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January 21, 2020
Food/Drink

“Stop killing butterflies to make butter” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 24, 2025
Food/Drink

“Stop killing chicken for their fingers” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 24, 2025
Food/Drink

“Stop killing chickens for their fingers” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 20, 2020
Food/Drink

“Stop killing doctors to make Dr Pepper” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

March 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“Stop killing fish for their fingers” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 21, 2020
Food/Drink

“Stop killing French people to make French fries” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 21, 2020
Food/Drink

“Stop killing French people to make French toast” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 20, 2020
Food/Drink

“Stop killing gingers to make ginger ale” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 21, 2020
Food/Drink

“Stop killing gingers to make gingerbread” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 20, 2020
Food/Drink

“Stop killing mountains to make Mountain Dew” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

July 20, 2022
Food/Drink

“Stop killing wild turkeys to make whiskey” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

August 30, 2025
Food/Drink

“Stop making new flavors of Diet Coke. The original flavor, chemicals, is already perfect”

Many people say that Diet Coke is made of chemicals -- and that they like the chemicals. "Stop making new flavors of Diet Coke. The original flavor, chemicals, is already perfect" was…

September 16, 2022
Food/Drink

“Stop saying candy corn is the worst candy. Don’t forget that black licorice exists”

Many people do not like candy corn. "Stop saying candy corn is the worst candy. Don't forget that black licorice exists" is a saying that has been printed on several images.…

April 3, 2023
Food/Drink

“Stop saying women don’t cook like Grandma cause some of y’all men don’t pay bills like Granddad”

"Dudes quick to say women don't cook like grandma use to but y'all don't pay bills like grandpa used to either" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

August 11, 2022
Food/Drink

“Stop saying you love wings if you order boneless. You love nuggets”

Boneless chicken wings have often been described as basically chicken nuggets. "Stop saying you love wings if you order boneless. You love nuggets 🙄😂" was posted on Twitter by Nia…

October 23, 2011
Food/Drink

“Store what you eat and eat what you store”

"Store what you eat and eat what you store" is a popular adage of storing survival foods. The foods stored should be what a person likes to eat, and the foods should be eaten before they…

September 22, 2013
Food/Drink

“Strange how a teapot can represent both solitude and company”

"Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company" is a saying that has been included in many collections of sayings about tea.…

March 16, 2021
Food/Drink

“Strawberries really just said, ‘Fuck it, seeds on the outside’”

Entry in progress -- BP Reddit--AsksciencePosted by u/bstocktonFebruary14, 2013Why are some fruits' seeds on the outside (e.g. strawberries) but most are on the inside?COMMENTSr_plantae(...)So…

March 16, 2021
Food/Drink

“Strawberry is the only fruit with its seeds on the outside”

Entry in progress -- BP Reddit--AsksciencePosted by u/bstocktonFebruary14, 2013Why are some fruits' seeds on the outside (e.g. strawberries) but most are on the inside?COMMENTSr_plantae(...)So…

June 27, 2023
Food/Drink

“Strawberry shortcake implies the existence of strawberry tallcake”

There is strawberry shortcake, but no strawberry tallcake. "strawberry shortcake implies the existence of a strawberry tallcake" was posted on Twitter by slutty urbanist on April 27,…

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