A business that goes into “liquidation” usually doesn’t literally become liquid, but there are jokes. “My fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation. We now sell smoothies” is a food joke that was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot on July 28, 2013. The joke originated on the Sickipedia website.
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Michael Thompson
@emptyhead1
My fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation. We now sell smoothies.
3:49 AM - 28 Jul 2013
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Fresh Stand Up
@FreshStandUp
My fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation.We now sell smoothies. http://bit.ly/1bxhmMV via @sickipedia
6:12 AM - 28 Jul 2013
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sickipediabot
@sickipediabot
My fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation.
We now sell smoothies.
6:37 AM - 28 Jul 2013
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Anne Cognito
@a_cognito
My fruit and veg business has gone into liquidation, so I’m going to sell smoothies instead.
1:02 PM - 28 Jul 2013
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Kalpesh Gajria
@KalpeshSGajria
My fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation...He now sells smoothies...#Business transition
9:25 AM - 28 Jul 2013
Twitter
Gary White
@prydwen3
My local greengrocer has gone into liquidation, now he just sells smoothies.
5:01 PM - 3 Aug 2013
Reddit—Jokes
My fruit and vegetable business recently went into liquidation
submitted June 3, 2017 by baneposting_for_you
We now sell smoothies
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
My mates fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation.
He now sell smoothies.
6:33 AM - 28 Jul 2018
Twitter
Johnny_Scotland
@johnny_scot1and
My mate’s fruit and veg business went into liquidation last month...He now sells smoothies.
6:16 PM - 28 Jul 2018
LaffGaff.com
By laffgaff July 31, 2018
Business Liquidation Joke
My friend’s fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation.
He now sells smoothies.
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