“Raisins are just grape jerky”

“Raisins are grape jerky” is a food saying that has been printed on many images. “Raisins are kind of like grape jerky.  I just thought of that. - Rye” was posted on the newsgroup ott.general on June 11, 1999. “Raisins, as my friend Chris has observed, are grape jerky” was posted on the newsgroup ” rec.arts.sf.fandom on November 2, 1999.
 
“Raisins are really just grape jerky” was posted on Twitter by Scott Walters on April 24, 2010. “Raisins are nothing but grape jerky” was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on May 16, 2014.
 
           
Google Groups: ott.general
Sandbanks Provincial Park - Need To Switch Dates    
jaimie
6/11/99
(...)
Raisins are kind of like grape jerky.  I just thought of that. - Rye
     
Google Groups: rec.arts.sf.fandom
Trick or treating no longer practised in US?
Ray Radlein
11/2/99
(...)
Raisins, as my friend Chris has observed, are grape jerky.
     
Twitter
Rob Jones
@Clippernolan
Replying to @nep
@nep I think ‘grape jerky’ is a better name than raisin, personally.
12:04 PM - 23 Feb 2009
   
Twitter
Mystech
@Mystech
Raisins are “grape jerky”. Don’t forget that.
11:34 PM - 21 Sep 2009
   
Twitter
Scott Walters
@cpound
Raisins are really just grape jerky
1:26 PM - 24 Apr 2010
 
Twitter
Fitness Flame™
@FitnessFlame
Raisins are like, grape jerky.
1:28 PM - 14 Dec 2013
 
Reddit—ShittyTodayILearned
TIL raisins are nothing but grape jerky (self.ShittyTodayILearned)
submitted May 15, 2014 by kaboomkyle
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Raisins are nothing but grape jerky
submitted May 16, 2014 by kaboomkyle
 
Twitter
Troy Osinoff
@yo
Raisins should be called grape jerky.
3:56 PM - 16 May 2014
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Raisins are just Grape Jerky.
submitted April 12, 2015 by Simonaro
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Raisins are just grape jerky.
submitted November 20, 2016 by squirrellywhirly
     
NewsMail (Bundaberg, Australia)
16 clever thoughts about life we can all relate to
by CRYSTAL JONES
21st Nov 2016 11:54 AM
(...)
2. Raisins are just grape jerky.
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
If you think about it Raisins are just grape jerky
submitted August 20, 2018 by loganlogan9