"I didn't choose the mug life. The mug life…

“I didn’t choose the mug life. The mug life chose me” is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The pun is on the term “thug life.”

“I didn’t chose the mug life, the mug life chose me!” was posted on Facebook by Dear Cup of Coffee on July 28, 2012. The saying probably comes from an image.

Facebook
Dear Cup of Coffee shared their photo.
July 28, 2012 ·
I didn’t chose the mug life, the mug life chose me!

Twitter
heather nicole
@FeatherNicole45
I didn’t choose the mug life… The mug life chose me
8:58 PM - 9 Aug 2012

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Card
@Card_NotSo_Well
I didn’t choose the Mug Life, the Mug Life chose me. @keatyd http://instagr.am/p/OJ-H-XzPCh/
1:23 PM - 10 Aug 2012

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Joshua Santillan
@joshesantillan
“I didn’t choose the mug life, the mug life chose me.” - the worst brand of root beer on the planet, honestly it’s awful.
6:43 PM - 11 Aug 2012

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Iry Zee
@ranjitprime
I didn’t choose the mug life. The mug life chose me… http://instagr.am/p/OPA-Nstyxw/
12:24 PM - 12 Aug 2012

We Know Memes
I Didn’t Choose The Mug Life
– SEPTEMBER 15, 2012
POSTED IN: ADVICE ANIMALS, MEMES, PICS
I didn’t choose the mug life the mug life chose me.

Reddit—Funny
I didnt choose Mug-Life, Mug-Life chose me (i.imgur.com)
submitted December 12, 2012 by [deleted]

Reddit—Pics
I didn’t choose the Mug life, the mug life chose me (i.imgur.com)
submitted December 18, 2014 by PM_YOUR_MUGS

Jezebel
Reasons I’ve Gotta Have My Java, Ranked
Bobby Finger
9/29/16 2:20pm Filed to: NATIONAL COFFEE DAY
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2. I didn’t choose the mug life. The mug life chose me.

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Steve Nixon
@snixon
I didn’t choose the mug life. The mug life chose me. #coffee #saturday #sportsorconsequences https://www.instagram.com/p/BkXowenhCeO/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1l8jhztojw5gu …
9:45 AM - 23 Jun 2018