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October 8, 2013
Food/Drink

“Grits is the shit” (“Grits are the shit”)

The expression "is/are the shit" means that something or someone is the ultimate, the top or the best. "Grits is/are the shit" is a popular expression; "grits" can be…

June 25, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“Groceries are so melodramatic. I took a left turn. I didn’t drop kick you across the back seat, relax”

"Groceries are so melodramatic. I took a left turn. I didn't drop kick you across the back seat, relax" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people put groceries in…

February 23, 2018
Food/Drink

“Grocers earn a meager celery, come home beet and just want to turnip the covers endive into bed”

A greengrocer joke was posted on the websites Pun of the Day and Twitter on December 17, 2010: "Greengrocers earn a meager celery, come home beet and just want to read the pepper, take a leek,…

April 7, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Grocery shopping has become a real life version of PAC-Man. Avoid everyone, get the fruit”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic made grocery shopping a new experience. This was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts -- but later removed by moderators -- on March 22, 2020: "Grocery…

March 31, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Grocery store workers ask ‘paper or plastic’ because baggers can’t be choosers”

"Beggar's can't be choosers" is an old proverb. A supermarket joke was printed in the Washington (DC) Post on February 29, 1996: "Checkers at grocery stores always ask…

July 26, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Grocery stores advertise ‘restaurant style’; restaurants advertise ‘homestyle’”

What's the difference between "homestyle" and "restaurant style"? "Why do restaurants advertise their food as 'homestyle' yet you see food in the grocery…

March 5, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store…”

"Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those 'I really overestimated how much I can carry' moments" is a saying that has been printed on several…

October 17, 2022
Education/SchoolsPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Groom dogs, not kids”

"Groom dogs, not kids" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Media Matters for AmericaOn Fox News, a “concerned uncle” says “groom dogs, not kids” on behalf of “Gays…

December 31, 2021
Food/Drink

“Ground beef implies the existence of sky beef”

Does ground beef/cinnamon/pepper imply the existence of sky beef/cinnamon/pepper? "ground beef implies the existence of sky beef which is oddly enticing" was posted on Twitter by Bris…

December 24, 2024
Food/Drink

“Ground black pepper is just spicy dirt”

Black pepper has been compared to both dirt and to sprinkles. "So is ground pepper basically spicy dirt we put on pasta and stuff? #FoodieThoughts" was posted on X/Twitter by liv ello on…

December 31, 2021
Food/Drink

“Ground cinnamon implies the existence of sky cinnamon”

Does ground beef/cinnamon/pepper imply the existence of sky beef/cinnamon/pepper? "ground beef implies the existence of sky beef which is oddly enticing" was posted on Twitter by Bris…

December 31, 2021
Food/Drink

“Ground pepper implies the existence of sky pepper”

Does ground beef/cinnamon/pepper imply the existence of sky beef/cinnamon/pepper? "ground beef implies the existence of sky beef which is oddly enticing" was posted on Twitter by Bris…

February 7, 2026
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Groundhogs imply the existence of airhogs, seahogs, and potentially even a spacehog”

Does a "groundhog" imply the existence of other hogs that are not on the ground? "The existence of the groundhog implies the existence of skyhog, firehog, waterhog" was posted…

February 7, 2026
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Groundhogs imply the existence of Airhogs, Waterhogs and Firehogs”

Does a "groundhog" imply the existence of other hogs that are not on the ground? "The existence of the groundhog implies the existence of skyhog, firehog, waterhog" was posted…

February 7, 2026
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Groundhogs imply the existence of skyhogs”

Does a "groundhog" imply the existence of other hogs that are not on the ground? "The existence of the groundhog implies the existence of skyhog, firehog, waterhog" was posted…

February 9, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Groupon, are you crazy? If I had laser hair, I would never get it removed”

"Laser hair removal" is the process of hair removal with laser light. It is not the removal of "laser hair," but there are jokes. "If I had laser hair, I wouldn't have…

October 17, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Grow gardens, not government”

"Grow gardens, not government" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Authorship is unknown. The saying has been popular with libertarians. "grow gardens not…

April 25, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Grow vegetables, not government”

"Grow vegetables, not government" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "Grow vegetables, not government" was written to the…

August 3, 2013
Food/Drink

“Grow what you can and can what you grow”

"Grow what you can and can what you grow" was a popular saying in 1942, during World War II, when food availability was limited. "Grow What You Can, Can What You Grow" was cited…

July 21, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Grow your own dope—plant a politician”

"Grow your own dope -- plant a politician" is a jocular saying; Google Images shows that many variations of the saying have been printed on T-shirts and bumper stickers. The earliest…

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