"Gâteau” (plural is “gâteaux") is French for “cake.” It sounds like the word “ghetto.” Both “gâteau” and “"gâteaux" have been used in food puns that have been printed on several images.
“#punchlineswithoutajoke And Elvis said, ‘In the gateaux’”—a pun on the Elvis Presley song “In the Ghetto” (1969) was posted on Twitter on July 2, 2009. “When i was a kid people used to cover me in cream and put a cherry on my head, it was tough being brought up in the gateau” was posted on Twitter by funny humour on April 19, 2010.
Wikipedia: Gâteaux
Gâteaux may refer to:
. plural of French: gâteau, meaning cake
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Scott Jegg
@unacceptabob
#punchlineswithoutajoke And Elvis said, “In the gateaux”
9:57 AM - 2 Jul 2009
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when i was a kid people used to cover me in cream and put a cherry on my head, it was tough being brought up in the gateau
7:28 AM - 19 Apr 2010
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Garry Beckett
@Rockybucket
When i was a kid people used to cover me in chocolate and cream then put a cherry on my head…
Yeah… life was tough in the gateaux....
10:03 AM - 3 Jul 2010
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David Campbell
@davecampbell
I had a tough upbringing, my parents would cover me in chocolate, sponge, cream and cherries daily, life was hard growing up in the gateaux.
2:25 AM - 28 Jul 2010
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Adele is set to release a cover of an old Elvis song.....
In the Gateaux......... http://bit.ly/pS06lY
12:37 PM - 15 Sep 2011
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Alan Staton
3/15/12
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When I was a kid people used to cover me in chocolate and cream & put a cherry on my head. Yeah life was tough in the gateau.
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June 4, 2013 ·
I grew up in a deprived area. When I was a kid people used to cover me in chocolate and cream, then place a cherry on top of my head. Yes life was tough in the gateau!
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Sean Rainey
@sean_rainey
Where did Elvis Presley put his cream and fruit? In the Gateau.
2:13 PM - 10 Jul 2013
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Eddie Robson
@EddieRobson
Q. Where did Elvis like to put whipped cream and cherries? A. In the gateau.
3:13 PM - 29 Aug 2013
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Viantha Hoffmann
@thedrollhouse
Few fans are aware of Elvis’s 1970s-era ode to cream cakes, “In the Gateaux” #SongFakeFacts
3:01 PM - 12 Apr 2015
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Chris Bennion (NJS)
@NotJustSauce
When Elvis was born he had a sponge cake for a bed, cherries for a pillow and was covered in fresh cream.
He was born ‘In The Gateaux’
5:49 PM - 29 Sep 2015
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I grew up in a rough part of town…
submitted January 23, 2016 by cowsgobumpinthenight
The local youths used to cover me in chocolate and cream, then put a cherry on my head. Life was tough in the gateau.
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When I was a kid people used to cover me in chocolate and cream and place a cherry on top of my head.
submitted June 9, 2016 by madazzahatter
Yeah, life was tough in the gateau…
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Will Leahy
@willleahy
When I was a kid, all I had to wear was whipped cream, chocolate and glace cherries. Yep, sure was tough growing up in the gateaux.
8:04 AM - 13 Sep 2016
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John
@JFD1960
I saw an Elvis impersonator who sang while covered in cream and black cherries. The highlight of the set was “In the gateaux”
6:45 PM - 16 Feb 2018
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When I was a kid people used to cover me in cream and put a cherry on my head…
It was tough being brought up in the gateaux ...
3:39 PM - 23 Mar 2018