“Flour” for “flower” is a popular pun, and this appears in a gluten intolerance joke.
 
“Sad to hear the discoverer of wheat intolerance has died. The family has requested no flours…. He was a gluten for punishment” was posted on Facebook by Andy Cross on April 29, 2017. “BREAKING NEWS; The scientist who identified gluten and wheat intolerance has died. His family has requested there be no flours at his funeral” was posted on Facebook by John May on December 7, 2018. “The guy who discovered gluten intolerance has died. The family has requested no flours at the funeral” was posted on Facebook by Kevin Le Count on January 2, 2021. “The man who discovered gluten intolerance has died. The family has requested no flours at the funeral” was posted on Facebook by Larry Granno on May 28, 2023.
 
     
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Andy Cross
April 29, 2017 at 3:41 AM ·
Sad to hear the discoverer of wheat intolerance has died. The family has requested no flours…. He was a gluten for punishment
   
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John May
December 7, 2018 at 9:52 AM ·
BREAKING NEWS; The scientist who identified gluten and wheat intolerance has died.
His family has requested there be no flours at his funeral.
 
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Dr. Dale
@dalekolbus
I was saddened to learn that the scientist who discovered Gluten Intolerance died earlier this week. Visitation is set for tomorrow and the family has requested no flours. Happy Friday, everyone!
6:54 AM · Mar 29, 2019
 
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Patrick Chalk
April 2, 2019 at 8:29 AM ·
The man who first identified gluten intolerance has died.
The family have requested no flours.
 
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Stuart Burnside
@stuart_burnside
Sad to hear the discoverer of gluten intolerance has died. The family have requested no flours.
6:44 AM · Jun 29, 2019
   
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William Sampson
February 28, 2020 at 9:29 AM ·
The person who discovered gluten intolerance has passed away. Their family requested no flours at the funeral..
     
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Larry Granno
July 10, 2020 at 12:40 PM ·
The guy who discovered gluten intolerance just died. His family requested no flours at the funeral. 😂
 
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David Steinhauer
July 13, 2020 at 9:18 PM ·
The man who discovered
gluten intolerance has passed away.
And his Family requested
no flours at the funeral.
   
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Kevin LeCount
January 2, 2021 at 11:01 AM ·
The guy who discovered gluten intolerance has died. The family has requested no flours at the funeral.
 
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Doc 
@DocAtCDI
@speecherkelly the guy who discovered gluten intolerance has died.  The family has requested no flours at the funeral
11:59 PM · Jan 6, 2021
   
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Sarah Belcher Smith
January 23, 2022 at 6:40 AM ·
The guy who discovered gluten intolerance just died. The family has requested no flours at the funeral.
   
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Larry Granno
May 28, 2023 at 1:51 AM ·
The man who discovered gluten intolerance has died. The family has requested no flours at the funeral.
   
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Larry Granno
February 1, 2024 at 12:30 PM ·
The guy who discovered gluten intolerance has died. The family has requested no flours at the funeral.
 
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Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
The man who discovered gluten intolerance has died. The family has requested no flours at the funeral.
11:49 AM · Apr 15, 2024