“I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information”

“Open source” information won’t necessarily tell you how to open a bottle of ketchup, but there are jokes. This was posted on X/Twitter (and also on Facebook and Bluesky at about the same time) by Dan J on January 8, 2026:
 
“I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information.”
   
“The ONLY ‘OPEN SOURCE’ that the MURIKUNTS know of is to open the KETCHUP bottle! They call it ‘OPEN SAUCE’! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣” was posted on X/Twitter by Timothy on January 30, 2025.
   
   
Wikipedia: Open source
Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use and view the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration. A main principle of open source software development is peer production, with products such as source code, blueprints, and documentation freely available to the public.
   
X/Twitter
Timothy
@Cockatiel3007
The ONLY “OPEN SOURCE” that the MURIKUNTS know of is to open the KETCHUP bottle! They call it “OPEN SAUCE”! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
10:38 PM · Jan 30, 2025
 
X/Twitter
Timothy
@Cockatiel3007
Here’s the MURICANS ” OPEN SAUCE ” that we’ve been looking for. They can try BANNING this for a start! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
(“MURICANS UNDERSTANDING OF ‘OPEN SOURCE’ IS LITERALLY ‘OPEN SAUCE’” is shown on an image.—ed.)
3:20 AM · Jan 31, 2025
 
X/Twitter
Dan J
@Djlond
I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information.
1:49 PM · Jan 8, 2026
 
Facebook
Ld Dan
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM ·
I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information.
 
Bluesky
djlond.bsky.social
‪@djlond.bsky.social‬
I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information.
1:51 PM · Jan 8, 2026
 
X/Twitter
Guy Leech
@guyrleech
I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information.
5:05 AM · Jan 9, 2026
 
Bluesky
Just call me Les.
‪@lesmartin.bsky.social‬
I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information.
2:09 PM · Jan 10, 2026
 
Threads
les.martin.716
January 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information.
 
X/Twitter
Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information.
2:25 AM · Jan 11, 2026