“Mussels are the pistachios of the ocean”

Pistachio nuts have been compared to mussels. Both have hard shells that must be opened to eat what’s inside.
     
“am thinking that pistachios are the mussels of the nut world” was posted on Twitter by PAULETTE on June 23, 2009. “Pistachios are the mussels of the nut world—forget about the ones that don’t open #nuttakes” was posted on Twitter by Marc Ramirez on December 9, 2010. “pistachios are the mussels of the nut world. #fb” was posted on Twitter by coydink on February 27, 2013. “Pistachios are the mussels of the nut world” was posted on Twitter by Chloe Douglass on December 28, 2013. “Pistachios are just the mussels of the nut world. You can’t unsee it” was posted on Twitter by Matt Vancil on February 11, 2014.
     
“Pistachios are just like mini veggie mussels” was posted on Twitter by Caroline Sparkes on March 21, 2011. “Pistachios are actually just mini vegan mussels that grow on trees” was posted on Twitter by (´◉◞౪◟◉) on October 3, 2012. “Pistachios are vegetarian mussels” was posted on Twitter by Steve Cross on March 9, 2013. “pistachios are vegetarian mussels” was posted on Twitter by Declan Byrnes-Enoch on August 20, 2013. “Pistachios are just vegan mussels” was posted on Twitter by Willy Lee on December 31, 2015. “Pistachios are vegan mussels” was posted on Twitter by Mitchell Leary on June 2, 2018. “pistachios are vegan mussels” was posted on Twitter by angus walker on July 15, 2019. “Pistachios are vegetarian mussels” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on January 5, 2021.
 
“Pistachios are like mussels that grow on trees” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on January 26, 2015. “Pistachios are the mussels of the trees” was posted on Twitter by UNIONIZE CONDE, FAST on March 21, 2017. “Pistachios are basically tree mussels” was posted on Twitter by Courtney Lockemer on September 26, 2018. “Pistachios are just tree mussels” was posted on Twitter by Dankey Kang on October 14, 2019.
 
“Little known fact, Pistachios are in fact land - mussels” was posted on Twitter by Frank Clayden on June 3, 2015. “I think mussels are just sea pistachios and pistachios are just land mussels” was posted on Twitter by Marissa Rhines on August 5, 2015. “Pistachios are just land mussels” was posted on Twitter by ration smith on July 29, 2018. “Pistachios are just land mussels” was posted on Twitter by Nathan on May 14, 2019.
   
“Mussels: are they the pistachios of the sea?” was posted on Twitter by Brendan on June 25, 2009. “Mussels are like pistachios of the sea” was posted on Twitter by AJ on January 16, 2011. “Mussels are the pistachios of the sea” was posted on Twitter by Arne Martin on October 23, 2011. “Mussels are the pistachios of the sea” was posted on Twitter by beckblack on February 17, 2012. “Mussels are the pistachios of the sea” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on November 27, 2015.
   
“Mussels are the pistachio of the ocean” was posted on Twitter by David Sinko on November 5, 2012. “Mussels are the pistachios of the ocean” was posted on Twitter by Woke Baby on March 23, 2013. “Mussels are the pistachio nuts of the ocean” was posted on Twitter by Iain Brown on December 5, 2013. “Mussels are just ocean pistachios” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on April 4, 2019.
 
“Pistachios are land clams” and “Pistachios are little vegan clams” are related sayings.
     
       
Wikipedia: Mussel
Mussel (/ˈmʌsəl/) is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.
 
Wikipedia: Pistachio
The pistachio (/pɪˈstɑːʃiˌoʊ, -ˈstæ-/, Pistacia vera), a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating from Central Asia and the Middle East. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food.
       
Twitter
PAULETTE
@DJPAULETTE
am thinking that pistachios are the mussels of the nut world.  Do not prize the shells that refuse to open cos nuts inside taste disgusting
6:24 PM · Jun 23, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
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Brendan
@brelons
Mussels: are they the pistachios of the sea?
4:04 PM · Jun 25, 2009·Twitter Web Client
     
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Marc Ramirez
@typewriterninja
Pistachios are the mussels of the nut world—forget about the ones that don’t open #nuttakes
5:57 PM · Dec 9, 2010·Twitter Web Client
 
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AJ
@originalanalogy
Mmmm. Mussels are like pistachios of the sea. http://twitpic.com/3qrvl3
10:26 PM · Jan 16, 2011·Twitter for BlackBerry®
     
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Caroline Sparkes
@liniebar
“Pistachios are just like mini veggie mussels” #MumboJumbo
11:11 AM · Mar 21, 2011·Twitter Web Client
 
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Arne Martin
@arnemart
Mussels are the pistachios of the sea.
1:55 PM · Oct 23, 2011·Birdhouse
   
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bikeyface
@bikeyface
Mussels are kind of like the pistachios of the sea.
12:08 AM · Oct 25, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
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beckblack
@beckblack
“Mussels are the pistachios of the sea.” @keldog
1:36 PM · Feb 17, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Steve Karsch
@karschsp
OH: “Mussels are like the pistachios of the sea.” /via @MomtoMadeline
8:58 PM · Sep 6, 2012·Tweetbot for Mac
     
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(´◉◞౪◟◉)
@cunterclockwise
Pistachios are actually just mini vegan mussels that grow on trees
2:33 PM · Oct 3, 2012·Twitter SMS
 
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David Sinko
@Sinkysy
Mussels are the pistachio of the ocean.
8:58 AM · Nov 5, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Virginia Cook
@virg1234
Mussels are the pistachios of the sea @KaseyStephenss
8:14 PM · Nov 5, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Kai Hewitt
@KaiHewitt1
Quote of the day from @AdamVarvel “Pistachios are the mussels of nuts” #Varvel2012
5:22 PM · Nov 23, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
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coydink
@coydink
pistachios are the mussels of the nut world. #fb
8:31 PM · Feb 27, 2013·Twitter Web Client
   
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Steve Cross
@steve_x
Pistachios are vegetarian mussels.
2:59 PM · Mar 9, 2013·TweetDeck
 
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Woke Baby
@agentlinden
Mussels are the pistachios of the ocean.
2:11 PM · Mar 23, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Declan Byrnes-Enoch
@DeclanBE
pistachios are vegetarian mussels
12:44 AM · Aug 20, 2013·Twitter Web Client
 
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Iain Brown
@IainBrown210
Mussels are the pistachio nuts of the ocean.
9:31 AM · Dec 5, 2013·TweetDeck
   
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Chloe Douglass
@chloillustrates
Pistachios are the mussels of the nut world.
9:48 AM · Dec 28, 2013·Twitter Web Client
   
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Matt Vancil
@mattvancil
Pistachios are just the mussels of the nut world. You can’t unsee it.
5:39 PM · Feb 11, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
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Jacob
@vaguesarcasm
Pistachios are the mussels of the nut world.
12:02 PM · Jan 14, 2015·Twitter Web Client
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/image_engineer January 26, 2015
Pistachios are like mussels that grow on trees.
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/shittypipedreams February 26, 2015
Pistachios are pretty much nut mussels
   
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Frank Clayden
@FrankDB10
Little known fact, Pistachios are in fact land - mussels. They are mussels of the middle east. Desert moules if you will.
9:00 AM · Jun 3, 2015·Twitter for Android
 
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Marissa Rhines
@BlurredRhines
I think mussels are just sea pistachios and pistachios are just land mussels.
12:38 PM · Aug 5, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/ATTILA_THE_HONEY_BUN November 27, 2015
Mussels are pistachios of the sea.
             
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Willy Lee (they/them)
@advicepig
Pistachios are just vegan mussels. https://instagram.com/p/_-OOk3CFas/
5:02 PM · Dec 31, 2015·Instagram
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Scorlan March 23, 2016
Pistachio nuts are basically the mussels of the plant kingdom
   
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Rager_Doltrey June 2, 2016
Are Pistachio nuts Mussels for vegetarians?
   
Twitter
f8
@Iovehearts
Pistachios are like the vegan version of mussels
12:03 PM · Jul 17, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Coralwood April 27, 2017
Pistachios (in their shells) are vegetarian mussels
     
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UNIONIZE CONDE, FAST
@tammieetc
Pistachios are the mussels of the trees
12:29 AM · Mar 21, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/duaneap October 1, 2017
Mussels are the pistachio nuts of the sea.
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/lukibrasil March 3, 2018
Mussels are like sea pistachios
Except they’re living
       
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Mitchell Leary
@LearyMitchell
Pistachios are vegan mussels
#SaturdayThoughts
6:44 AM · Jun 2, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/IHaveAVennDiagram June 7, 2018
Mussels are just the pistachios of the sea
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/DudeThatsEpic July 17, 2018
Pistachios are the nut version of mussels…
         
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ratio smith
@powley61
Pistachios are just land mussels
8:20 AM · Jul 29, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/crocade August 22, 2018
Mussels are the pistachios of the sea
   
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Courtney Lockemer
@CLockemer
Pistachios are basically tree mussels.
2:57 PM · Sep 26, 2018·TweetDeck
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/fredoshinebox April 4, 2019
Mussels are just ocean pistachios.
     
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Nathan
@NathT96
Pistachios are just land mussels.
10:16 AM · May 14, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
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angus walker
@angstwalker
Replying to @ohjawbone
pistachios are vegan mussels
5:38 PM · Jul 15, 2019·Twitter Web Client
   
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Dankey Kang
@DocHavock
Pistachios are just tree mussels
3:21 PM · Oct 14, 2019·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/wileyrielly January 5, 2021
Pistachios are vegetarian mussels
 
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arritstotle
@genevaxo
Mussels are just sea pistachios
7:55 PM · Aug 26, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
 
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eeby deeby
@2thebreadbank
pistachios are just vegan mussels
8:46 AM · Aug 29, 2021·Twitter for iPhone