“He said, ‘You remind me of a pepper pot.’ I said, ‘I’ll take that as a condiment’” is a joke that has been told by many British comedians. There are other condiment variations.
“When someone said I was as keen as mustard, I took it as a condiment” was posted on X/Twitter by Olaf Falafel on November 26, 2021.
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Ian F.
Apr 15, 2002, 4:52:14 AM
Dan Owen wrote:
> Ah, yes. Tim Vine
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“So I was having a meal with World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov in a restaurant - it took him two and a half hours to pass the salt… After the meal he called me a pepper-pot. I took it as a condiment.
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Peter
Jul 28, 2003, 5:31:08 PM
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After the meal he called me a pepper-pot. I took it as a condiment.
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Anthony Griffin
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got called a pepper pot today. I took it as a condiment.
6:36 AM · Mar 5, 2009
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Richard Hornby
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#18thcenturycomedy Why sir? I dined with the same chess player, he absconded with my salt cellar. He took it as a condiment.
11:28 AM · Aug 17, 2009