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September 26, 2025
Food/Drink

“The bad news is I forgot to wear my spaghetti eating shirt. The good news is I have a new spaghetti eating shirt”

Many people have what they call a "spaghetti eating shirt," to be worn while the user is eating spaghetti. When the spaghetti sauce gets on the shirt (as expected), it's not as bad…

May 21, 2017
Food/Drink

“The bag that breaks is the one with the eggs”

"The bag that breaks is the one with the eggs" is a saying that has been popularized by Arthur Bloch, the compiler of the "Murphy's Laws" books. Bloch wrote in 1983…

January 8, 2026
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The banana was once a perfect representation of phone shape. U could hold it up like ‘haha hello?’ and make ur friends die laughing…”

A telephone used to be shaped like a banana, but the shape of a phone has changed. What food could a phone be now? This was posted on X/Twitter by tate on August 25, 2020, and it received over…

June 17, 2019
Food/Drink

“The batter with the butter is the batter that is better!” (tongue twister)

"The batter with the butter is the batter that is better" is a tongue twister that was posted on the newsgroup fido7.ru.english on March 11, 1998. The tongue twister is similar to the…

August 1, 2021
Food/Drink

“The beauty of vodka is that it looks like water…”

"The beauty of vodka is that it looks like water. The beauty of the workplace is that water bottles are allowed" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "RT…

October 7, 2016
Food/Drink

“The best band name is ‘Free Beer’”

The best band name is often said to be "Free Beer." Who wouldn't show up for a bar band called "Free Beer"? "Free Beer" was actually the name of a bar band in…

May 1, 2013
Food/Drink

“The best beer in a homebrewed batch is the last one you drink”

"The best beer in a homebrewed batch is the last one you drink" means that the last drink has been conditioned longer and will taste the best. "One of the remarks I've heard…

October 27, 2022
Food/Drink

“The best day…two candy bars fall down at once from a vending machine”

Sometimes a candy vending machine fails to return a candy bar. Sometimes the vending machine returns two candy bars. "Anyone who says their wedding was the best day of their life has never had…

October 3, 2020
Food/Drink

“The best exercise to lose weight is to push yourself away from the table”

People often ask about "the best exercise to lose weight." There are at least two ways, and they both involve saying "no" to food. "Which brings to mind the advice often…

October 3, 2020
Food/Drink

“The best exercise to lose weight is to shake your head back and forth no (more food)”

People often ask about "the best exercise to lose weight." There are at least two ways, and they both involve saying "no" to food. “'The best exercise I know of,'…

July 27, 2014
Food/Drink

“The best fertilizer is the gardener’s shadow”

"the best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow" is a popular gardening proverb that's often said to come from China. However, a direct Chinese source is not known. "Our…

May 9, 2023
Food/Drink

“The best house wine is on the house”

A "house salad" is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It's not a salad that's "on the house" (free). House wine is an inexpensive drinking wine served in…

January 9, 2022
Food/Drink

“The best imaginary dish to say in a MA accent ‘garlic braised arctic char with artichoke hearts’”

Artichokes have nothing to do with the Arctic or Antarctica, but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the cold-water fish Arctic char. "'Antartichoke' - @al_bal4 trying to decide…

May 30, 2017
Food/Drink

“The best is yet to come. Unless you’re out of wine”

"The best is yet to come. Unless you're out of wine" is a jocular wine saying that has been printed on an image. The saying was posted on Twitter on December 10, 2015 and probably…

December 30, 2019
Food/Drink

“The best murder weapon would be a Tupperware lid because nobody would ever find it”

People often lose Tupperware lids. "The best murder weapon would be a Tupperware lid because nobody would ever find it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The best…

May 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“The best part of a cucumber is the worst part of a watermelon”

Cucumbers have been compared (unfavorably) to watermelons. "The best part of a cucumber tastes like the worst part of a watermelon" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on July 19,…

January 11, 2025
Food/Drink

“The best thing about eating healthy food is all the incredible food you eat an hour later because you’re so hungry…”

Many people try to eat healthy, but then get hungry an hour later and eat what they usually do. This was posted on X/Twitter by Boyd's Backyard™ on Apil 27, 2015, and it received over 1,100…

July 18, 2026
Food/Drink

“The best thing about insomnia is the extra meal you get each day…”

People with insomnia can't sleep, and they often eat more. This was posted on X/Twitter by Boyd's Backyard™ on February 10, 2015, and it received over 4,800 likes: "The best thing…

October 3, 2020
Food/Drink

“The best things in life are cruelty free” (vegan saying)

"The best things in life are cruelty free" is a vegan and animal rights saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is based on the proverb "the best things in life are…

September 8, 2019
Food/Drink

“The best things in life either make you fat, drunk or pregnant”

"The best things in life (either) make you drunk, fat or pregnant" (or "The best things in life make you fat, drunk or pregnant") is a saying that has been printed on many…

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