“I saw an Elvis impersonator covered in cream and black cherries, singing ‘In the Gâteau’”
“Gâteau” (plural is “gâteaux”) is French for “cake.” It sounds like the word “ghetto.” Both “gâteau” and ““gâteaux” have been used in food puns that have been printed on several images.
”#punchlineswithoutajoke And Elvis said, ‘In the gateaux’”—a pun on the Elvis Presley song “In the Ghetto” (1969) was posted on Twitter on July 2, 2009. “When i was a kid people used to cover me in cream and put a cherry on my head, it was tough being brought up in the gateau” was posted on Twitter by funny humour on April 19, 2010.
Wikipedia: Gâteaux
Gâteaux may refer to:
. plural of French: gâteau, meaning cake
Twitter
Scott Jegg
@unacceptabob
#punchlineswithoutajoke And Elvis said, “In the gateaux”
9:57 AM - 2 Jul 2009
Twitter
funny humour
@funnyhumour
when i was a kid people used to cover me in cream and put a cherry on my head, it was tough being brought up in the gateau
7:28 AM - 19 Apr 2010
Twitter
Garry Beckett
@Rockybucket
When i was a kid people used to cover me in chocolate and cream then put a cherry on my head…
Yeah… life was tough in the gateaux….
10:03 AM - 3 Jul 2010
Twitter
David Campbell
@davecampbell
I had a tough upbringing, my parents would cover me in chocolate, sponge, cream and cherries daily, life was hard growing up in the gateaux.
2:25 AM - 28 Jul 2010
Twitter
Sickipedia_Feed
@Sickipedia_Feed
Adele is set to release a cover of an old Elvis song…..
In the Gateaux…...... http://bit.ly/pS06lY
12:37 PM - 15 Sep 2011
Google Groups: JokesRUs
Well it is Thursday!
Alan Staton
3/15/12
(...)
When I was a kid people used to cover me in chocolate and cream & put a cherry on my head. Yeah life was tough in the gateau.
Facebook
Dad Joke of the Day
June 4, 2013 ·
I grew up in a deprived area. When I was a kid people used to cover me in chocolate and cream, then place a cherry on top of my head. Yes life was tough in the gateau!
Twitter
Sean Rainey
@sean_rainey
Where did Elvis Presley put his cream and fruit? In the Gateau.
2:13 PM - 10 Jul 2013
Twitter
Eddie Robson
@EddieRobson
Q. Where did Elvis like to put whipped cream and cherries? A. In the gateau.
3:13 PM - 29 Aug 2013
Twitter
Viantha Hoffmann
@thedrollhouse
Few fans are aware of Elvis’s 1970s-era ode to cream cakes, “In the Gateaux” #SongFakeFacts
3:01 PM - 12 Apr 2015
Twitter
Chris Bennion (NJS)
@NotJustSauce
When Elvis was born he had a sponge cake for a bed, cherries for a pillow and was covered in fresh cream.
He was born ‘In The Gateaux’
5:49 PM - 29 Sep 2015
Reddit—Jokes
I grew up in a rough part of town…
submitted January 23, 2016 by cowsgobumpinthenight
The local youths used to cover me in chocolate and cream, then put a cherry on my head. Life was tough in the gateau.
Reddit—Jokes
When I was a kid people used to cover me in chocolate and cream and place a cherry on top of my head.
submitted June 9, 2016 by madazzahatter
Yeah, life was tough in the gateau…
Twitter
Will Leahy
@willleahy
When I was a kid, all I had to wear was whipped cream, chocolate and glace cherries. Yep, sure was tough growing up in the gateaux.
8:04 AM - 13 Sep 2016
Twitter
John
@JFD1960
I saw an Elvis impersonator who sang while covered in cream and black cherries. The highlight of the set was “In the gateaux”
6:45 PM - 16 Feb 2018
Twitter
🤣 The Dad Joke Man 😉
@DadJokeMan
When I was a kid people used to cover me in cream and put a cherry on my head…
It was tough being brought up in the gateaux ...
3:39 PM - 23 Mar 2018