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March 7, 2016
Food/Drink

“Life is like a bowl of soup. You only get blown if you’re hot”

"Life is just a bowl of cherries" is an old saying. A soup version is: "Life is like a bowl of soup. You only get blown if you are hot." The jocular saying has been printed on…

October 24, 2012
Food/Drink

“Life is like a box of chocolates,  the best ones are half-eaten”

The movie Forrest Gump (1994) contained the famous line: "My momma always said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'" There have been…

August 3, 2018
Food/Drink

“Life is like a box of chocolates. I don’t have a box of chocolates”

"My momma always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get'" is a famous line from the movie Forrest Gump (1994). "My boyfriend is…

May 25, 2016
Food/Drink

“Life is like a box of chocolates. It doesn’t last as long for fat people”

The movie Forrest Gump (1994) contains the classic line: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." A slight, jocular variation has been printed on…

December 5, 2020
Food/Drink

“Life is like a box of chocolates. It has an expiration date”

"Life is like a box of chocolates. It has an expiration date" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Strange BeaverMotivational Monday 6-15June 15th, 2015Funny…

October 16, 2020
Food/Drink

“Life is like a box of chocolates. It sucks if you have diabetes”

“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get" is a famous line from the movie Forrest Gump (1994). "Life is like a box of chocolates. It…

October 16, 2020
Food/Drink

“Life is like a box of chocolates. Not as fun with diabetes”

“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get" is a famous line from the movie Forrest Gump (1994). "Life is like a box of chocolates. It…

September 19, 2025
Food/Drink

“Life is like a corn dog. Bitches only want your wiener if you got bread”

"Life is like a corndog..." (or "Life is like a corn dog...") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Life is like a corndog. I don't know why. It just…

September 19, 2025
Food/Drink

“Life is like a corn dog. I don’t know why, it just is”

"Life is like a corndog..." (or "Life is like a corn dog...") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Life is like a corndog. I don't know why. It just…

September 19, 2025
Food/Drink

“Life is like a corn dog. Women only want your wiener if you got bread”

"Life is like a corndog..." (or "Life is like a corn dog...") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Life is like a corndog. I don't know why. It just…

September 19, 2025
Food/Drink

“Life is like a corndog. I don’t know why, it just is”

"Life is like a corndog..." (or "Life is like a corn dog...") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Life is like a corndog. I don't know why. It just…

June 18, 2022
Food/Drink

“Life is like a doughnut. You’re either in the dough or in the hole”

"Life is like a doughnut. You're either in the dough or in the hole" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "In the dough" means in the money, and "in the…

May 25, 2018
Food/Drink

“Life is like a sandwich—the more you add to it, the better it becomes”

"Life is like a sandwich -- the more you add to it, the better it becomes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Life is like a sandwich: the more you add to it the…

May 25, 2018
Food/Drink

“Life is like a sandwich—you have to fill it with the best ingredients”

"Life is like a sandwich -- you have to fill it with the best ingredients" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Life is like a sandwich adding more stuff does not make…

July 31, 2024
Food/Drink

“Life is like a shoe, you cannot drink a cow because the earth is carrot”

A motivational speaker often says the phase "Life is like a ...," and this has led to many jocular formations of compounded nonsense sayings. The sayings/proverbs appear to be African,…

August 4, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“Life is like a spoon… I don’t know what this means, but I just feel like a motivational speaker”

A motivational speaker often says the phase "Life is like a ...," and this has led to many jocular formations of compounded nonsense sayings. The sayings/proverbs appear to be African,…

May 7, 2017
Food/Drink

“Life is like eating artichokes, you have got to go through so much to get so little”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterSteve's Quotes Today‏ @todayquotes"Life is like eating artichokes, you have got to go through so much to get so little." Thomas Aloysius Dorganwb…

November 11, 2014
Food/Drink

“Life is like ice cream—enjoy it before it melts”

"Life is like (an) ice cream -- enjoy it before it melts" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1994 and is of unknown…

July 17, 2025
Food/Drink

“Life is not a box of chocolates. It’s more like mixed vegetables with freezer burn”

"Life is not a box of chocolates. It's more like mixed vegetables with freezer burn" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Life is like a box of chocolates.…

December 7, 2016
Food/Drink

“Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you’re drunk”

"Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're drunk" is a saying -- referring to the story Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper -- that has been printed on…

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