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September 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“Onion rings are just vegan 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.…

August 31, 2021
Food/Drink

“Onion rings are just vegetarian 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.…

November 5, 2017
Food/Drink

“Onion rings are vegetable donuts”

"Onion rings are vegetable donuts" is a food saying that has been printed on several images. "Alcove onion rings are like cornbread donuts" was posted on Twitter on September 6,…

May 25, 2019
Food/Drink

“Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time”

"Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time" is a saying about eating fast food in a car that has been printed on many images. "And remember, onion rings in the car…

November 27, 2020
Food/Drink

“Onions are the only vegetables that fight back”

Onions, when sliced, can make people cry. "Vegetables that fight back: onions make you cry; garlic secretes vile-smelling substance all over your hands" was posted on Twitter by Stephany…

December 14, 2021
Food/Drink

“Onions force you to mourn their death”

Cutting an onion can make a person have tears. "onions force you to mourn their death" was posted on Twitter by Pennylane & Yumi on June 2, 2010. "Onions make you mourn their…

January 30, 2021
Food/Drink

“Only a weirdough doesn’t like pizza”

"Weirdo" is sometimes jocularly written as "weirdough" (weird/weirdo + dough). "Crêpe" can sound like "creep," and "donut" like "do…

October 17, 2019
Food/Drink

“Only add soy sauce when the chef is standing upright. Never Kikkoman when he’s down”

Kikkoman (a Japanese food manufacturer that makes soy sauce, among other products) sounds like "kick a man," and there have been jokes. The Kikkoman joke has been printed on several…

April 3, 2014
Food/Drink

“Only two things that money can’t buy—that’s true love and homegrown tomatoes”

Guy Clark wrote the song "Homegrown Tomatoes" for the album Better Days (1983). The chorus of the song became well-known: Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoesWhat'd life be without…

August 8, 2023
Food/Drink

“OnlyCoffee instead of OnlyFans. Just me flicking beans all day”

Some people want to perform on OnlyCoffee instead of OnlyFans. "Only fans but it's me drinking coffee and staring at the camera... Call it Onlycoffee" was posted on X/Twitter by…

March 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“Open box before eating pizza” (pizza box instructions)

"Open box before eating pizza" is an instruction found on many pizza boxes. It has been ridiculed for being ridiculously obvious and unnecessary. "Photo: thedailywhat: open box…

July 4, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksFood/Drink

“Open door policy. Show up with wine, we’ll open the door”

"I have an open door policy. You bring beer, I'll open the door" is a saying, with many variations, that has been printed on many images "Open Door Policy. Show up with Wine,…

October 8, 2021
Food/Drink

“Open faced sandwiches are just fancy toast”

Many people do not consider an open-faced sandwich to be a sandwich. An open-faced sandwich has been described as "fancy toast." "There is a fine line between what constitutes fancy…

April 2, 2011
Food/Drink

“Open the garage, here comes the car!” (opening a child’s mouth for food)

"Open the garage -- here comes the car!" is what a parent says to a young child to open the child's mouth (the "garage") for food (the "car"). The line was used…

April 3, 2011
Food/Drink

“Open the hangar, here comes the airplane!” (opening a child’s mouth for food)

"Open the hangar -- here comes the airplane!" is what a parent says to a young child to open the child's mouth (the "hangar") for food (the "airplane"). The…

March 14, 2012
Food/Drink

“Open the oven, take a look; first to complain is next week’s cook”

"Open the oven, take a look; first to complain is next week's/tomorrow's cook" is a saying that has been included on many lists of humorous kitchen one-liners. The saying has…

April 2, 2011
Food/Drink

“Open the tunnel, here comes the train!” (opening a child’s mouth for food)

"Open the tunnel -- here comes the train!" is what a parent says to a young child to open the child's mouth (the "tunnel") for food (the "train"). "Open the…

January 9, 2018
Food/Drink

“Optimistic people want to hear the bad news first. Realists just start drinking”

"Optimistic people want to hear the bad news first, while pessimists ask for the good. Realists just start drinking" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was…

July 20, 2023
Food/Drink

“Orange Crush is a poor man’s Sunkist”

The soft drinks Fanta (introduced in 1940), Crush (introduced as Orange Crush in 1911), Faygo (introduced in 1907), Sunkist (introduced in 1979), Orangina (introduced in 1936), Mirinda (introduced…

March 30, 2018
Food/Drink

“Orange juice got the nickname ‘OJ,’ but apple juice didn’t get the nickname ‘AJ’”

"Why do people call Orange Juice 'OJ', but never call Apple Juice 'AJ'?" was posted on Twitter on February 7, 2008. One reason is that "orange juice" has two…

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