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IT’S PASTA JOKE.

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Fell off the back of a lorry
A mug of doughnuts

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We Want Plates is the global crusade against serving food on bits of wood and roof slates, chips in mugs and drinks in jam jars. It has over one million followers across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Reddit.

Created by Ross McGinnes.

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  • Car boot sale soup contraption
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  • Peppercorn sauce catastrophe
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  • The Botanist has a hissy fit
  • Happy National Burger Day
  • Hipster emojis
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  • Barking mad
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  • Greg Wallace’s garden trowel
  • Fish on a tree stump
  • Upside-down umbrella
  • Artist’s palette wrap
  • DIY burger
  • Are we being trolled?
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