# Where'd the expression "sitting around eating bonbons" originate?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-the-expression-sitting-around-eating-bonbons-originate/159146>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 5, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-the-expression-sitting-around-eating-bonbons-originate/159146 "2003-03-05T02:12:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-the-expression-sitting-around-eating-bonbons-originate/159146/1 "2003-03-05T02:12:56Z")

</div>

Since “bonbons” are kind of an unusual expression for chocolate, the expression “sitting around eating bonbons” must have a distinct literary reference or original popular source. Does anyone know where this phrase comes from?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-the-expression-sitting-around-eating-bonbons-originate/159146/2 "2003-03-05T02:14:55Z")

</div>

First time I ever heard it was on the sitcom “Married: with Children”.