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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from January 08, 2010

“Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can’t even get into my own pants”

“Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can’t even get into my own pants” is a saying that has appeared on internet joke lists and on T-shirts. The saying is of unknown origin and has appeared on internet message boards since at least August 2002.

Zazzle.com
Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can’t even get into my own pants.
T-shirt
Product id: 235577231970050818
Made on 4/22/2008 3:25 PM

Southern Maryland Community Forums
Kyle
08-08-2002, 03:03 PM
Thoughts etc.
1. Food has replaced sex in my life, now I can’t even get into my own pants.

Google Groups: borland.public.off-topic
Newsgroups: borland.public.off-topic
From: “Otto Baade”

Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:13:28 -0500
Local: Wed, Aug 21 2002 3:13 pm
Subject: Sex and Food

A friend came across this quote:

“Food has replaced sex in my life.
Now I can’t even get into my own pants.”

Google Books
The Cunning Linguist:
Ribald riddles, lascivious limericks, carnal corn, and other good, clean dirty fun!
By Richard Lederer
New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press
2003
Pg. 19:
Food has replaced sex in my life. Now I can’t even get into my own pants.

25 August 2003, New York (NY) Post, Cindy Adams column, pg. 14:
Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can’t even get into my own pants.

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