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March 22, 2017
Food/Drink

“Chocolate is nature’s way of making up for Mondays”

"Chocolate/Candy is nature's way of making up for Mondays" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. "Chocolate is nature's way of making up for…

June 9, 2024
Food/Drink

“Chocolate layer cake is goth lasagna”

A chocolate layer cake has sometimes been called "goth lasagna." "Me: One slice of the goth lasagna, please. Cashier: That's chocolate cake" is a jocular saying that has…

February 2, 2013
Food/Drink

“Chocolate makes your clothes shrink”

"Chocolate makes my/your clothes shrink" (or "Avoid chocolate -- it makes clothes shrink") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters and…

April 23, 2009
Food/Drink

“Chocolate milk comes from brown cows” (“Chocolate milk comes from chocolate cows”)

Chocolate milk has been a popular product since the 1920s. The old joke is that city children are so unfamiliar about where food comes from that they believe "chocolate milk comes from brown…

August 21, 2021
Food/Drink

“Chocolate milk is just cold hot chocolate”

Is chocolate milk just cold hot chocolate? "chocolate milk is cold...hot chocolate is hot" was posted on Twitter by Franknferter on March 4, 2009. "#chocolate milk is like cold hot…

May 30, 2012
Food/Drink

“Chocolate, men, coffee—some things are better rich”

"Chocolate, men, coffee -- some things are better rich" is a humorous saying that has been printed on gift items such as coffee mugs and refrigerator magnets. The order of the three…

July 2, 2025
Food/Drink

“Choking on a sammich is why I have crust issues”

"Why I have trust issues" shouldn't be confused with "why I have crust issues," but there are food jokes. "My mom used to cut the edges of my jelly sandwiches. This is…

May 20, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life" is a popular saying meaning that if you love what you're doing, then it isn't work. "Find…

June 3, 2015
Education/Schools

“Choose a major you love and you’ll never work a day in your life because that field isn’t hiring”

"Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life" is an old saying. "Choose a major you love and you'll never work a day in your life because that field…

July 6, 2023
Food/Drink

“Chopped cheese is just a deconstructed cheeseburger”

The chopped cheese sandwich has been called a "deconstructed cheeseburger." "'Chopped cheese' outside of nyc? That’s a deconstructed cheeseburger" was posted on…

March 25, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Christ Offers Forgiveness For Everyone Everywhere” (“coffee” backronym)

"Christ Offers Forgiveness For Everyone Everywhere" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "coffee" that has been printed on many images. The "coffee" backronym was…

April 17, 2023
Hotels

“Christian hotels be like—Amen-ities”

Many hotels and churches have "amenities," and some people have noticed the "amen" in that word. "Amen-ities! Tech services that should be standard at every hotel:…

December 31, 2022
Food/Drink

“Christmas calories don’t count”

"Christmas calories don't count" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that one should eat, drink and be merry, and forget the calories on…

December 18, 2016
Food/Drink

“Christmas cookies and happy hearts, this is how the holiday starts”

"Christmas cookies and happy hearts, this is how the holiday starts" is a Christmas saying of unknown authorship. The saying was published with other Craft Sayings in 2002. “Trimming…

July 19, 2025
Food/Drink

“Christmas cookies are made with butter and love”

"Made with love and butter" (or "Made with love and a whole lot of butter") is a saying that some bakeries have, and that has been printed on many images. "You can tell at…

October 28, 2025
Food/Drink

“Christmas cookies aren’t bad for you if you eat them out of a salad bowl”

Is anything you eat out of a salad bowl healthy? Maybe not! "Oreos can be a salad if you eat them out of a salad bowl" was posted on Facebook by Dan Regan on September 3, 2017.…

December 20, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksHolidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas decor isn’t meant to be sleek and minimalist, it is supposed to look like joy threw up in your house”

Many people believe that Christmas colors should be bright, but perhaps they are too bright. This was posted on X/Twitter by stoned cold fox (@roastmalone_) on November 13, 2023 -- the tweet is now…

December 11, 2021
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas feels more like a deadline than a holiday”

"Christmas is more of a deadline than a holiday" (or "Christmas feels more like a deadline than a holiday") is a saying that has been printed on many images. For people buying…

May 18, 2018
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas is a competition between who gives up first: Your feet or your wallet”

"Christmas is a competition between who gives up first: Your feet or your wallet" is a Christmas saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on April…

December 21, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Christmas is a deeply religious time we observe by going to the mall of our choice”

American author and humorist Dave Barry wrote about Christmas shopping for a newspaper column in November 1981: "Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of…

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