“Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be”

“Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be” is a jocular saying indicating that the speaker is a chocolate lover. The saying has been cited in print since 1999 and is of unknown authorship.
 
   
The Chocolate Scoop
Issue 5 Volume 1 May 1999
Chocolate Quotes
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Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be.
 
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2/15/00
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Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be
 
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7/6/00
Chocolate Wisdom
“Las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso.” (Ideas should be clear and chocolate thick.) Spanish proverb
Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be.
   
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The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners:
Over 10,000 Gems of Wit and Wisecracks

By Geoff Tibball
New York, NY: Carroll & Graff
2004
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Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be.
 
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Heidi
10/28/04
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Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be.
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Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be
     
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David W
02-08-2006, 04:52 AM
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“Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be.” - Anonymous
   
Stoneview
Jun 12, 2006 9:10:19 AM
Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be.
Brace yourselves chocolate fans. This bread is incredible and fresh from the oven it’s irresistible!
 
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I’ll Bring the Chocolate:
Satisfying a Woman’s Craving for Friendship and Faith

By Karen Porter
Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books
2007
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Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be.
   
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Wise Words in Chocolate
Written by Fresh Tracks Team Building on April 4, 2012
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“Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be.”