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September 8, 2019
Food/Drink

“The best things in life make you drunk, fat 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…

September 8, 2019
Food/Drink

“The best things in life 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…

March 6, 2017
Food/Drink

“The best vitamin for making friends is B-1”

"The best vitamin for making friends is B-1 (be one)" is a pun that has been printed on many images. The joke was published in Boys' Life magazine in October 1977. Google…

December 8, 2015
Food/Drink

“The best way to cook fish is to have a slow waiter walk it through a hot kitchen”

Some diners insist that food not be overly cooked. There is an old saying that the best way to cook fish (or meat) is to put it in a plate and have a slow waiter walk it through a hot kitchen. The…

August 10, 2021
Food/Drink

“The best way to cut carbs is with a knife and fork”

Many people try to cut carbohydrates from their diets. These people are not literally trying to cut carbs, but there are jokes. "It's time to cut carbs. I will be henceforth using a knife…

April 9, 2023
Food/Drink

“The best way to eat Peeps is to throw them in the trash”

"The best way to eat Peeps is to throw them in the trash" (also "How to eat Peeps: Throw them in the trash") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "best way to…

June 15, 2017
Food/Drink

“The best way to make a cup of tea is to agitate the bag. So every morning I slap the wife”

"Apparently the best way to get a strong cup of tea is to agitate the bag. So I always slap the wife before she goes into the kitchen!" is a tea joke that has been printed on several…

August 2, 2025
Food/Drink

“The best wines are the ones we drink together”

"The best wines are the ones we drink together" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "The best wines are the ones we drink together #winelover…

January 2, 2017
Food/Drink

“The best wines are the ones we drink with friends”

"The best wines are the ones we drink with friends" (or "The best wine is the one we drink with friends") is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is…

May 8, 2009
Food/Drink

“The better the view, the worse the food”

"The better the view, the worse the food" is a restaurant proverb that dates in print to at least 1991. If a restaurant is on top of a hotel and offers spectacular views of a city, or if…

January 14, 2021
Food/Drink

“The bigger the Cheerio, the better it tastes” (donut saying)

"The bigger the cheerio, the better it tastes" -- a meme usually shown with a bowl of Cheerios and a donut on top -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The bigger the…

April 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“The Black Eyed Peas can sing us a tune, but the chick peas can only hummus one”

"Hummus" can sound like the words "hum us." and there are jokes. One joke compares chickpeas to the Black Eyed Peas (an American musical group). "The Black Eyed Peas can…

August 29, 2025
Food/Drink

“The black jelly bean is the best bean. Made of corn syrup, Jaegermeister, eyeshadow, and Cure songs…”

Jelly beans come in many different colors. Some people don't like the black jelly bean, while others think it's the best one. This joke about the black jelly bean was posted on X/Twitter…

April 14, 2009
Food/Drink

“The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice”

"The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice" (or "The darker the berry, the sweeter the juice") has been used by American blacks since at least the publication of Wallace…

December 19, 2017
Food/Drink

“The book ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ taught me that I can binge eat and take a two-week nap”

The children's picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969) is not a book of advice. People can't eat all they want, go to sleep and then wake up more beautiful than ever (in the…

September 8, 2021
Food/Drink

“The bottom of the fifth” (alcohol saying)

Whiskey used to be sold in fifths of a gallon. "The bottom of the fifth" can refer to the fifth inning of a baseball game, but to an alcoholic it can mean the last fifth of alcohol. The…

March 25, 2009
Food/Drink

“The bread never falls but on its buttered side”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Answers.comProverbs: The bread never falls but on its buttered side A formulation of Murphy's Law; cf. if anything can go wrong, it will. His bread never fell on the…

May 7, 2025
Food/Drink

“The breakfast burrito is the most important burrito of the day”

Breakfast is often called "the most important meal of the day." Many people have breakfast burritos. "I believe the breakfast burrito is the most important burrito of the day"…

May 10, 2022
Food/Drink

“The British cannibal enjoyed snacking on fish and chaps”

"The British cannibal enjoyed snacking on fish and chaps.[Click to Vote!]" was posted on Twitter by Guy Steel on November 7, 2012. "The British cannibal enjoyed snacking on fish and…

June 6, 2017
Food/Drink

“The broccoli says, ‘I look like a small tree’ ...” (joke)

A banana reminds many of the male sex organ. A joke is: "The broccoli says, ' I look like a small tree.' The mushroom says, 'I look like an umbrella.' The walnut says,…

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