“Why does cooking take like six hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on August 15, 2015. Authorship is unknown, but it is possibly from an image.
 
“Why does cooking take like 5 hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like 7 days and seven nights” is a popular variation that was posted on Twitter on September 30, 2015.
   
         
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@missjaysantos
“Why does cooking take like six hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights.”
9:04 PM - 15 Aug 2015
   
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Beth
@localplantgirl
why does cooking take like six hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights
11:54 PM - 19 Aug 2015
   
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Andy Peeeeee
@Andy6plmno
Why does cooking take like 6 hours, and eating like 3 seconds, and washing dishes like 7 days and 7 nights?
1:08 PM - 20 Aug 2015
   
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Jorge V
@JorgeVergara613
Why does cooking take like 5 hours and eating like 4 seconds and washing dishes like 7 days and 6 nights
2:44 PM - 1 Sep 2015
   
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Princess 👑
@ftenhzey
Why does cooking take like 5 hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like 7 days and seven nights 😒
5:36 AM - 30 Sep 2015
 
15 October 2015, Dominion Post (Wellington, New Zealand), pg. A11:
@scarfacelaws
Why does cooking take like six hours, eating like three seconds and washing dishes seven days and seven nights?
 
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9GAG
@9GAG
why does cooking take like six hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights
3:00 AM - 1 Nov 2015
 
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Student
@FactsOfSchool
why does cooking take like six hours and eating like three seconds and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights
2:22 PM - 25 Nov 2015
   
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16. “Why does cooking take like six hours, and eating like three seconds, and washing dishes like seven days and seven nights?” — Unknown
   
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Mahesh Muddapa
@Insane_Mahesh
Why does cooking take like 5 hours, eating take like 20 seconds and washing dishes take like 7 days and 7 nights? 🤔
3:37 PM - 24 May 2018
 
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Maki ✨
@makitataaa
Why does cooking take like 4 hours and eating like 2 minutes and washing dishes like 37 years?
2:43 AM - 12 Jun 2018 from San Diego, CA