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June 9, 2016
Food/Drink

“The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work”

There's a joke about being a little behind in work: "The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work." The joke has been cited in print since at least…

June 27, 2016
Food/Drink

“The butcher who made seabird sausages took a tern for the wurst”

"The butcher who made seabird sausages took a tern for the wurst," according to a popular pun. "Tern for the wurst" has been printed on T-shirts. Associated Press writer Jay…

April 4, 2020
Food/Drink

“The buttons on my jeans have started social distancing from each other”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to stay at home -- and get fat. "The buttons on my jeans are the only ones following social distancing" was posted on Twitter by…

May 18, 2016
Food/Drink

“The cannibal had a wife and ate kids”

A popular cannibal pun is: "The cannibal had a wife and ate (eight) kids." American author and English teacher Richard Lederer wrote in Get Thee to a Punnery (1988): "Have you heard…

September 13, 2022
Food/Drink

“The center of a Bundt cake is the Bundt hole”

A Bundt cake has a hole in the middle. Some call this the "Bundthole"/"Bundt hole" (bunthole/bunt hole). which looks like "butthole." "Most creative thing…

May 23, 2015
Food/Drink

“The center of a donut is 100% fat free”

"The center of a donut is 100% fat free" is a jocular line that has been printed on posters. "The center of a donut is 100% fat free" was cited on JoyReactor on August 24, 2011.…

August 6, 2022
Food/Drink

“The Chicago style hot dog implies the existence of the MLA style hot dog”

The Chicago Manual of Style and a Chicago-style pizza (or a Chicago-style hot dog) are two very different things, but there are jokes. "Chicago style - how I like my pizza...and my…

January 18, 2009
Food/Drink

“The Chicken and the Pig” (lessons in commitment from bacon/ham and eggs)

The simple breakfast plate of ham and eggs (or bacon and eggs) has become the motivational story of "The Chicken and the Pig." Both the chicken and the pig look on at a family eating…

November 15, 2010
Food/Drink

“The chicken is the only animal we eat before it’s born and after it’s dead”

"The chicken is the only animal we eat before it's born and after it's dead" is a joke (or saying) that's been used from vaudeville days. Forms of the joke have been cited…

January 16, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The chip shop I go to still serves fish and chips in a newspaper. Yesterday, I got a plaice in The Sun”

"Plaice" (a fish) shouldn't be confused with "place," but there are jokes. "The chip shop I go to still serves fish and chips in a newspaper. Earlier I got a plaice in…

July 21, 2023
Food/Drink

“The chocolate filing in Ferrero Rocher is Nutella”

Ferrero Rocher chocolate balls have been said by many to have Nutella filling. Both Ferrero Rocher and Nutella are owned by the Italian company Ferrero. "did you know the chocolate filling…

June 12, 2016
Food/Drink

“The closest I’ve been to a diet is erasing food searches from my browser history”

American comedian Pauly Casillas tweeted on January 7, 2013: "The closest I've been to a diet this year is erasing food searches from my browser history." The line says "this…

October 24, 2024
Food/Drink

“The closest I’ve come to murder is holding Oreos under the milk until the bubbles stop”

Oreos (sandwich cookies) are often dunked in milk, and there's a joke about that. "The closest that I've gotten to murder: Holding Oreos under the milk until the bubbles stop"…

September 18, 2017
Food/Drink

“The closest I’ve ever come to being a ‘hunter and gatherer’ is opening my own pistachios”

Cracking open pistachio nuts is a lot of work for some people, resulting in several jokes. "I feel like such a hunter-gatherer having to crack all my own pistachios. #paleo" was posted on…

October 23, 2024
Food/Drink

“The closest that I’ve gotten to murder: Holding Oreos under the milk until the bubbles stop”

Oreos (sandwich cookies) are often dunked in milk, and there's a joke about that. "The closest that I've gotten to murder: Holding Oreos under the milk until the bubbles stop"…

June 2, 2021
Food/Drink

“The Complete Shrimp Cookbook is pure prawnography”

"Prawnography" (prawn + pornography) is a portmanteau that has appeared in many jokes. "I wonder if shrimp are into prawnography?" was posted on Twitter by Al Dopa on December…

October 13, 2016
Food/Drink

“The cook’s course is the hardest course in the army”

"The cook's course is the hardest course in the army/navy," it's often joked. "No one has passed it yet." The joke serves as an explanation of why military food is so…

October 13, 2020
Food/Drink

“The cool kids don’t eat animals”

"The cool kids don't eat animals" is a vegan saying that has been printed on many images. "The cool kids don't eat animals. - Anon #vegan" was posted on Twitter by…

April 21, 2023
Food/Drink

“The Costco sample lady called spanikopita ‘spankopedia’ and I’m still disappointed…”

"Spanakopita" is a Greek spinach-cheese pie. It's an unusual name, and is sometimes jocularly spelled "spankopedia" (like "spank" and "Wikipedia"). Some…

July 1, 2018
Food/Drink

“The crowd at the cannibal’s party grew silent when he announced he would be serving finger foods”

"Finger foods" are small edibles that are eaten using fingers, but sometimes, as some jokes have it, "finger foods" are actually fingers. A joke was posted on the website Pun of…

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