Cracking open pistachio nuts is a lot of work for some people, resulting in several jokes. “I feel like such a hunter-gatherer having to crack all my own pistachios. #paleo” was posted on Twitter on February 28, 2012. “There’s something about opening my own pistachios that appeals to my Inner Hunter/Gatherer” was posted on Twitter on November 6, 2012.
“The closest I’ve ever come to being a ‘hunter and gatherer’ is opening my own pistachios” was posted on Twitter on April 15, 2017, and Reddit—Shower Thoughts on September 17, 2017.
Twitter
Shelby Titus
@shelbytitus_
I feel like such a hunter-gatherer having to crack all my own pistachios. #paleo
6:30 PM - 28 Feb 2012
Twitter
Caleb Anderson
@CalebLiam
Pistachios make me feel like I’m a hunter-gatherer
9:21 PM - 22 May 2012
Twitter
Krud (not verified)
@Krud
There’s something about opening my own pistachios that appeals to my Inner Hunter/Gatherer.
11:37 AM - 6 Nov 2012
Twitter
Colm O’Regan
@colmoregan
Nothing makes me feel more hunter-gatherer than eating pistachios, especially the ones wedged in the shell that require me to use incisors.
8:31 AM - 30 Jan 2013
Twitter
Ad’ri
@YoAdriannnnnnnn
Pistachios are too much work, makes me feel like a hunter-gatherer cavewoman.
8:27 PM - 18 Mar 2013
Twitter
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@3sunzzz
The closest I’ve ever come to being a ‘hunter and gatherer’ is opening my own pistachios.
5:08 PM - 15 Apr 2017
Twitter
9026-Eyes
@9026EYES
The closest I come to being a “hunter and gatherer” is opening my own pistachios.
2:33 PM - 26 Apr 2017
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
The closest I’ve ever come to being a ‘hunter and gatherer’ is opening my own pistachios…
submitted September 17, 2017 by Odin343
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