“Corn makes whiskey. Wheat makes beer. Grapes make wine. Potatoes make vodka. Can’t get drunk without farmers!” is a saying that has been printed on many images.
“Corn makes whiskey, wheat makes beer,grapes make wine,potatoes make vodka…You can’t get drunk without farmers. You welcome” was posted on Twitter by Austin Styron on May 20, 2013. “Wheat makes beer. Corn makes whiskey. Grapes make wine. Potatoes make vodka. Sugarcane makes rum. You can’t get drunk without a farmer” was posted on Twitter by SimplyCountry on June 2, 2013. The saying probably originated on an image.
Twitter
Austin Styron
@A_styron
Corn makes whiskey, wheat makes beer,grapes make wine,potatoes make vodka…You can’t get drunk without farmers. You welcome
10:56 AM · May 20, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
SimplyCountry
@SimplyCountry_
Wheat makes beer
Corn makes whiskey
Grapes make wine
Potatoes make vodka
Sugarcane makes rum
You can’t get drunk without a farmer.
5:32 PM · Jun 2, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Thya Lengkey
@ThyaLengkey
Wheat makes beer.
Corn makes whiskey.
Grapes make wine.
Potatoes make vodka.
Agave makes tequila.
Rice makes… — http://path.com/p/lUg4b
9:20 AM · Jun 3, 2013·Path
Twitter
Cloyd Rivers
@CloydRivers
Wheat makes beer.
Corn makes whiskey.
Grapes makes wine.
Potatoes make vodka.
You can’t get drunk without farmers.
You’re welcome Merica.
9:45 PM · Aug 21, 2013·Hootsuite
Twitter
RUTH BUZZI
@Ruth_A_Buzzi
Wheat makes beer, corn makes whiskey, potatoes make vodka, grapes make wine. I just realized I really love farmers.
12:57 PM · Sep 3, 2016·Twitter Web App
Twitter
Cloyd Rivers
@CloydRivers
Corn makes whiskey.
Wheat makes beer.
Grapes makes wine.
Potatoes make vodka.
Can’t get drunk without farmers.
Merica. #NationalFarmersDay
3:01 PM · Oct 12, 2017·Hootsuite
Twitter
Gabbar
@itzzzDepressed
Corn makes whiskey.
Wheat makes beer.
Grapes makes wine.
Potato makes vodka.
Can’t get drunk without farmers.!!
3:28 AM · Jan 22, 2021·Twitter for Android
Twitter
John Stefani, FI & Rogue Scholar of Life
@JohnStefaniFI
Wheat makes BEER. Corn makes WHISKEY. Grapes makes WINE. Potatoes makes VODKA. CHEERS to FARMERS! You can’t get DRUNK without them!
#RogueScholarLife
12:01 PM · May 28, 2021·IFTTT
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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