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September 6, 2012
Food/Drink

“If you plant corn, you get corn” (proverb)

"If you plant corn, you get corn" is a proverb that means "you reap what you sow." The proverb is based on the New Testament's Galatians 6:7: "Be not deceived; God is…

May 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“If you push Continental breakfast tables together, do you get a Pangaea breakfast?”

If you combine all the continental breakfast tables together, would that make for a supercontinental (Pangaea or Pangea) breakfast? "If this is the Continental breakfast, I'd hate to see…

February 11, 2023
Food/Drink

“If you put a key lime inside a lock lime it reveals the Treasure of Lime Mountain”

There are keys and locks. There are key limes, but no lock limes. "So is there a counterpart to Key Lime Pie called Lock Lime Pie?" was posted on Twitter by Steffany A on August 1, 2011.…

October 24, 2021
Food/Drink

“If you put peanut butter on a rice cake you can throw it farther”

Not everyone likes rice cakes. People often put something on it to improve the taste. "If you put peanut butter on a rice cake you can throw it farther" was posted on Twitter by Bart on…

July 16, 2014
Food/Drink

“If you put root beer in a square cup, does it become beer?” (joke)

A math joke is told about square roots and root beer. "If you put root beer in a square glass do you get beer?" was cited on Twitter on May 15, 2012. "If you put root beer in a…

April 26, 2024
Food/Drink

“If you put too much water in your rice, toss in a few phones to soak it up #lifehacks”

"COOKING HACK: if you put too much water in your rice, toss a few phones in there" was posted on X/Twitter by "ben are scum" @UniqueDude2 on September 4, 2015. (The account is…

March 20, 2023
Food/Drink

“If you really want to get off carbs, start referring to ‘baked goods’ as ‘baked bads’”

"Good" is the opposite of "bad" and "evil." There are "baked goods," but there are no "baked bads" or "baked evils." "Then tell me…

July 20, 2023
Food/Drink

“If you remove croutons from your salad, are they then called croutoffs?”

There are salad croutons, but no croutoffs. There are several jokes, such as "crouton, croutoff" (like "clap on, clap off" of The Clapper, and "wax on, wax off" from…

December 6, 2016
Food/Drink

“If you see a rabbit laying little brown eggs, don’t eat them. It’s not chocolate”

"If you see a rabbit laying little brown eggs, don't eat them. It's not chocolate" is a jocular saying that has been a Minions quote. The popular Easter saying was posted on…

October 15, 2019
Food/Drink

“If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop bitching”

"If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop bitching/complaining" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. "If you see the glass as…

October 15, 2019
Food/Drink

“If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop complaining”

"If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop bitching/complaining" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. "If you see the glass as…

October 15, 2019
Food/Drink

“If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass”

"If you see your glass half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop bitching/complaining" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. "If you see the glass as…

November 14, 2025
Food/Drink

“If you sleep till noon you only have to pay for 2 meals instead of 3”

"If you sleep till noon you only have to pay for 2 meals instead of 3" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The reasoning is that a person who sleeps until noon skips…

April 26, 2018
Food/Drink

“If you somehow choke to death on an ice cube, nobody would know how you died”

"Has anyone ever choked to death on an ice cube? If so, did it confuse the fuck out of the coroner?" was asked on Reddit -- AskReddit on December 20, 2010. "Is it possible to die…

March 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“If you struggle cutting cake, is it still a piece of cake?”

Something that is a "piece of cake" is something that is easy or simple. "If a cake is hard to make is it still a piece of cake??" is a joke that was posted on Twitter January…

July 14, 2024
Food/Drink

“If you swallow uranium you will probably get atomic ache”

"Atomic ache" sounds a bit like "a tummy ache." "Eating uranium can cause atomic ache" was posted on the newsgroup Google Groups: rec.humor on April 22, 1991.…

February 9, 2026
Food/Drink

“If you take all of the marshmallows out of a box of Lucky Charms you are left with a box of Purina Cat Chow”

"If you take all of the marshmallows out of a box of Lucky Charms you are left with a box of Purina Cat Chow" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, if you take the…

August 25, 2022
Food/Drink

“If you take the word ‘MILK’ and change only four letters, you get ‘BEER’”

"If you take the word 'MILK' and change only four letters, you get 'BEER'" is a jocular beer saying that has been printed on many images. "If you take the word…

January 3, 2026
Food/Drink

“If you think about the vastness of space, & how enormous our galaxy is, & how big our planet is…I’m not really eating all that much cheese”

Is there such a thing as too much cheese? This was posted on X/Twitter by Kelly (@kelly__le) on May 8, 2022 (the tweet is no longer available): "If you think about the vastness of space, &…

November 18, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“If you think eating healthy is expensive… you haven’t priced cancer lately”

"If you think eating healthy is expensive... you haven't priced cancer lately" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "'You think my food is expensive? Have you…

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