A beans-make-you-fart joke is:
Q: Why do Mexicans eat beans for dinner?
A: So they can have bubble baths later.
The joke—sometimes regarded as offensive—has been cited in print since at least the 1980s.
Google Books
Totally Gross Jokes
By Julius Alvin
New York, NY: Kensington Pub.
1987, ©1983
Pg. 17:
Why do Mexicans eat beans for dinner?
So later on in the evening they can take bubble baths.
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Q. Why do Mexicans eat beans?
A. So they can have bubble baths at nights.
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Laura Schooler
5/26/96
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Q. Why Do Mexicans Eat Beans For Dinner?
A. So They Can Take Bubble Baths.
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Why do Brits eat beans on Friday?
TekG0525
5/6/02
So they can take bubble baths on Saturday..LOLOLO
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PantherAR
@pantherar
@tuffarmywife cept they didn’t have bubble baths unless u ate beans 😊@coyotehaven007
3:13 PM - 26 Oct 2011
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Erica Adriana Jones
@EricaMexyJones
Why do Mexicans eat beans during the day? So they can have bubble baths at night…
2:09 PM - 11 Jun 2012
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El Chapo
@Hinojosa14_
Why do Mexicans eat beans for dinner?so they could have bubble baths cx
7:29 PM - 17 Aug 2013
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Anita Morgan
@AnitaSMorgan
Why do Mexicans eat beans for dinner? So they can have bubble baths. #TGoniTunes
8:53 PM - 10 Sep 2013
Google Books
Food Jokes
By Jeo King
Marine Publishing
2016
Pg. ?:
Q: Why do Mexicans eat beans for dinner?
A: So they can take bubble baths
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s. oph
@s00phs
@Dannygage97 why do Mexicans eat beans for tea?
so they can have bubble baths later on.
🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬
6:14 PM - 3 Sep 2016
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Why do Mexicans eat beans for dinner?
submitted February 26, 2017 by Parkatr0n
So they can have bubble baths.
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