"Lost my Tic-Tacs yesterday… Now Im looking for some replace mints” was posted on Twitter by David Easaw on January 8, 2013. “I lost my Tic Tacs today.... Now, I’m looking for replacemints” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on March 10, 2021.
Tic-Tac is a brand of small, hard mints. “Replacemints” is a portmanteau word from “replacements” and “mints.” Authorship of the joke is uncertain.
Wikipedia: Tic Tac
Tic Tac (stylized as “tic tac”) is a brand of small, hard mint manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero. They were first produced in 1968 and are now available in a variety of flavours in over 100 countries.
Twitter
David Easaw
@daswagaw
Lost my Tic-Tacs yesterday…
Now Im looking for some replace mints.
10:46 PM · Jan 28, 2013·Twitter for Android
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@Jayy_Lovesz
Lost my Tic-Tacs yesterday…
Now Im looking for some replace mints.
10:58 PM · Jan 28, 2013·Twitter for Android
Twitter
Anthony Isaacs
@iSpeakComedy
Lost my Tic-Tacs today…
Now Im looking for some replace mints.
7:57 PM · Jan 29, 2013·Twitter for Mac
Twitter
Caleb Bates
@calebates
Lost my tictacs yesterday now I’m looking for replace mints.
12:14 AM · Jan 30, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Brooklyn West
@MrYouEatAssFace
I lost my Tic-Tacs the other day.
Now I’m looking for some replacemints
Instagram: mryoueatassface
5:36 PM · May 23, 2013·TweetCaster for Android
Twitter
PAC-MAN
@PapersTrey
Lost my Tic-Tacs yesterday… Now I’m looking for some replace mints.
11:08 PM · Jul 13, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/VERBERD March 10, 2021
I lost my Tic Tacs today....
Now, I’m looking for replacemints.
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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.
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