

September 15, 2012
Food/Drink

“If peanut butter cookies are made from peanut butter, what are Girl Scout cookies made out of?”

"If peanut butter cookies are made from peanut butter, then what are Girl Scout cookies made out of?" is a joke that has been included in many collections of one-line saying. "If…

July 14, 2019
Food/Drink

“If people make you sick, then maybe you should cook them longer”

"If people make you sick, then maybe you should cook them longer" is a jocular cannibalistic saying that has been printed on many images. "If people make you sick, cook them…

June 10, 2015
Food/Drink

“If pigs could fly, imagine how good their wings would taste”

"If pigs could fly, I bet their wings would taste delicious" is a food thought that has been printed on an ecard. "If pigs really could fly, I bet their wings would taste absolutely…

July 8, 2025
Food/Drink

“If red meat has so much iron in it, why don’t cows rust?”

Meat contains iron, called heme iron, that can be readily absorbed. That doesn't mean that animals are made of iron, but there are jokes. "If red meat has so much iron in it why don’t…

December 14, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If she doesn’t text you when she’s drunk, you ain’t the one”

When a woman drinks and she drunk texts, it's almost always to someone she wants the most. "If she doesn't text you when she's drunk, you ain't the one" is a saying…

December 14, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If she don’t text you when she’s drunk, you ain’t the one”

When a woman drinks and she drunk texts, it's almost always to someone she wants the most. "If she doesn't text you when she's drunk, you ain't the one" is a saying…

December 13, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If she drinks and you never get drunk texts, I got some bad news for you bro”

When a woman drinks and she drunk texts, it's almost always to someone she wants the most. "If she doesn't text you when she's drunk, you ain't the one" is a saying…

December 13, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If she drinks and you never get drunk texts, you ain’t the one”

When a woman drinks and she drunk texts, it's almost always to someone she wants the most. "If she doesn't text you when she's drunk, you ain't the one" is a saying…

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