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December 11, 2019
Food/Drink

“When the whole world has gone vegan, no one will expect the Spinach Inquisition!”

"Spanish Inquisition" sounds a bit like "spinach inquisition," and there are jokes. "Nobody expects the Spinach Inquisition" is a pun on the famous "Nobody…

October 24, 2010
Food/Drink

“When things are bad and getting worse, keep a cookie in your purse”

"When things are bad and getting worse, keep a cookie in your purse" has been cited in print since at least 1999, when it was on a greeting card. The saying has also appeared on a…

April 26, 2020
Food/Drink

“When this is over, should I go to Weight Watchers or AA first?”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in lockdowns. Many people ate and drank a lot. It was a joke that people would need to visit Weight Watchers (WW) and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).…

March 31, 2015
Food/Drink

“When two vegetarians are arguing, is it still considered beef?”

When someone has a "beef" with someone else, it means a "grudge" or a "complaint." The word "beef" does not mean "meat," but the confusion leads to…

April 5, 2024
Food/Drink

“When vegans have sex they ask to be artichoked. I will not be reading any replies to this tweet”

Artichokes have nothing to do with choking, but there are jokes. "When vegans have sex they ask to be artichoked" was posted on X/Twitter by ZΔCKΔRI XΔVIER on July 5, 2018. "When…

June 12, 2018
Food/Drink

“When vegetables get a vasectomy they get the parsnip”

"Parsnip" sounds to some people, perhaps, like "parts snip." "A parsnip is also the best vegetable for performing dad's vasectomy" was posted on Twitter on April…

September 17, 2018
Food/Drink

“When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but 10 extra pounds on hips, thighs and rear”

The classic Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" contains the lines: "When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer."…

August 12, 2019
Food/Drink

“When will people stop eating ground pork?”/“When pigs fly.”

"When pigs fly” is an old saying about an impossibility and a time that never comes. "Until pigs fly, all pork is ground pork" was posted on Twitter by Ejigantor on October 15,…

March 23, 2026
Food/Drink

“When you burn your mouth, it’s the food cooking you back”

"When you burn your mouth, it's the food cooking you back" is a jocular food saying that was posted on Re3ddit -- Showerthoughts on January 31, 2018. "When you get burned while…

September 26, 2019
Food/Drink

“When you buy Halloween candy as an adult, you’re paying for free candy you got as a kid”

"When you buy Halloween candy to hand out as an adult, it’s like you are paying for all the free candy you got when you were a kid" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on October 31,…

September 16, 2024
Food/Drink

“When you can’t decide what to do, just drink more coffee”

"When you can’t decide what to do, just drink more coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "When you can’t decide what to do, just drink more…

December 9, 2021
Food/Drink

“When you chop up onions, they force you to mourn their death”

Cutting an onion can make a person have tears. "onions force you to mourn their death" was posted on Twitter by Pennylane & Yumi on June 2, 2010. "Onions make you mourn their…

March 4, 2021
Food/Drink

“When you compare gummy worms to gummy bears, it paints a horrific picture of gummy universe”

In the gummy universe pf gummy candies, gummy worms are bigger than gummy bears. "It's crazy that gummy worms are bigger than gummy bears. The gummy universe must be one fucked…

May 5, 2024
Food/Drink

“When you didn’t buy any snacks at the store because you told yourself you need to stop snacking…”

"When you didn't buy any snacks at the store/supermarket because you told yourself you need to stop snacking but now you feel snackish" (shown with a distressed individual) is a…

May 4, 2024
Food/Drink

“When you didn’t buy any snacks at the supermarket because you told yourself you need to stop snacking…”

"When you didn't buy any snacks at the store/supermarket because you told yourself you need to stop snacking but now you feel snackish" (shown with a distressed individual) is a…

May 16, 2022
Food/Drink

“When you dig a garden, you help bury industrial food! Eat local!”

"Remember... When you dig a garden, you help bury industrial food! Eat local!" (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Paul Eccles on January 24, 2022. TwitterPaul…

May 23, 2022
Food/Drink

“When you don’t know whether or not someone is eating something, are they omnomymous?”

"Nom nom" is the sound of that the Cookie Monster Muppet character from the children's television show Sesame Street makes when he eats. "Omnomynous" (or…

May 11, 2017
Food/Drink

“When you drink alcohol you are just borrowing happiness from tomorrow”

"When you drink alcohol you are just borrowing happiness from tomorrow" is a saying about alcohol that ha been printed on many images. "Getting drunk is borrowing happiness from…

February 2, 2026
Food/Drink

“When you eat a hot dog, you are making another one inside your body by mashing up meat and putting it in an intestine”

A hot dog usually has an intestinal casing covering the meat. This was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on April 24, 2025: "When you eat a hot dog, you are making another one inside your…

June 22, 2015
Food/Drink

“When you get a wine hangover, it’s called the grape depression”

"When you get a wine hangover, it's called the grape depression" is a jocular line that has been printed on many posters and ecards. "I hereby rename my hangover the Grape…

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