Are twice-baked potatoes “foiled again”? “Curses! Foiled again!” is a famous phrase that has nothing to do with food.
“What did the twice baked potato say before he went back into the oven?” was posted on Twitter by joecomputerdude on April 22, 2010. “What did the twice-baked potato say right before the second baking? ‘Curses. Foiled again’” was posted on Twitter by Backpacking Dad on February 13, 2015. “What did the twice-baked potato say before it was put in the oven? Damn, foiled again!” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on June 5, 2022.
Grammarphobia
Curses! Foiled again.
May 11, 2015
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The earliest stage example we’ve found is from Foiled, by Heck! (1917), a comic play by Frederick G. Johnson.
In the play, a villain named Sylvester Brewster says “Curses! Foiled again!” no fewer than four times. (In a scene involving an oilcan, he also mutters, “Curses! Oiled again!”)
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A generation later came television’s dastardly Snidely Whiplash of Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties, a series that aired in the 1960s as segments of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
Snidely Whiplash, archenemy of the heroic Dudley, usually exited on the line (voiced by the actor Hans Conried) “Curses! Foiled Again!”
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joecomputerdude
@joecomputerdude
Replying to @hogman5809
@hogman5809 What did the twice baked potato say before he went back into the oven?
12:27 PM · Apr 22, 2010·Twitter Web Client
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Backpacking Dad
@BackpackingDad
What did the twice-baked potato say right before the second baking? “Curses. Foiled again.” You’re welcome.
11:04 PM · Feb 13, 2015·TweetDeck
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🤪Neil😊
@NeilsArsenal
What did the twice-baked potato say upon being arrested?
Foiled again😂😂😂
8:49 AM · Nov 11, 2020·Twitter Web App
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/millstone20 June 5, 2022
What did the twice-baked potato say before it was put in the oven?
Damn, foiled again!
COMMENTS
heidimark
Foiled potatoes are steamed. Leave your potatoes naked for crispier skins and all around better texture.
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King Carter
June 7, 2022 at 11:26 AM ·
What did the twice-baked potato say before it was put in the oven? Damn, foiled again!
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