“The most difficult pasta to make is ‘Rigamarole’”
“Rigmarole” (also spelled “rigamarole”) means something long, complicated and tedious. It is not the name for a pasta shape (like “rigatoni”), but this has been suggested and joked about.
“What is @AmericanAir’s favorite pasta? Rigmarole!” was posted on X/Twitter by pete lee on November 22, 2015. “It takes 3x as many steps to cook, but my favorite pasta is rigamarole” was posted on X/Twitter by Dennis Farrell on February 12, 2021. “Rigmarole pasta is delicious but making it is such a hassle” was posted on X/Twitter by Otter (Gnome de Plume) on September 29, 2022. “The most difficult pasta to make is ‘Rigamarole’” was posted on Facebook by Gerhard Mullican on August 17, 2024.
“Orzo is the pasta that sounds least like a pasta. Rigmarole is the non-pasta that sounds most like a pasta” was posted on X/Twitter by dom on December 12, 2021.
“‘Rigmarole would be a good name for a complicated pasta dish.’ https://pleated-jeans.com/2023/08/20/funny-tweets-from-women-aug20/” was posted on X/Twitter by Texts From Last Night on August 25, 2023. The original twet, by CynicalTHerapist (@CynicalTherapi1), is now set to “private.”
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pete lee
@peteleetweets
BAZOOKA JOKE I JUST WROTE:
What is @AmericanAir’s favorite pasta?
Rigmarole!
9:26 PM · Nov 22, 2015
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Justin Searls
@searls
(Rigmarole is my favorite pasta, btw. AMA)
8:57 AM · Apr 7, 2018
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Michael Moeller
@MichaelDMoeller
#aweirdword rigamarole: a pasta dish that can only be found in chain Italian restaurants
7:50 AM · Jul 13, 2019
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Dennis Farrell
@DennisFarrell
It takes 3x as many steps to cook, but my favorite pasta is rigamarole
2:13 PM · Feb 12, 2021
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geoffrey firmin
@maxibolivar_
How is rigmarole not an Italian pasta dish
10:14 AM · Jul 27, 2021
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dom
@ryiacy
Orzo is the pasta that sounds least like a pasta. Rigmarole is the non-pasta that sounds most like a pasta
1:12 PM · Dec 12, 2021
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Otter (Gnome de Plume)
@DinosaurBoogers
Rigmarole pasta is delicious but making it is such a hassle.
10:12 PM · Sep 29, 2022
Facebook
Caris Goodnough
September 29, 2022 at 10:24 PM ͏ ·
Rigmarole pasta is delicious, but making it is such a hassle.
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Kelly G #BillsMafia
@kellsbells75162
The word ‘rigamarole’ looks like it should be pasta and not a long and complicated process that is annoying and seems unnecessary.
5:17 PM · Mar 20, 2023
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Kiran S.
@subrawoman
I genuinely used to think that the word “rigamarole” was a type of pasta
*this is also my way of yelling at the AMPTP to stop jerking around creatives and pay us because I don’t want to go deeper into old childhood thoughts
7:04 PM · May 23, 2023
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Ryan DuVall
@DiningOutDuVall
When written out, rigmarole looks like the name of a delicious baked Italian pasta dish. I am thinking one with hand-pinched sausage, mushrooms and ricotta.
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Brien McElhatten
@BrienReports
Aug 14, 2023
Replying to @KristaMNews
Same. Midwest accent?
5:12 PM · Aug 14, 2023
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Texts From Last Night
@TFLN
“Rigmarole would be a good name for a complicated pasta dish.” https://pleated-jeans.com/2023/08/20/funny-tweets-from-women-aug20/
12:45 PM · Aug 20, 2023
Facebook
Kevin Allison
August 21, 2023 at 4:54 AM ·
Rigmarole would be a good name for a complicated pasta dish.
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Guillotine Hunger Force
⚠Invalid Handle
is rigmarole not a pasta
12:17 PM · Oct 9, 2023
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Gerhard Mullican
August 17, 2024 at 11:11 AM ·
The most difficult pasta to make is “Rigamarole”
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Kyle 🚄
@KyleTrainEmoji
Pronouncing “rigamarole” like it’s a pasta
3:32 PM · Aug 18, 2024
Bluesky
An Anarchist Who Tried Her Best
@nataliereed84.bsky.social
Choosing to pronounce rigamarole like it’s a type of pasta.
6:49 AM · Oct 29, 2024
Bluesky
A Shot of Steve™ ⚡️
@stevekoehler22.bsky.social
That word (rigamarole) seems like
it should be a type of pasta.
3:14 PM · Jul 29, 2025
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Mike M
@mikem76.bsky.social
I love the look of the word ‘rigmarole’. It just looks like it belongs on an Italian menu in the pasta section. #wordsky
6:40 AM · Sep 2, 2025
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All Things Humorous ·
October 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
(“Rigmarole would be a good name for a complicated pasta dish.” is shown on a tweet by CynicalTherapist.—ed.)
Bluesky
Humor Satire Memes
@funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social
[@CynicalTherapi1
Rigmarole would be a good name for a complicated pasta dish.
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5:01 PM · Oct 10, 2026