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January 29, 2025
Food/Drink

“Prime ribs are just like regular ribs except they’re only divisible by themselves”

Prime rib usually doesn't have anything to do with prime numbers, but there are jokes. "I just found out that Prime Rib is rib meat that's only divisible by 1 and itself.…

December 25, 2021
Food/Drink

“Pringles are the particle board of potato chips”

Pringles potato-based crisps have been compared to particle board. "Pringles are the potato chip's answer to particle board" was posted on the newsgroup alt.tv on October 18, 2000.…

December 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“Pringles are the particle board of the potato chip industry”

Pringles potato-based crisps have been compared to particle board. "Pringles are the potato chip's answer to particle board" was posted on the newsgroup alt.tv on October 18, 2000.…

June 7, 2023
Food/Drink

“Pringles chips tubes need to be more like push pops. We have the technology!”

Pringles potato chips have a tube that cannot accommodate the human hand. Some people have suggested "push up" technology. This was posted on Twitter by Vision Bored (@VisionBored1) on…

December 25, 2019
Food/Drink

“Pringles got into my carpet. It’s beginning to look a lot like crisp mush”

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951) is a Christmas standard song by Meredith Wilson. If Pringles potato chips ("crisps" in the UK) get into your carpet, it…

February 18, 2026
Food/Drink

“Pro tip, meal prepping is a great way to ensure that you always have food that is cold, a little old, and not what you’re in the mood for”

Many people don't like meal prepping because the food is a little old and a person often develops a craving for something different. This was posted on X/Twitter by Pamela J. Hobart (the…

July 16, 2024
Food/Drink

“Pro tip: Fill the piñata with ketchup and you never have to host a children’s birthday party again”

"Pro tip: Fill the piñata with ketchup and you never have to host a children's birthday party again" is a saying that has been printed on many images A piñata is usually filled…

August 18, 2022
Food/Drink

“Pro tip: If you stir coconut oil into your kale, it makes it easier to scrape it into the trash”

"Pro tip: If you stir coconut oil into your kale, it makes it easier to scrape it into the trash" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many people do not like kale.…

February 16, 2022
Food/Drink

“Probiotics imply the existence of amateurbiotics”

There are "probiotics," but no "amateurbiotics" or casualbiotics" or "conbiotics" -- except in jokes. "I don't really want to pay for probiotics if I…

February 16, 2022
Food/Drink

“Probiotics imply the existence of casualbiotics”

There are "probiotics," but no "amateurbiotics" or casualbiotics" or "conbiotics" -- except in jokes. "I don't really want to pay for probiotics if I…

February 16, 2022
Food/Drink

“Probiotics imply the existence of conbiotics”

There are "probiotics," but no "amateurbiotics" or casualbiotics" or "conbiotics" -- except in jokes. "I don't really want to pay for probiotics if I…

May 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“Procaffinator, n., One who puts off tasks until after the first cup of coffee or tea”

"Procaffinator, n., One who puts off tasks until after the first cup of coffee or tea" -- a portmanteau of "procrastinator" and "caffeine" -- is a jocular coffee…

July 18, 2024
Food/Drink

“Processed food was literally designed for you to eat. Organic is just some crap they found on the ground somewhere”

Processed food is generally believed to be bad, but this joke was posted on X/Twitter by furby hancock on May 14, 2023, and has been printed on several images: "Processed food was literally…

July 12, 2021
Food/Drink

“Procrastidrinking: The art of drinking instead of doing something else you should be doing”

"Procrastidrinking" (procrastinating + drinking) is a portmanteau word that has been printed on many images. "Procrastidrinking The act of putting off work or other duties by…

December 4, 2016
Food/Drink

“Promises and pie crust are made to be broken”

Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)piecrust, n.In proverbial and allusive use, with reference to a promise that is easily or casually broken.1681 Heraclitus Ridens 16 Aug. v/1 He…

February 9, 2025
Food/Drink

“Pronouncing fettuccine like medicine”

"Fettuccine" is pronounced like "linguini," not like "medicine" (or "Edison"). "ok, fettuccine but pronounced like medicine" was posted on…

December 5, 2016
Food/Drink

“Pros and cons of making food: Pros=food Cons=making”

"Pros and cons of making food: Pros=food Cons=making" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. The one-liner was posted on Twitter on September 15, 2013.…

November 29, 2022
Food/Drink

“Prosciutto implies the existence of amateursciutto”

Prosciutto is not "pro sciutto," but some people believe there should be amateursciutto, antisciutto and consciutto. "I don't really like prosciutto. I guess that makes me…

November 29, 2022
Food/Drink

“Prosciutto implies the existence of antisciutto”

Prosciutto is not "pro sciutto," but some people believe there should be amateursciutto, antisciutto and consciutto. "I don't really like prosciutto. I guess that makes me…

November 29, 2022
Food/Drink

“Prosciutto implies the existence of consciutto”

Prosciutto is not "pro sciutto," but some people believe there should be amateursciutto, antisciutto and consciutto. "I don't really like prosciutto. I guess that makes me…

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