Gingerbread men live in gingerbread houses. A one-line saying was posted on Twitter by “regluar name” on December 9, 2015:
“Absolutely despicable that gingerbread men are forced to live in houses made of their own flesh.”
The jocular one-line saying has been printed on several images.
Wikipedia: Gingerbread man
A gingerbread man is a biscuit or cookie made of gingerbread, usually in the shape of a stylized human, although other shapes, especially seasonal themes (Christmas, Halloween, Easter, etc.) and characters, are common.
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regluar name
@hippieswordfish
absolutely despicable that gingerbread men are forced to live in houses made of their own flesh
9:19 PM - 9 Dec 2015
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@BHarrisFarley
Absolutely despicable that gingerbread men are forced to live in houses made out of their own flesh
9:17 AM - 10 Dec 2015
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maddie
@maddiejpgxo
gingerbread men are forced to live in a house of their own flesh
11:02 AM - 10 Dec 2015
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Tori
@tori_dipaolo
Do you ever think about how gingerbread men are forced to live in houses built out of their own flesh?
11:03 PM - 13 Dec 2015
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It’s a disgrace that gingerbread men are forced to live in houses made of their own flesh.
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It’s a disgrace that gingerbread men are forced to live in houses made of their own flesh.
8:35 AM - 18 Nov 2017
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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