‘You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice’

Wired writes about Google Gemini’s willingness to grant aphorism status to virtually anything you give it. Enter a made-up maxim, such as the title above, add “meaning” after it, and Gemini is likely to confirm that it’s a well-known adage. Other phrases granted aphorism status include “a loose dog won't surf,” “wired is as wired does,” and “never throw a poodle at a pig.”

Gemini told me that "every man has an ounce of pepperoni" meaning is a playful, slightly absurd expression meaning that everyone possesses a certain level of inherent greed or desire for something. I also got an ad for Hormel pepperoni.