"The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is that you usually have to eat them” is a jocular line about cooking. “The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen (says Franklin P. Jones in Quote) is that you usually have to eat them anyway” was printed in July 1973 newspapers. Franklin P. Jones (1908-1980) produced many humorous quips and quotes.
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Franklin P. Jones (1908 - 1980) was a Philadelphia reporter, public relations executive and humorist. He wrote quips and quotes that entertained readers of major publications for years.
Mr. Jones was known nationally during the 1940s and 50s for his column “Put it this Way” in the Saturday Evening Post. “Put it this Way” set a record as the longest continuously published feature in the Saturday Evening Post.
He was an accomplished “paragrapher” - a writer who condenses humorous or thought provoking ideas into paragraph form. His quips and quotes were published (often anonymously) in numerous publications, including Reader’s Digest, the Wall Street Journal, Changing Times and Quote magazine.
13 July 1973, The Times-Reporter (Dover-New Philadelphia, OH), pg. A-4, col. 2:
The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen (says Franklin P. Jones in Quote) is that you usually have to eat them anyway.
29 September 1975, Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR), pg. *A, col. 4 ad:
The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is, you usually have to eat them.
(Argenta Drug Co.—ed.)
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Quote Unquote
By Lloyd Cory
Wheaton, IL: Victor Books
1977
Pg 119:
The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is you usually have to eat them.
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14,000 Quips & Quotes:
For Speakers, Writers, Editors, Preachers, and Teachers
By E. C. McKenzie
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House
1990, ©1980
Pg. 1:
The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is that you usually have to eat them.
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1001 Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking:
Fresh, Timely, and Compelling Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, and Speakers
By Michael Hodgin
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan
1994
Pg. 208:
208 TOPIC: Cooking
Kitchen Accidents
The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is that you usually have to eat them.
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The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is eating them.
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The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen !!! You usually have to eat them
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The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is that you usually have to eat them.
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