“It’s not a recession unless it’s from the Recession region of France…” (joke)

“Champagne” is sometimes used as a generic term for sparkling wine, but legally, it must come from the Champagne wine region of France. A joke was posted on Twitter by Seth Mandel on July 25, 2022:
 
“It’s not a recession unless it’s from the Recession region of France otherwise it’s just sparkling misery.”
     
Similar jokes using this meme include “It’s not a bailout unless it comes from the Baile region of France. In this case it’s a sparkling government intervention,” “It’s only ‘Cancel Culture’ if it comes from the Cancella region of France. Otherwise it’s just Sparkling Consequences,” “It’s only moaning if it’s from the Moan region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling whine,” “It’s only physics if it’s from the Physique region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling math,” “It’s only poetry if it’s from the Poet region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling whine,” “It’s only Quarantine if it’s in the Quarante province of France. Otherwise it’s just Sparkling Isolation,” “It’s only sour grapes if it comes from the Sourgrape region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling whine,” “It’s only turkey if it’s from the farm region of Turkey. Otherwise, it’s sparkling chicken,” “Omicron must come from the Omicrônne region of France, otherwise it’s just sparkling covid” and “Real Targét has to be from the Targét region of France, otherwise, it’s just sparkling Walmart.”
 
   
Twitter
Seth Mandel
@SethAMandel
It’s not a recession unless it’s from the Recession region of France otherwise it’s just sparkling misery
9:54 AM · Jul 25, 2022·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Jason
@Jason74172337
Replying to @DonaldJTrumpJr
It’s not a recession unless it’s from the Recession region of France otherwise it’s just sparkling misery.
2:43 PM · Jul 25, 2022·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Ed Harrell
@ed_harrell
Replying to @disclosetv
Remember, it’s only a recession if it comes from the Recession region of France. Otherwise, it’s only sparkling misery.
5:09 PM · Jul 25, 2022·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
I stand with Raytheon
@TeamApocalyps16
It’s not a recession unless it’s from the Recession region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling misery.
5:49 PM · Jul 25, 2022·Twitter for Android
 
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
This is not a recession because it doesn’t come from the Récession region of France.
This is merely sparkling poverty.
6:40 PM · Jul 26, 2022·Twitter Web App
 
The Patriot Post
AUGUST 15, 2022
Sparkling Economic Pain
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
IT’S NOT A
RECESSION UNLESS
IT COMES FROM THE
RECESSION REGION
OF FRANCE.
OTHERWISE IT’S
JUST SPARKLING
ECONOMIC PAIN.