The movie Forrest Gump (1994) contains the classic line: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” A slight, jocular variation has been printed on many images:
“Life is like a box of chocolates. It doesn’t last long for fat people.”
The punchline “It doesn’t last long for fat people” was cited on Twitter on December 8, 2011.
“Life is like a box of chocolates. It sucks if you have diabetes” is a related joke.
Wikiquote: Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump is a 1994 film starring Tom Hanks about a mentally challenged man’s epic journey through life, meeting historical figures, influencing popular culture, and experiencing first-hand historical incidents while largely unaware of their significance.
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis. Written by Eric Roth, based on the novel by Winston Groom.
Forrest Gump
My momma always said, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
. Note: ranked #40 in the American Film Institute’s list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.
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Alyssa Durr
@alyssa_durr
“@MisterSharkk: Life is like a box of chocolates…
It doesn’t last as long for fat people.”HAHAHAHAHA
12:07 AM - 8 Dec 2011
Twitter
Shane O’Driscoll
@neodriscoll
Life is like a box of chocolates...it just doesn’t last as long for fat people.
1:44 AM - 8 Dec 2011
WeKnowMemes
Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates
– APRIL 15, 2012
Life is like a box of chocolates – It doesn’t last as long for fat people.
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January 11, 2013
“Life is like a box of chocolates” (or not) – the Celebrity Edition...
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THE WILL FERRELL TWEET (NOT):
“Life is like a box of chocolates. It doesn’t last long for fat people.”
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Life is like a box of chocolates ....
submitted October 21, 2015 by alpha-bomb
... It doesn’t last as long for fat people.
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.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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