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May 31, 2026
Food/Drink

“Tupperware is great for when you want to throw your food out on a different day”

Many people don’t throw away leftover food. They put the leftovers in Tupperware containers and store them in the refrigerator for a month—and then throw the food out. "Tupperware. For…

November 20, 2022
Food/Drink

“Tupperware more like tupperWHERE THE FUCK IS THE LID”

"Tupperware more like tupperWHERE THE FUCK/HELL IS THE LID" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tupperware. More like...tupperWHERE IS THE LID?" was posted on…

November 20, 2022
Food/Drink

“Tupperware more like tupperWHERE THE HELL IS THE LID”

"Tupperware more like tupperWHERE THE FUCK/HELL IS THE LID" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tupperware. More like...tupperWHERE IS THE LID?" was posted on…

February 20, 2025
Food/Drink

“Tupperware: For when you want to throw your food out some other day”

Many people don’t throw away leftover food. They put the leftovers in Tupperware containers and store them in the refrigerator for a month—and then throw the food out. "Tupperware. For…

February 20, 2025
Food/Drink

“Tupperware. For when you want to throw your leftovers away some other day”

Many people don’t throw away leftover food. They put the leftovers in Tupperware containers and store them in the refrigerator for a month—and then throw the food out. "Tupperware. For…

November 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“Turducken is the matryoshka doll of meats”

Turducken has been compared to Matryoshka dolls. "never in all my years have I heard of a turducken!! (...) it's like a Russian Nesting-Doll dinner!" was posted on the newsgroup…

November 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“Turducken is the Russian nesting doll of holiday meals”

Turducken has been compared to Matryoshka dolls. "never in all my years have I heard of a turducken!! (...) it's like a Russian Nesting-Doll dinner!" was posted on the newsgroup…

April 17, 2025
Food/Drink

“Turkey bacon ain’t nothing but an edible alternator belt”

"Turkey bacon ain't nothing but an edible alternator belt" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people do not like turkey bacon. "I finally tried Turkey Bacon…

April 10, 2025
Food/Drink

“Turkey bacon ain’t nun but an edible alternator belt”

"Turkey bacon ain't nothing but an edible alternator belt" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people do not like turkey bacon. "I finally tried Turkey Bacon…

April 10, 2025
Food/Drink

“Turkey bacon tastes like an edible alternator belt”

"Turkey bacon ain't nothing but an edible alternator belt" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people do not like turkey bacon. "I finally tried Turkey Bacon…

October 26, 2021
Food/Drink

“Turns out you can just buy a birthday cake anytime and eat it yourself. Nobody checks”

Anyone cake buy "birthday cake" and eat it at any time. The bakery of supermarket does not ask for identification. "Just saying you can get cake whenever you want. There doesn't…

January 1, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthTime/WeatherTransportation

“TV said if I get all my booster shots, eat bugs, and get an electric car that the weather would get gooder”

"The tv told me that if I eat bugs and pay more money to the government the weather will be gooder" is a popular meme. The meme shows the Ralph Wiggum character from the animated…

October 22, 2022
Food/Drink

“Twick or tweat” (“trick or treat” variation)

"Tweet" is how Elmer Fudd (the cartoon archenemy of Bugs Bunny, whom he calls a "wabbit") might pronounce the word "treat." There are several "trick or…

October 22, 2022
Food/Drink

“Twick or tweet” (“trick or treat” variation)

"Tweet" is how Elmer Fudd (the cartoon archenemy of Bugs Bunny, whom he calls a "wabbit") might pronounce the word "treat." There are several "trick or…

October 29, 2024
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is great because you can tweet about cheese and somehow end up in a fight”

On X/Twitter, people can take offense where none was intended. "Not Today Eric" made several tweets about this, beginning with "Twitter is fun/great because you can tweet..."…

December 14, 2024
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is like group therapy without the free coffee”

X/Twitter is sometimes said to be like group therapy. "@SevenZark Twitter is like group therapy without the free coffee. Let it all out, man" was posted on X/Twitter by Jeffery Harrell on…

May 6, 2023
Food/Drink

“Twitter just removed one of my puns about rice cakes. They said it was tasteless”

Many people find rice cakes to be tasteless. "Facebook/Twitter removed my joke about rice cakes because they said it was tasteless" is a saying that has been printed on several images.…

May 7, 2023
Food/Drink

“Twitter removed my joke about rice cakes because they said it was tasteless”

Many people find rice cakes to be tasteless. "Facebook/Twitter removed my joke about rice cakes because they said it was tasteless" is a saying that has been printed on several images.…

May 20, 2024
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter the only place where well articulated sentences still get misinterpreted. You can say ‘I like pancakes’...”

A social media meme is where one person says, "I like X," and another replies, "So why do you hate Y?" Colee Bravo (@BravoCoolee), an account no longer on X/Twitter, stated the…

October 18, 2022
Food/Drink

“Twix have an endoskeleton and M&M’s have an exoskeleton”

"@mmschocolate have an exoskeleton, like an insect. @twix have an endoskeleton, like a human. @reeses cups have no skeleton, like a slug. Enjoy!" was posted on Twitter by Billy Goldfang…

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