"Molasses -- what do they do with the rest of the…

“Molasses” doesn’t have anything to do with “mole asses,” but many people wonder what they do with the rest of the mole. The “molasses” joke has been printed on many images.

“Molasses…what did they do with the rest of the mole?” was posted on Twitter by Sarah Miller on November 10, 2011. “Seen on FB: After they get molasses, what do they do with the rest of the mole?” was posted on Twitter by Demontitang Aczar of Manila on August 2, 2012. “I was looking at a jar of molasses and wondered to myself: what do they do with the rest of the mole?” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on February 20, 2021.

“What do you call a bunch of bad chemistry students?”/“Molasses” and “What do you call 6.02 * 10^23 butts?”/“Molasses” are related jokes.

Wikipedia: Molasses
Molasses (/məˈlæsɪz, moʊ-/) or black treacle (British English) is a viscous product resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. Molasses varies by the amount of sugar, method of extraction, and age of plant. Sugarcane molasses is primarily used for sweetening and flavoring foods in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere. Molasses is a defining component of fine commercial brown sugar.

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Sarah Miller
@Lizzy_Miller
@mishacollins Molasses…what did they do with the rest of the mole?
9:28 PM · Nov 10, 2011·Twitter SMS

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Weslie Onsando
@twezlie
no. RT @mikemunyi: Just saw a jar of molasses and wondered “so what do they do with the rest of the mole?”
1:56 AM · Nov 11, 2011·Echofon

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Felicity Morse
@FelicityMorse
Molasses:what do they do with the rest of the mole?
7:44 AM · Nov 11, 2011·Twitter Web Client

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Demontitang Aczar of Manila
@mrsunlawyer
Seen on FB: After they get molasses, what do they do with the rest of the mole?
2:42 AM · Aug 2, 2012·Twitter for iPad

Reddit—Shittyaskscience
Posted by u/Chargra March 30, 2014
If I can use sugarcane to get molasses, where do I get the rest of the mole?
I don’t see a r/shittyculinary

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Rogelio Perea
@OilegorAerep
Thought of The Day: Molasses… so… what do they do with the rest of the mole?
11:49 AM · Mar 9, 2015·Twitter Web Client

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Frank Douglas
@FrankDouglas4
Molasses. I’ve purchased it many times and every time I wonder what they do with the rest of the mole.
12:06 AM · Apr 5, 2017·Facebook

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MrWashy
@mrwashy
Student “I want to make molasses cookies.”
Me “What do you do with the rest of the mole?”
Student *blank stare* “I don’t get it.”
2:18 PM · Feb 2, 2018·Twitter for Android

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Bought a jar of molasses and wondered what do they do with the rest of the mole?
4:57 PM · Apr 27, 2019·Twitter Web Client

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The Pragmatic HarperWCK/Harper Kingsley 2 the best
@HarperKingsley0
molasses = “What do they do with the rest of the mole?”
11:26 PM · Dec 27, 2020·Twitter Web App

Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/chiefscooter February 20, 2021
I was looking at a jar of molasses and wondered to myself: what do they do with the rest of the mole?

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Pablo Von Helsing
@ReasonAboveAll
Molasses.
What do they do with the rest of the mole?
6:06 PM · Feb 20, 2021·Twitter for iPad

“Molasses—what do they do with the rest of the mole?”