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February 13, 2018
Food/Drink

“Weddings are basically funerals with cake”

A anti-romantic cake version of the "Roses are red..." poem is: "Roses are dead/lame/red.Love is fake.Weddings are basicallyfunerals with cake." "Weddings are like funerals…

January 21, 2025
Food/DrinkTime/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Wednesday, also known as Monday III.  Coffee, please”

"Tuesday, also known as Monday II. Coffee, please" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. Monday is the traditional start of the work week, and is disliked by many…

November 9, 2024
Food/Drink

“Weekend coffee is always sweeter”

"Friday's coffee always seems to taste a little sweeter" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Weekend coffee is always sweeter" is a similar coffee…

November 9, 2024
Food/Drink

“Weekend coffee is the best. It’s like weekday coffee’s hot friend”

"Weekend coffee is the best. It’s like weekday coffee’s hot friend" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Weekend coffee is the best. It’s like weekday…

April 6, 2019
Food/Drink

“Weight loss mantra? Fat chants!”

"Fat chance" actually means slim or no chance. "Fat chance" shouldn't be confused with "fat chants," but there are jokes. "My wife seems to think that…

April 6, 2019
Food/Drink

“Weight loss pills stolen this morning—police say suspects are still at large”

Police suspects are often said to be "at large" (that is, not captured). "At large" has nothing to do with weight, but there are jokes. This was posted on the website Pun of the…

February 10, 2017
Food/Drink

“Weight should be like virginity. Once you lose it, you can’t get it back”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter ✨αli ✨‏@CaramelBelle_Haha this -> RT @EmanNafisa_x3: Weight should be like your virginity: once you lose it, you don't get it back. (; #amen…

December 30, 2012
Food/Drink

“Welcome is the best dish on the table”

"Welcome is the best dish" is the title of a poem by John Heywood (1497-1580); the saying has also been attributed to John Lydgate (1370-1451). "Welcome is the best dish in the…

September 28, 2025
Food/Drink

“Welcome to adulthood. You have a favorite burner on the stove now”

There are usually four burners on a stove, but most people have a favorite and use that one more than the others. "Does anyone else have a favourite burner on their stove....." was posted…

January 21, 2018
Food/Drink

“Welcome to Chocoholics Anonymous. Would anyone like to pick a Topic?”

"Topic" is a chocolate bar made by Mars, Incorporated and sold in Europe. "Pick a topic any topic and i'll be ready in an hour! hmmm topic, nuts and chocolate!" was posted…

April 17, 2024
Food/Drink

“Welcome to growing older. Where all the foods and drinks you’ve loved for years suddenly seem determined to destroy you”

A saying about aging was posted on Facebook by Neah Alina on April 4, 2024, and is of unknown authorship: "Welcome to growing older. Where all the foods and drinks you've loved for years…

September 12, 2024
Food/Drink

“Welcome to middle age. All the foods you’ve ever loved are now trying to kill you”

As people get older, they can often not eat the same foods that they've been accustomed to eating. "Welcome to middle age. All the foods you’ve ever loved are now trying to kill…

September 12, 2024
Food/Drink

“Welcome to middle aged. All the foods you ever loved are now trying to kill you”

As people get older, they can often not eat the same foods that they've been accustomed to eating. "Welcome to middle age. All the foods you’ve ever loved are now trying to kill…

January 2, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“Welcome to middle-age. If you’re not already carrying a little extra weight, some will be assigned to you”

Many people gain weight in middle age. This was posted on X/Twitter by Darla on June 12, 2018, and again on X/Twitter on January 3, 2025: "Welcome to middle-age. If you’re not already…

April 23, 2020
Food/Drink

“Welcome to quarantine. You’re gonna need bigger pants”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in people being locked down at home -- and eating and getting fat. "The quarantine baking has begun. If this stretches to 8 weeks I’m going to…

February 26, 2024
Food/Drink

“Welcome to Texas where ‘Who made the tea?’ means this tea is nasty”

"Welcome to the South where 'Who made the tea?' means this tea is nasty" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Tea is noticed only when it's bad.…

October 3, 2025
Education/SchoolsFood/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Welcome to the shit show. Hope you brought alcohol”

"Welcome to the shit show. Hope you brought alcohol" (or "Welcome to the shitshow. Hope you brought alcohol") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means…

October 3, 2025
Education/SchoolsFood/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Welcome to the shitshow. Hope you brought alcohol”

"Welcome to the shit show. Hope you brought alcohol" (or "Welcome to the shitshow. Hope you brought alcohol") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means…

February 26, 2024
Food/Drink

“Welcome to the South where ‘Who made the tea?’ means this tea is nasty”

"Welcome to the South where 'Who made the tea?' means this tea is nasty" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Tea is noticed only when it's bad.…

August 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“Well-behaved women rarely ever make history. Or a decent soufflé”

"Well-behaved women seldom make history" (or "Well-behaved women rarely make history") is a famous quote from American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. "Well-behaved women…

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