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November 17, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“It’s Monday, grab a strong cup of coffee and let the bullshit begin”

"It's Monday, grab a strong cup of coffee and let the BS commence" (or "It's Monday, grab a strong cup of coffee and let the bullshit begin") is a coffee saying that…

June 18, 2022
Food/Drink

“It’s Monday, wine a little”

"It's Monday, wine a little" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Sad it's almost Monday? Wine a little, you'll feel better!" was posted on Twitter…

July 8, 2025
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“It’s never too late for cereal or too cold for ice-cream”

"It's never too late for cereal or too cold for ice-cream" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Cereal doesn't have to be eaten only at breakfast, and ice cream…

August 22, 2018
Food/Drink

“It’s nice to see Blood oranges and Cripps apples side-by-side in harmony in produce”

"Bloods" and "Crips" are the names of rival gangs in California. There are "blood oranges" and "Cripps Red"/"Cripps Pink" apples, and there have…

August 24, 2020
Food/Drink

“It’s no longer 5 o’clock somewhere. It’s 2020 everywhere, so drink whenever you want”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to drink a lot. The drinking saying "it's five o'clock somewhere" no longer applied for many people. "Drink whenever…

November 20, 2014
Food/Drink

“It’s no longer called ‘box wine’—the classy term is ‘Cardboardeaux’”

"Cardboardeaux" or "Cardbordeaux" (cardboard + Bordeaux wine) is a jocular name for a box wine. "It's no longer called 'box wine' -- the classy term is…

January 31, 2025
Food/DrinkRadio/Television

“It’s not cereal. It’s HBO (Honey Bunches of Oats)”

Home Box Office (HBO) has a slogan, "It's not TV. It's HBO." HBO shouldn't be confused with the cereal Honey Bunches of Oats, but there are jokes. "New slogan for…

January 1, 2018
Food/Drink

“It’s not drinking alone if you’re pregnant”

Drinking alcohol while pregnant is bad, but it's the subject of a jocular one-liner. "It's not drinking alone if you're pregnant" was posted on Twitter by Al Coholic‏ on…

September 29, 2017
Food/Drink

“It’s not fair that coffee stains your teeth brown, but milk doesn’t stain them white”

"If coffee stains your teeth yellow, does milk stain your teeth white?" was posted on Twitter on May 19, 2011. Unfortunately, drinking milk doesn't make teeth whiter. "It's…

July 10, 2021
Food/Drink

“It’s not hoarding if it’s wine. It’s a collection”

"It's not hoarding if it's wine. It's a collection" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's not hoarding if it's wine, It's a…

September 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“It’s not my fault I have a double chin. When God was giving out chins…” (gin joke)

"When God passed out brains, I thought He said trains -- and I missed mine..." is one of several lines explaining how someone because such a mess. The lines were printed in many 1942…

March 14, 2018
Food/Drink

“It’s not rocket salad”

"It's not rocket science" means "it's not complicated." "It's not rocket salad" is a jocular variation with no special meaning. "It's not…

June 14, 2025
Food/Drink

“It’s not stalking if you bring a casserole”

"Heads up: It’s not stalking if you bring a casserole" was posted on Facebook by Lyssa Lynn on August 4, 2019. "It's not stalking if you bring a casserole" was posted on…

October 10, 2022
Food/Drink

“It’s not that I can’t speak until I’ve had my coffee. It’s just that my words are buffering…”

"It's not that I can't speak until I've had my coffee. It's just that my words are buffering while the caffeine loads" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many…

July 3, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not the 4th of July until my weiner comes out”

America's Independence Day (July 4th) is often celebrated with hot dogs and barbecues. "It's not the 4th of July until my wiener comes out" is a jocular saying that has been…

July 3, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not the 4th of July until my wiener comes out”

America's Independence Day (July 4th) is often celebrated with hot dogs and barbecues. "It's not the 4th of July until my wiener comes out" is a jocular saying that has been…

December 26, 2020
Food/Drink

“It’s not the holiday season unless you push your body to the brink of alcoholism and diabetes”

"It just isn't Christmas unless you push your body to the brink of alcoholism and diabetes" (or "It's not the holiday season unless you push your body to the brink of…

November 23, 2010
Food/Drink

“It’s not the minutes at the table that make you fat—it’s the seconds”

"It's not the minutes at the table that make you fat -- it's the seconds" is a pun that plays upon the word "seconds" (meaning "second helpings" or…

December 29, 2016
Food/Drink

“It’s not what you eat between Christmas and New Year’s that makes you fat…”

Many people are concerned about gaining "holiday pounds" over Christmas and New Year's. A saying has been cited in print since at least 1967: "It's not what you eat between…

March 27, 2023
Food/Drink

“It’s ok to mix peas and corn, but don’t call it ‘porn’”

"It's okay to mix peas and corn, but don't call it 'porn'" is shown in a cartoon (sometimes with "ok" and sometiems with "okay"). The cartoon is…

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