“Stollen” is a German fruit bread, often served at Christmas. There are many puns with stollen and “stolen.”
“Thought of a new recipe for a cake with marzipan and sultanas. I think some German has stollen my idea though” was cited on Twitter on November 27, 2009. “Somebody’s stollen my German marzipan Christmas treat” was cited on Twitter on July 15, 2012.
“A christmas classic from father: ‘someone’s stollen my stollen’” was cited on Twitter on December 19, 2015.
Wikipedia: Stollen
Stollen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɔln̩]) is a fruit bread containing dried fruit and often covered with powdered sugar or icing sugar. The bread is usually made with chopped candied fruit and/or dried fruit, nuts and spices. Stollen is a traditional German bread usually eaten during the Christmas season, when it is called Weihnachtsstollen (after “Weihnachten”) or Christstollen (after Christ) as well as Winterbrot (winter bread) when eaten during Jewish festivities, as it foreshadows the coming of winter.
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James Lewis
@JLewisland
Thought of a new recipe for a cake with marzipan and sultanas. I think some German has stollen my idea though
8:08 AM - 27 Nov 2009
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John Ivory
@JohnIvory
@akjames61 Oy - who’s stolen my stollen while I was packing my trunk!! :( @Whyjay99 @LesleyPearse
10:47 AM - 8 Nov 2010
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pandacetamol
@pandacetamol
I totally fell in love with a German cake maker, in fact, I have to admit that he has stollen my heart…
11:00 AM - 5 Sep 2011
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Wisconsinmade
@Wisconsinmade
This German fruit bread has “stollen” my heart! #lovebadjokes #giftidea http://ow.ly/7ARS1
8:30 PM - 21 Nov 2011
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BBKraken
@BBKraken
Just been to the cupboard and someone has stollen my stollen….gutted!
7:55 AM - 3 Jan 2012
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Charlie M
@Charlie628
@a1950sHousewife Somebody’s stollen my German marzipan Christmas treat :-(
4:02 AM - 15 Jul 2012
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Jack Edwards
@jacklledwards
someone’s Stollen my german christmas cake #christmas
8:31 AM - 19 Dec 2012
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Kabarett Spielraum
@spielraum
Buttery German Christmas cake, you have stollen my heart.
2:58 PM - 4 Oct 2013
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Andy Ives
@Bornsocialist
Someones Stollen my German Christmas cake :(
7:08 AM - 26 Nov 2015
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Beth Craig-Geen
@BethCG_
a christmas classic from father: ‘someone’s stollen my stollen’
7:41 AM - 19 Dec 2015
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chris fay
@norfolktravels
Someone’s stollen my German Christmas cake. #oldjoke
3:50 PM - 19 Dec 2015
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The Taste Buds
@_thetastebuds
You have stollen my heart… #Christmas
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