“Cucumbers are just crunchy water”

Are cucumbers mostly water? “@lisam75 are you serious? i love cucumber! what’s not to like, sure they’re just crunchy water” was posted on Twitter on August 8, 2009. “A cucumber tastes like crunchy water” was posted on Twitter on June 2, 2010. “Cucumbers are just crunchy water #saturdaykitchen” was posted on Twitter on February 5, 2011.
     
Similar food sayings are “Celery is just crunchy water,”  “Lettuce is just crunchy water,” “Vegetables are just crunchy water,” “Watermelon is just crunchy juice” and “Watermelon is just crunchy water.”
     
 
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Lauren Rutherford
@Rutherfordium
@lisam75 are you serious? i love cucumber! what’s not to like, sure they’re just crunchy water 😊
12:33 PM - 8 Aug 2009
   
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KJ
@anerdover9000
@lanadico @yoreallycece A cucumber tastes like crunchy water.
9:18 PM - 2 Jun 2010
   
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Rob
@buttondownrob
Cucumbers are fast becoming my favorite vegetable.  They’re like crunchy water.
11:54 AM - 16 Jun 2010
   
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Richard Mayes
@caveman_dick
Facts about Cucumbers (AKA Crunchy water) http://thespanian.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/facts-you-may-not-know-about-cucumber/
2:59 PM - 19 Jun 2010
   
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Awkward Claira
@awkwardclaira
“Cucumbers taste like crunchy water.”
2:45 AM - 21 Jun 2010
   
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Gavin Haslehurst
@londongaz
@phaslehurst Cucumbers are just crunchy water #saturdaykitchen
6:08 AM - 5 Feb 2011
     
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Tunic Bumflek
@TunicBumflek
Cucumbers are basically crunchy water.
12:06 PM - 24 Jul 2011
 
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DA STEP DADDY OF RAP
@DamienSwag4dayz
the flavor of vegetables seem so unnecessary. tomatoes taste like water, cucumbers taste like water, lettuce taste like crunchy water
7:17 PM - 8 May 2012
     
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Alexander Kirk
@Alexander_Kirk
Cucumbers taste like crunchy water.
2:53 PM - 13 Jan 2015
     
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Rob Moriarty
@robmoriarty
#VegFeb Day 15: Cucumber (in the sarnie too!) it may as well be called “98% crunchy water”! http://bit.ly/1vIifLY
5:02 PM - 15 Feb 2015
     
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Mark Ⴟ Delaney
@markdelaneysays
Cucumbers: Are They Just Crunchy Water?
#HotTakeNation
2:32 PM - 10 Feb 2017
 
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mrs. worldwide
@baileymooreeee
cucumbers are just crunchy water
9:40 PM - 27 May 2018
 
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s(h)onny’s Big 10k 📌
@TMLSHW
cucumbers are Crunchy Water
2:06 AM - 12 Jun 2018