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October 6, 2020
Food/Drink

“One minute you’re young and fun and the next minute you’re excited about an air fryer”

Adulthood brings simple, homely pleasures. "One minute you're young and cool/fun, and the next minute you're excited about air fryers/crockpots/vacuums" is a saying that has…

February 3, 2011
Food/Drink

“One more drink and I’d have been under the host!”

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) was known for her wit and often lunched at the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street in Manhattan), forming a "Round Table" of gossip and ideas with other…

August 9, 2026
Food/Drink

“One of my favorite hobbies is filling jockeys’ saddles full of lentils, chickpeas and kidney beans. That gets the pulses racing”

A "pulse" can mean a palpable beat of an artery, and a "pulse" can also mean an edible seed of the legume family. Some "pulses racing" jokes confuse the two meanings.…

January 28, 2025
Food/DrinkMusic/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“One of my kitchen utensils seems to be playing classical music. I think it’s the Chopin board”

The Polish composer Frédéric François Chopin’s last name can sound like “chopping,” and there are jokes. "One of my kitchen utensils seems to be playing classical music. Think…

February 13, 2021
Food/Drink

“One of my waffles is crazier than the other. It’s my alter Eggo”

Eggo is a brand of frozen waffles. There is no "alter Eggo" (alter ego + Eggo), but there are jokes. "My Alter-Eggo is craving pancakes right about now. Maybe even fresh blueberry…

December 31, 2023
Food/Drink

“One of my worst traits is my core belief that I deserve a little $6 coffee every time I run a mildly unpleasant errand”

Many people believe that they deserve an overpriced Starbucks coffee, even after they haven't accomplished much. This was posted on X/Twitter by g a b y and received over 93,000 likes:…

February 15, 2025
Food/Drink

“One of the best things in life is realizing you have the second half of your sandwich left”

A sandwich is often cut in half, and people have several feelings about the second half of the sandwich. "The Second half of a sandwich is always the best piece" was posted on X/Twitter…

March 26, 2020
Food/Drink

“One of the great things about cooking your own food is the certainty that any hair in it is yours”

People don't like to find a hair in their food. "One of the best things about making your own food? If you find a hair in it, you know it's yours" was posted on Twitter by Shawn…

March 19, 2024
Food/Drink

“One of the innumerable noble things that bacon will do for humanity is cover up the taste of salad”

Do people like the taste of salad? "is salad dressing used to cover up the taste of salad?" was posted on X/Twitter by l a u r e n 🌙 on January 26, 2015. "One of the innumerable…

December 13, 2025
Food/Drink

“One of the main reasons to drink tea is because you can say ‘let me put the kettle on’ and stuff like that”

Why drink tea? This was posted on X/Twitter by lev on December 7, 2025, and it had over 18,000 likes: "one of the main reasons to drink tea is because you can say 'let me put the kettle…

November 22, 2025
Food/Drink

“One of the unspoken things about being an adult is having a favorite burner on the stove”

There are usually four burners on a stove, but most people have a favorite and use that one more than the others. "Does anyone else have a favourite burner on their stove....." was posted…

November 22, 2025
Food/Drink

“One of the weirder things about being an adult is having a favorite stovetop burner, yet nobody talks about it”

There are usually four burners on a stove, but most people have a favorite and use that one more than the others. "Does anyone else have a favourite burner on their stove....." was posted…

July 9, 2012
Food/Drink

“One reason why I don’t drink is because I wish to know when I am having a good time”

Nancy Astor (1879-1964) is often cited for the quotation, "One reason why I don't drink is because I wish/want to know when I am having a good time." This quotation appears to be a…

July 14, 2024
Food/DrinkHotels

“One thing about me on holiday, I am going to be awake for that hotel breakfast”

If a hotel breakfast is included, many people are determined to have it. This was posted on X/Twitter by H ✨ on May 14, 2022: "One thing about me on holiday, I am going to be awake for that…

July 14, 2024
Food/DrinkHotels

“One thing about me on vacation, I am going to be awake for that hotel breakfast”

If a hotel breakfast is included, many people are determined to have it. This was posted on X/Twitter by H ✨ on May 14, 2022: "One thing about me on holiday, I am going to be awake for that…

April 8, 2024
Food/Drink

“Onion and garlic powder go on everything”

"My problem is that I think garlic powder goes on everything" (or "My problem is that I think onion and garlic powder goes on everything") is a food saying that has been printed…

April 8, 2024
Food/Drink

“Onion powder and garlic powder go on everything”

"My problem is that I think garlic powder goes on everything" (or "My problem is that I think onion and garlic powder goes on everything") is a food saying that has been printed…

November 29, 2017
Food/Drink

“Onion rings and french fries are deep fried binary”

French fries look like the number "one" and onion rings look like the number "zero." "I just successfully tried my hand at ordering fast food in Binary. sooo: FRENCH FRIES…

September 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“Onion rings are a poor man’s calamari”

Calamari is a fried squid dish that has been compared to onion rings. "A toast (a toast!) to calamari: the onion rings of the sea" was posted on Twitter by RJ Cantrell on August 13, 2008.…

September 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“Onion rings are just ghetto calamari”

Calamari is a fried squid dish that has been compared to onion rings. "A toast (a toast!) to calamari: the onion rings of the sea" was posted on Twitter by RJ Cantrell on August 13, 2008.…

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