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January 29, 2021
Food/Drink

“There are many different apple flavors, but only one apple juice flavor”

Entry in progress -- BP Reddit -- ShowerthoughtsPosted by u/SuperiorMF January 29, 2021There's so many different apple flavours, but only one apple juice flavourFACE-GRATERI buy granny smith,…

March 1, 2020
Food/Drink

“There are many good reasons for drinking, and one has just entered my head…”

A drinking rhyme was printed in The Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, MA) on March 18, 1916: "I know many reasons for drinking,And one has just entered my head -- If a man can't drink…

February 19, 2020
Food/Drink

“There are only two absolutes in life: friends and vodka. And the best times usually involve both”

"There are only two absolutes in life: friends and vodka. And the best times usually involve both" is a vodka saying that has been printed on several images. ”As one of my friends says,…

August 9, 2022
Food/Drink

“There are only two ingredients to ice cream soup—ice cream and patience”

"Ice cream soup" is melted ice cream. There's not much of a recipe. "Does anyone have a recipe for ice cream soup?" was posted on Twitter by Sabeana on November 22, 2010.…

March 21, 2019
Food/Drink

“There are over 7,500 different types of apple, but only one ‘apple juice’”

"Apple juice" usually doesn't state -- at least in the product name -- what apples were used. "There are like thousands of different kinds of apples, but only one apple juice.…

March 1, 2020
Food/Drink

“There are several reasons for drinking, and one has just entered my head…”

A drinking rhyme was printed in The Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, MA) on March 18, 1916: "I know many reasons for drinking,And one has just entered my head -- If a man can't drink…

July 29, 2021
Food/Drink

“There are too many people counting calories and not enough people counting chemicals”

"There are too many people counting calories and not enough people counting chemicals" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the quality of the food is most…

March 12, 2015
Food/Drink

“There are two classes of people, those who are Irish and those who lack ambition”

"There are two classes of people, those who are Irish and those who lack ambition" is a quote that is usually credited to Anthony O'Reilly (several people go by this name). The…

May 2, 2023
Food/Drink

“There are two kinds of people in this world: People who love bacon, and liars”

"There are two kinds of people: Bacon lovers and liars" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "There are two kinds of people in this world: people who love bacon and…

May 2, 2023
Food/Drink

“There are two kinds of people: Bacon lovers and liars”

"There are two kinds of people: Bacon lovers and liars" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "There are two kinds of people in this world: people who love bacon and…

May 2, 2023
Food/Drink

“There are two kinds of people: Bacon lovers and sad people”

"There are two kinds of people: Bacon lovers and sad people" is a bacon saying that has been printed on several images. "THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE BACON LOVERS AND SAD…

February 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“There are two kinds of people: Coffee people and sad people”

"There are two kinds/types of people: Coffee people and sad people" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "There are 2 kinds of people: Coffee people and sad…

September 15, 2024
Food/Drink

“There are two quantities of popcorn: not enough and what have I done”

Eating popcorn can be addictive. This was posted on X/Twitter by 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝘆𝗸𝗲 on September 13, 2024, and received about 175,000 likes: "There are two…

June 8, 2017
Food/Drink

“There are two reasons I would never drink toilet water. Number 1 and number 2”

"There are two reasons I would never drink toilet water. Number 1 and number 2" is a jocular one-line saying about reclaimed or recycled water that has been printed on many images.…

April 26, 2023
Food/Drink

“There are two types of people in this world: People you want to drink with and people who make…”

"There are two types of people in this world: People you want to drink with and people who make you want to drink" is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images. "There…

February 10, 2020
Food/Drink

“There are two types of people: Coffee people and sad people”

"There are two kinds/types of people: Coffee people and sad people" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "There are 2 kinds of people: Coffee people and sad…

March 12, 2018
Food/Drink

“There comes a time in the day when no matter what the question is, the answer is always wine”

"There comes a time in the day when no matter what the question is, the answer is always wine" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The wine saying was posted on Twitter…

April 11, 2018
Food/Drink

“There is a button on my oven that says ‘stop time’”

Most ovens come with a timer. "There's a button on my oven that says 'Stop Time.' I don't think I should have that much power over the universe" was posted on Twitter…

December 3, 2019
Food/Drink

“There is a cure for buffetphobia, but first you’ve got to want to help yourself”

Some people are afraid of buffets. A joke was posted on Twitter by Moose Allain Ꙭ on November 5, 2012: "There is a cure for buffetphobia, but first of all you’ve got to want to help…

February 9, 2009
Food/Drink

“There is a lot more juice in a grapefruit than meets the eye”

Eating a grapefruit with a spoon often results in plenty of unwelcome squirts. The joke that a grapefruit has more juice than "meets the eye" has been a popular one since at least 1931,…

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