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“Life is not a box of chocolates. It’s more like mixed vegetables with freezer burn” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get” is a saying from the film Forrest Gump (1994).

“Life is not a box of chocolates. It’s more like mixed vegetables with freezer burn” was posted on X/Twitter by Rock⚡️God on November 27, 2010, and this received over 1,000 likes. Freezer burn on mixed vegetables is not good.

Wiktionary: life is like a box of chocolates
Etymology
Appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, when the lead character Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) says “My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
Proverb
life is like a box of chocolates
1. (simile) Life is full of surprises; you never know what will happen next.

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Rock⚡️God
@redpawn3
Life is not a box of chocolates.
It’s more like mixed vegetables with freezer burn.
12:11 AM · Nov 27, 2010

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Cathy
@cathyd16
“@redpawn3: Life is not a box of chocolates. It’s more like mixed vegetables with freezer burn.”
10:49 AM · Jan 20, 2012

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weregrouch
10 jan 2023
Life is not a box of chocolates. It’s more like mixed vegetables with freezer burn.

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DamaLamaShlingShlong
29 apr 2025
(Forrest Gump) said life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you’re going to get.. Life is not a box of chocolates. It’s more like mixed vegetables with freezer burn. @ SS, “2 the,

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
LIFE IS NOT A BOX OF CHOCOLATES.
IT’S MORE LIKE MIXED VEGETABLES WITH FREEZER BURN.
5:36 PM · Jun 12, 2025

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