"I can’t believe it’s not Buddha!” is a pun on “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!” that has been printed on many images. Buddha is often depicted as fat.
“Did you hear about the new low-fat religion? ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Buddha’” was posted on Twitter by English Muffin on July 7, 2013.
“A Tibetan monk sees Jesus in a tub of margarine and cries, ‘I can’t believe it’s not Buddha!‘“ is a related joke.
Wikipedia: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! is a spread brand produced by Upfield and marketed as a substitute for butter.
Wikipedia: Gautama Buddha
The Buddha (also known as Siddhattha Gotama or Siddhārtha Gautama) was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in Ancient India (c. 5th to 4th century BCE). He is revered as the founder of the world religion of Buddhism.
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English Muffin
@laurascaz
Did you hear about the new low-fat religion?
“I Cant Believe Its Not Buddha”
THANK YOU! I’ll be here until someone puts me out of my misery
8:41 PM · Jul 7, 2013·Twitter for Android
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Julia Charnley
@JuliaCharnley
Did you hear about the new low-fat religion? “I Cant Believe Its Not Buddha”
10:59 AM · Jan 30, 2014·Facebook
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Caitlin Quinlan
@caitlinquinlan
Q: Did you hear about the new low-fat religion? A: “I Cant Believe Its Not Buddha. http://fb.me/48LEstjxO
7:10 AM · Apr 15, 2015·Facebook
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Q: Did you hear about the new low-fat religion?
A: “I Cant Believe Its Not Buddha”
3:25 PM · May 29, 2016·Twitter Web Client
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MidNightMan
@MidNigh62320582
@CowardlyMajor
Hey Ari i got a joke for ya.
Did you hear about the new low-fat religion?
“I Cant Believe Its Not Buddha”
2:31 AM · Nov 25, 2018·Twitter for Android
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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