“Life tried to chew me up and shit me out, but I’m built like corn”

“Life tried to chew me up and shit me out, but I’m built like ,orn” is a saying that has been printed on many images. Some corn comes out of one’s system, undigested. The saying means that the speaker is tough and will survive.
   
“Old man at the job said ’ Life has chewed me up and shit me out… but I’m built like corn mf’ 😂😂” was posted on X/Twitter by Wizard Kelly 💫 on June 25, 2022. “Life tried to chew me up and shit me out but I’m built like corn” was posted on X/Twitter by wtf_chewy_bar on August 2, 2022. Authorship of the saying is unknown.
 
 
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Wizard Kelly 💫
@kierstonblack1
Old man at the job said “ Life has chewed me up and shit me out… but I’m built like corn mf” 😂😂
10:10 AM · Jun 25, 2022
 
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Tasha Bomar
@TashaBomar
Life keeps chewing me up and shitting me out, but I’m built like corn.
9:17 AM · Aug 1, 2022
 
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wtf_chewy_bar
@wtf_bar
Life tried to chew me up and shit me out but I’m built like corn
1:52 AM · Aug 2, 2022
     
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Menace To Society
@M3N4ceTOsociety
Life tried to chew me up and shit me out but I’m built like corn.
1:33 AM · Aug 19, 2022
   
Bluesky
🎃 Eric M Hunter🎃
@ericmhunter.com
The world chews me up and spits me out.
But I’m built like corn.
2:29 PM · Aug 30, 2023
 
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Hari Shawntay
@BigBodyHari
Life tried to chew me up and shit me out but I’m built like Corn
12:34 AM · Oct 3, 2026