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August 10, 2022
Food/Drink

“An espresso martini is just a Four Loko with a 401k”

An espresso martini has been compared to Four Loko. "Espresso martini = classy four loko" was posted on Twitter by Emma Taylor on September 16, 2011. "Espresso Martini’s are pretty…

August 10, 2022
Food/Drink

“An espresso martini is the rich man’s Four Loko”

An espresso martini has been compared to Four Loko. "Espresso martini = classy four loko" was posted on Twitter by Emma Taylor on September 16, 2011. "Espresso Martini’s are pretty…

November 29, 2020
Food/Drink

“An ice cube is just a loaf of water”

Ice is the solid form of water. "Hey so uh ice is just a loaf of water" was posted on Twitter by Chief Dumbass @ Dumbass inc. on April 27, 2018. "Ice is just a loaf of water"…

May 25, 2021
Food/Drink

“An Indian flatbread currency would be naan cents”

"Naan" (flatbread) has resulted in some "naan cents" (nonsense) jokes. "I can't believe the Indian restaurant would not accept my jar of change as payment. That's…

June 22, 2021
Food/Drink

“An insect landed on my soft French cheese, briefly”

The word "briefly" is not composed of the words "brie" (a soft French cheese) and "fly (an insect), but there are jokes. "I wonder what would happen if you put an…

July 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“An Italian restaurant served pasta cooked out of the eighth circle of hell. It was al Dante”

"Al dente" cooking should not be written as "al Dante" (as in Dante's Inferno), but there are jokes. "How to cook al-dante pasta?" was posted on the newsgroup…

April 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“An omelet is just an egg quesadilla”

An omelette has been compared to an egg quesadilla. "Omelets are just egg quesadillas" was posted on Twitter by Dolph Buttermaker on December 2, 2012. "Omelettes are just egg…

April 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“An omelette is just an egg quesadilla”

An omelette has been compared to an egg quesadilla. "Omelets are just egg quesadillas" was posted on Twitter by Dolph Buttermaker on December 2, 2012. "Omelettes are just egg…

November 23, 2014
Food/Drink

“An onion will make you cry, but they never have invented a vegetable that will make you laugh”

What's harder -- to make an audience laugh or to make them cry? The classic answer is that comedy is harder because even an onion can make someone cry, but there is no vegetable that can make…

February 3, 2020
Food/Drink

“An opinion without 3.14 is just an onion”

"An opinion without 3.14 is (just) an onion" is a math joke that has been printed on many images. The word "opinion" has "pi" in it. "'An OPINION without…

December 4, 2015
Food/Drink

“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day”

Chicago (IL) Sun-Times columnist Irv Kupcinet (1912-2003) is often credited with this seasonal quotation, from Kup's Column: "An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving…

July 26, 2025
Food/Drink

“And don’t get me started on the people that put ketchup on scrambled eggs”

Many people think that it's an abomination that ketchup is used where it shouldn't. This was posted on Facebook by Robert Kochis on July 19, 2022, and received over 30,000 shares:…

September 6, 2019
Food/Drink

“And on the 8th day God made coffee” (“And on the eighth day God made coffee”)

"And on the 8th day God made coffee" (or "And on the eighth day God made coffee") is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. According to the Genesis creation…

September 6, 2019
Food/Drink

“And on the eighth day God made coffee” (“And on the 8th day God made coffee”)

"And on the 8th day God made coffee" (or "And on the eighth day God made coffee") is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. According to the Genesis creation…

August 1, 2017
Food/Drink

“And the Lord said unto John, ‘Come forth and receive eternal life!’” (joke)

A toaster is often a consolation prize -- especially in jokes. A joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.consumers.sweepstakes on July 4, 1996: "'Come forth and win my love,' said God…

April 23, 2020
Food/Drink

“Animal lovers don’t eat animals”

"Animal lovers don't eat animals" is a vegan saying that has been printed on many images. "If animal lovers don't eat animals, should plant lovers not eat plants??! I am…

May 1, 2020
Food/Drink

“Animals are here with us, not for us”

"Animals are here with us, not for us" is a vegan slogan that has been printed on many images. "Mankind must change its thinking -- animals are here with us, not for us!" was…

October 5, 2020
Food/Drink

“Animals belong in our hearts, not in our stomachs”

"Animals belong in our hearts, not (in) our stomachs" is a vegan saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain, but it possibly originated on an image.…

October 5, 2020
Food/Drink

“Animals belong in our hearts, not our stomachs”

"Animals belong in our hearts, not (in) our stomachs" is a vegan saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain, but it possibly originated on an image.…

October 5, 2020
Food/Drink

“Animals belong in your heart, not your stomach”

"Animals belong in our hearts, not (in) our stomachs" is a vegan saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain, but it possibly originated on an image.…

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