“If at first you donut succeed, fry, fry again”

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is a popular American poem from at least 1838. “If at first you donut succeed, try, try again” was cited on Twitter on May 2, 2009, and “If at first you donut succeed, fry, fry again” was cited on Twitter on October 27, 2012. CakeSpy.com has often used the jocular donut version of the old saying.
   
   
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Nikkidemas
‏@Nikkidemas
@bakerella The moral of the story:  If at first you donut succeed, try, try again.
9:33 AM - 2 May 2009
 
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CakeSpy
‏@cakespy
If at first you donut succeed, fry, fry again.
11:24 AM - 27 Oct 2012
 
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Danny Meyer
‏@dhmeyer
RT “@cakespy: If at first you donut succeed, fry, fry again.” That pun’s got holes in it.
11:36 AM - 27 Oct 2012
   
CakeSpy
CakeSpy Undercover: Whoo’s Donuts, Santa Fe NM
Saturday, November 17, 2012
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I mean, seriously. Aside from the fact that they are delicious, their very name is one of my favorite words to pun with. Some of my favorites:
 
If at first you donut succeed, fry, fry again.
Dead men donut bite.
Donut stop thinking about tomorrow.
Damned if you do and damned if you donut.
Donut have a cow!
Donut Stop Believin’.
 
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CakeSpy
November 25, 2013 ·
If at first you donut succeed, fry, fry again.
 
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CakeSpy
‏@cakespy
Mantra for Nat’l Donut Day: “If at first you donut succeed, fry, fry again.”
4:13 PM - 6 Jun 2014