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December 24, 2017
Food/Drink

“If you were a vegetable, you’d be a cutecumber”

"If you were a vegetable, you’d be a cutecumber" (cute + cucumber) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "'If you were a vegetable, you'd be a…

February 9, 2009
Food/Drink

“If you were my husband, I’d poison your coffee” (Nancy Astor to Churchill?)

The following joke is frequently told about Nancy Astor (1879-1964) and Winston Churchill (1874-1965). Astor supposedly said: "if I were your wife, I'd put poison in your coffee!"…

February 17, 2015
Food/Drink

“If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner”

English writer Henry Sambrooke Leigh (1837-1883) wrote in "On Corpulence" (1869): If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner,And take to light claret instead of pale ale;Look down…

May 12, 2017
Food/Drink

“If you wrote a screenplay about coffee, would it be a JavaScript?”

"JavaScript" is not a screenplay about coffee, but there are many puns. "Javascript (which I thought was a screenplay about coffee)" was posted on the newsgroup Google Groups:…

May 20, 2024
Food/Drink

“If you’ll excuse me, I’ll be climbing into my gravy boat and sailing away on the mashed potato sea”

Gravy boats (sauce boats) are not boats that sail on water, but there are jokes. "If you had enough gravy boats would you have a gravy navy?" was posted on X/Twitter by John…

September 24, 2018
Food/Drink

“If you’re allergic to bananas, do you go into bananaphylactic shock?”

People who have banana allergies don't go into "bananaphylactic" (banana + anaphylactic) shock, but there are jokes. "For when Eric eats a banana, an amazing transformation…

August 4, 2019
Food/Drink

“If you’re always organizing things, you have OCD. If you’re always eating things, you have OBCD”

"OBCD" sounds like "obesity." "OBCD" weas entered in the Urban Dictionary on April 7, 2011. "OBCD" should not be confused with "OCD"…

August 4, 2019
Food/Drink

“If you’re always straightening things, you have OCD. If you’re always eating things, you have OBCD”

"OBCD" sounds like "obesity." "OBCD" weas entered in the Urban Dictionary on April 7, 2011. "OBCD" should not be confused with "OCD"…

January 16, 2018
Food/Drink

“If you’re American in the kitchen, what are you in the bathroom?”/“European.”

A nationality joke is: Q: If you’re an American in the kitchen, what are you in the bathroom? A: European (you're a-peeing). The joke has been cited in print since at least 1976. 12 April…

September 28, 2017
Food/Drink

“If you’re drunk at noon, you’re either living very well, or very poorly”

"If you're drunk at noon, you're either living very well, or very poorly" is a saying that was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on September 27, 2017. The saying became…

October 9, 2025
Food/Drink

“If you’re ever feeling down on your appearance, remember: even the ugliest potato can become a beautiful French fry”

Ugly things can become beautiful. For example, an ugly potato can become a beautiful french fry, and who doesn't love a french fry? "The moral of the story...even the ugliest potato can…

August 23, 2020
Food/Drink

“If you’re ever feeling useless, remember that bags of ice have nutritional information”

A bag of ice contains nutritional information. The numbers are usually zero, but that information is there. "Think about this...if you’re ever feeling useless, just remember that ice has…

December 27, 2020
Food/Drink

“If you’re going to be salty, bring the tequila”

"If you're going to be salty, bring the tequila" is a jocular saying (usually referring to drinking margaritas) that has been printed on many images. "It's ok to be salty…

July 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“If you’re gonna burst through the door unannounced, waving a German sausage, knockwurst!”

Knockwurst has nothing to do with knocking on a door, but there are jokes. "If you're gonna burst through the door unannounced, waving a German sausage, knockwurst!" (meaning…

June 22, 2018
Food/Drink

“If you’re interested in both red and green curries, does that make you bicurryous?”

Someone is "bi-curious" if that person is curious about becoming bisexual. "Bicurryous" is a jocular term for a person who likes several curries. "I love trying new kinds…

December 19, 2020
Food/Drink

“If you’re looking for a sign that you should have a glass of wine, this is it”

"If you're looking/waiting for a sign that you should have a glass of wine, this is it" is a jocular drinking saying that has been printed on many images, especially bar and…

December 18, 2020
Food/Drink

“If you’re looking for a sign to drink tonight, this is it”

"If you're looking for a sign to drink tonight, this is it" is a jocular drinking saying that has been printed on many images, especially bar and restaurant signs. "If…

November 8, 2010
Food/Drink

“If you’re looking, you’re not cooking” (“If you’re lookin’, you ain’t cookin’”)

"If/when you're looking, you're not cooking" (or "If/when you're lookin', you ain't cookin'") is a barbecue rule not to constantly look under the…

June 12, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“If you’re not meant to drink and drive, then why do you need a driver’s license to buy alcohol?”

Entry in progress -- BP “I mostly use my driver’s license to buy stuff that impairs my ability to drive” is a related saying. X/Twitter 🇺🇸Jeff Markise🇺🇸 @MarkiseJeff If you…

April 11, 2022
Food/Drink

“If you’re paying $3 for a bottle of smart water, it isn’t working”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Glaceau SmartwaterGlaceau Smartwater (stylized smartwater) is a brand of bottled water owned by Energy Brands. Introduced in 1996 in the United States, by 2016 it…

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