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May 20, 2023
Food/Drink

“Whoever determined that a 1-inch candy bar should be called ‘fun sized’...”

"Whoever determined that a 1-inch candy bar should be called 'fun sized' should really re-evaluate their standards for entertainment" is a saying that has been printed on many…

August 30, 2025
Food/Drink

“Whoever figured out how to eat an artichoke must have been really hungry”

An artichoke can be difficult to eat. The proper way to eat it must be learned. Many people have commented on how hungry the first person to eat an artichoke must have been. "The first person…

June 15, 2021
Food/Drink

“Whoever invented the rice cake had a pretty loose concept of ‘cake’”

Many people believe that the "rice cake" shouldn't be called a "cake." "Whoever it was that invented rice cakes doesn't understand what a cake is" was posted…

May 26, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Whoever is keeping Arizona Iced Tea at 99 cents needs to run our economy”

AriZona iced tea manages to stay priced at 99 cents a can, despite inflation in the United States. "Whoever is keeping Arizona Iced tea at .99 is the real MVP" was posted on X/Twitter by…

May 25, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Whoever keeping Arizona tea at 99 cents need to run our economy”

AriZona iced tea manages to stay priced at 99 cents a can, despite inflation in the United States. "Whoever is keeping Arizona Iced tea at .99 is the real MVP" was posted on X/Twitter by…

May 26, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Whoever keeps those Arizona iced teas at $0.99 should be in charge of inflation”

AriZona iced tea manages to stay priced at 99 cents a can, despite inflation in the United States. "Whoever is keeping Arizona Iced tea at .99 is the real MVP" was posted on X/Twitter by…

September 23, 2024
Food/Drink

“Whoever named it ‘Parmesan Cheese’ and not ‘Spaghetti Confetti’ missed a great opportunity”

Parmesan cheese is often sprinkled over spaghetti. "Million dollar business idea: Multicolored Parmesan cheese and you call it Spaghetti Confetti." was posted on X/Twitter by Lex Friedman…

July 27, 2023
Food/Drink

“Whoever said ‘all you need is love’ clearly never had warm peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream”

"Whoever said, 'all you need is love,' has clearly never had warm peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream" was posted on X/Twitter by It's a Southern Thing on April 3, 2019.…

November 7, 2021
Food/Drink

“Whoever said ‘Less is more’ clearly wasn’t a coffee drinker”

"Whoever said 'Less is more' clearly wasn't a coffee/whiskey/wine drinker" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Whoever said 'Less is more'…

November 7, 2021
Food/Drink

“Whoever said ‘Less is more’ clearly wasn’t a whiskey drinker”

"Whoever said 'Less is more' clearly wasn't a coffee/whiskey/wine drinker" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Whoever said 'Less is more'…

November 7, 2021
Food/Drink

“Whoever said ‘Less is more’ clearly wasn’t a wine drinker”

"Whoever said 'Less is more' clearly wasn't a coffee/whiskey/wine drinker" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Whoever said 'Less is more'…

January 27, 2026
Food/Drink

“Whoever said I can’t cook hasn’t tried my 10pm handful of shredded cheese”

Eating a handful of shredded cheese is not cooking, but there's a joke. "whoever said i can’t cook must have never tried my 3am handful of shredded cheese" was posted on Facebook…

May 27, 2025
Food/Drink

“Whoever said I can’t cook must have never tasted my cereal before”

Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter ♡Harriet+Phoebe♡ @LittleMixImages Who Says I Can't Cook? you've obviously never tasted my cereal. 3:47 PM · Aug 24, 2011 X/Twitter B Ï K I Z L L E…

January 28, 2026
Food/Drink

“Whoever said I can’t cook must have never tried my 3am handful of shredded cheese”

Eating a handful of shredded cheese is not cooking, but there's a joke. "whoever said i can’t cook must have never tried my 3am handful of shredded cheese" was posted on Facebook…

January 28, 2026
Food/Drink

“Whoever said I can’t cook must have never tried my late night handful of shredded cheese”

Eating a handful of shredded cheese is not cooking, but there's a joke. "whoever said i can’t cook must have never tried my 3am handful of shredded cheese" was posted on Facebook…

April 2, 2020
Food/Drink

“Whoever said one person can’t change the world never ate an undercooked bat”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic began, according to one theory, when someone in Wuhan, China, ate an undercooked bat. "Whoever said that one person cant change the world never ate an…

March 15, 2023
Food/Drink

“Whoever said the onion is the only vegetable that makes ya cry has never wiped with a corn cob”

Some people who do not have toilet paper use corn cobs instead. "Whoever said the onion is the only vegatable that makes ya cry has never wiped with a corn cob. (I’ll lock up when I’m…

October 30, 2015
Food/Drink

“Whoever snuck the ‘s’ in ‘fast food’ was a clever little bastard”

"Fast food" is only one letter away from being "fat food." "Whoever snuck the 's' in 'fast food' was a clever little bastard" is a jocular line…

December 22, 2025
Food/Drink

“Whoever thought of appetizers was literally like ‘we should pregame this food with more food’ and I think that’s really beautiful”

Appetizers offer food, just before there's more food. This was posted on X/Twitter by "keef pants again" (originally by Emily Battista @embattista) on December 5, 2016, and it…

July 21, 2023
Food/Drink

“Whoppers are a poor man’s Maltesers”

The candies Milk Duds (introduced in 1928), Maltesers (introduced in the United Kingdom in 1937), Whoppers (introduced in the United States in 1949), Revels (introduced in the United Kingdom in…

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