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There are nuts and bolts, so some people believe there should be doughnuts and dobolts (or donuts and dobolts).

“What if Doughnut was Doughbolt, Doughwedge or Doughspanner” was posted on X/Twitter by Dow Jones on November 26, 2010. “We all know the mighty doughnut but I pledge we get also the doughbolt and the doughwasher and doughrivet and doughhammer and doughbuzzsaw” was posted on X/Twitter by Sim Sharp on April 14, 2015.

“A donut implies the existence of a dobolt” was posted on X/Twitter by Mummy Dear on February 4, 2020. “the presence of the donut implies the existence of the dobolt” was posted on Bluesky by Clord TC, Comics Guy on October 28, 2023.

“Doughnut implies the existence of doughbolt” was posted on X/Twitter by Michael on October 10, 2021. “The existence of the doughnut implies the existence of the doughbolt” was posted on X/Twitter by Miles on May 31, 2022. “Does the doughnut imply the existence of the doughbolt?” was posted on X/Twitter by Oskar on January 26, 2025.

Facebook
Dan Birchard
May 11, 2010 at 12:33 PM ·
Just found out what a doughnut is for. You put it on a doughbolt.

X/Twitter
meg
@megbar
doughnut, doughbolt.
9:29 PM · May 22, 2010

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Dow Jones
@chichannie
What if Doughnut was Doughbolt, Doughwedge or Doughspanner
4:39 PM · Nov 26, 2010

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Mt. Compas
@isitcomp
This friedbread with glaze on it is hereby named #Donut…. Cool, but…
Why did Doe Nuts not become Doe Bolts also?? #Dobolt
11:40 PM · Sep 19, 2012

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Grayson
@grayson_dove
Okay, so I get the name “doughnut”. “Doughwashers” wouldn’t sound appetizing, but I’d be curious to see what a “doughbolt” would look like.
8:56 AM · Jan 2, 2013 from South Carolina, USA

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skidmore
@skidmorep
doNUT! like a nut & bolt! it’s a nut made of dough. how did this just dawn on me? is this common knowledge am i stupid? now i want a dobolt.
8:01 AM · Jun 7, 2013 from Murfreesboro, TN

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John Want
@montywanty
Today’s office discussion: if a doughnut is a nut because it looks like a nut for a bolt, is a yum yum actually the doughbolt?
10:36 AM · Aug 9, 2013 from Slough, England

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maithun
@Being_Humor
Donut Dobolt Doscrewdriver
12:37 AM · Jul 21, 2014

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Sim Sharp
@iSim4S
We all know the mighty doughnut but I pledge we get also the doughbolt and the doughwasher and doughrivet and doughhammer and doughbuzzsaw
4:16 PM · Apr 14, 2015

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bognet
@BurnItHow
Today, I learned about “bolts and nuts” and how a “doughnut” is basically a nut made from dough…
My brain will now anticipate the idea of a “doughbolt” forever.
10:37 AM · Jun 5, 2018

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BearlyKoalafied
@juicejockey
If theres a doughnut where is the doughbolt?
2:40 PM · Nov 17, 2018

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Mummy Dear
@ThatMummyLife
A donut implies the existence of a dobolt.
10:34 AM · Feb 4, 2020

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¡q (clinics)
@_mw33mba
If there’s a doughnut, why isn’t there a doughbolt? Clearly the concept of a doughnut was derived from the bolt and nut, only that dough is used instead of metal..
12:58 AM · Nov 4, 2020

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Quinn Keating
June 27, 2021 at 1:42 PM ·
My morning thought while making bacon:
Does the existence of the doughnut presuppose the existence of the doughbolt?

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adam 💤
@bajadamm
Why is it doughnut and not doughbolt
2:54 PM · Jul 28, 2021

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Michael
@Mr_Grimnnin
Doughnut implies the existence of doughbolt.
10:46 AM · Oct 10, 2021

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Stu York
@StuYork13
Why is it called a doughnut and not a doughbolt? It can’t be because of the shape, they don’t all have holes in… #QuestionTime
1:50 PM · Jan 7, 2022

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Miles 🇺🇦 🌻
@mileshuman
The existence of the doughnut implies the existence of the doughbolt.
7:45 PM · May 31, 2022

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👺 t i n y k a i j u 👺
@ohitsdoyle
It has just occurred to me that the existence of the “doughnut” implies the equivalent existence of the “doughbolt”. I wonder how I will ever eat both when such wonderful crude mime options are available.
5:36 AM · Dec 14, 2022

Bluesky
Clord TC, Comics Guy
‪@clordtc.bsky.social‬
the presence of the donut implies the existence of the dobolt
October 28, 2023 at 4:26 PM

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QuiGonGrim
@QuiGonGrimmer
If this ring is the Doughnut then this is the Doughbolt, surely?
10:45 AM · Nov 23, 2023

Bluesky
Red Tickseed
‪@redtickseed.bsky.social‬
We have the doughnut… but where’s the doughbolt?
January 22, 2024 at 6:05 AM

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Oskar
@oskarelmgren
Does the doughnut imply the existence of the doughbolt?
(poor)Image by @grok
9:35 AM · Jan 26, 2025