“I’m using food in my magic act, crushing garlic, basil and pine nuts, then…pesto!”

“Presto!” should not be confused with “pesto,” but a joke was posted on Twitter by FP Lamb on February 10, 2014:
 
“I’ve started using food in my magic act. I start by crushing garlic, basil,pine nuts &blend them with grated parmesan &olive oil. Hey Pesto!”
 
The joke became popular on Twitter on February 11, 2014. Authorship of the joke is uncertain; none of the tweets credit anyone.
 
         
Twitter
FP Lamb
@PhilLamb9
I’ve started using food in my magic act. I start by crushing garlic, basil,pine nuts &blend them with grated parmesan &olive oil. Hey Pesto!
5:53 PM - 10 Feb 2014 from East Riding of Yorkshire, England
     
VillaTalk   
WAHEY! It’s a JOKE thread : Enter at your own risk.
claretman
Posted February 11, 2014
I’ve recently started using food in my magic act.
I start by crushing garlic, basil and pine nuts and then I blend them together with grated parmesan and olive oil.
Hey Pesto!
 
Twitter
bigjon.co.uk
@bigjonthings
I’ve started using food in my magic act. I crush garlic, basil & pine nuts & then blend them together with parmesan & olive oil. Hey Pesto!
4:49 AM - 11 Feb 2014
   
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Wortley Mens Club
@WortleyMensClub
I’ve started using food in my magic act
I start crushing garlic, basil and pine nuts blend them with parmesan and olive oil.
Hey Pesto!
5:20 AM - 11 Feb 2014
 
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Stephen Bradshaw
@bradshaw_sw
I’ve started using food in my magic act.
I use garlic, basil and pine nuts blended together with grated cheese and olive oil.
Hey Pesto!
1:15 PM - 11 Feb 2014 from Reigate and Banstead, England
   
Twitter
The Meat Room
@themeatroomuk
I’m using garlic in my magic act. I start by crushing it adding some basil, pine nuts and blend them with parmesan and olive oil, hey pesto!
1:36 PM - 5 Apr 2017
   
Twitter
Nick Martin
@nickofthyme6
I’ve started using garlic
in my magic act…
I start by crushing it, adding some basil and pine nuts and then I blend them with some parmesan and olive oil and,
Hey Pesto!
4:33 AM - 30 Mar 2018 from Ambleside, England
 
Twitter
tis just me
@tisme70
#badjokethursday
I’ve started using garlic in my magic act…
First I start by crushing it, adding basil and some pine nuts and then I blend them altogether with some parmesan and olive oil…
Then.. hey…  pesto!
😬🙈🙈🙈😂
1:56 AM - 6 Sep 2018