“French fries are a vehicle for ketchup”

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Entry from May 31, 2021

“French fries are a vehicle for ketchup”

Entry in progress—BP

Twitter
Lauren Pettapiece
@potpies
Replying to @artichkme
@artichkme fries are merely vehicles for the ketchup
1:47 PM · Nov 25, 2008·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
PandoraSpocks
@CarleyMStewart
Replying to @feliciaday
@feliciaday How can anyone live without ketchup? Fries are just the vehicles for ketchup.
4:23 PM · Nov 29, 2009·Twitter Web Client

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Fat Girl Problems
@PhatGurlPrblms
Some foods are vehicles. Fries are vehicles for ketchup. Carrots for ranch. Artichokes for butter. Chicken for BBQ sauce Sandwiches for mayo
8:07 PM · Feb 12, 2011·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
~*whimsical©*~
@silver_locusts
Hamburgers and fries are both just fatty vehicles for getting ketchup into my mouth.
8:11 PM · Jul 26, 2012·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Alycia Noeth
@Leesha_511
French fries, while tasty, are really just vehicles for ketchup.
8:02 PM · Sep 13, 2012·TweetCaster for Android

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