“Waffles are just pancakes with tiny bowls for syrup”
"Waffles are essentially a series of miniature edible bowls that hold maple syrup" was posted on Twitter by Ron Diggity on Joly 27, 2010. "Waffles are just legions of edible syrup…
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“Waffles are plates that are full of bowls”
"Waffles are essentially a series of miniature edible bowls that hold maple syrup" was posted on Twitter by Ron Diggity on Joly 27, 2010. "Waffles are just legions of edible syrup…
“Wagner’s music is better than it sounds” (opera adage)
"The peculiar characteristic of classical music is that it is really so much better than it sounds," wrote humorist Bill Nye (1850-1896) in September 1887. In November 1889, Nye wrote in…
“Wagon Wheels are British s’mores”
Wagon Wheels (a sweet snack food sold in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, other Commonwealth countries) is a product thas has been compared to s'mores. "Apparently in Britain, their…
“Wagon Wheels are just cold s’mores”
Wagon Wheels (a sweet snack food sold in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, other Commonwealth countries) is a product thas has been compared to s'mores. "Apparently in Britain, their…
“Wait ‘til next year!” (Brooklyn Dodgers)
The old Brooklyn Dodger chant (from when they were, barely, "still in the league") was "wait 'til next year." This phrase pre-dates the nickname "Trolley Dodgers"…
“Wait an hour after eating before going swimming”
"Wait an hour after eating before going swimming" is a popular swimming safety adage. The idea behind the adage is that food should be fully digested before a person starts to swim, and…
“Wait until the people who just want to be left alone get involved”
"Wait until the people who just want to be left alone get involved" (or "If you think things are bad now, just wait until the people who just wanted to be left alone get…
“Wait, there’s nothing in this Air and Space Museum!”
What's in an air and space museum? Just air and space? "I want my money back. I went to the air and space museum and there was nothing in it. http://bit.ly/NpDLu7 via @sickipedia"…
“Waiter, does the pianist play requests?” (joke)
Some diners enjoy live music, but many diners do not. A popular joke has been cited in print since at least 1922, with the following example (with a waiter) from 1964: Night club patron: "Does…
“Waiter, how come there are no chairs at our table?”/“I’m sorry, but you only booked one table.”
A booking of a restaurant "table" usually includes the chairs, but there are jokes. "A guest calls the waiter n complains, 'Hw come der r no chairs at our table?!'-The…
“Waiter, I can’t find any oysters in this oyster soup.”/“Would you expect angels in angel cake?”
A restaurant joke is: Diner: Waiter, I can’t seem to find any oysters in this oyster soup. Waiter: Would you expect to find angels in angel cake? The joke involved "chicken pie" instead…
“Waiter, I want a table for dinner!”/“Boiled or roasted, sir?”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksBlonde Walks into a Bar: The 4,000 Most Hilarious, Gut-Busting Gags, One-liners and JokesBy Jonathan SwanBerkeley, CA: Ulysses Press2008Pg. ?:Waiter, waiter,…
“Waiter, I’d like a bottle of wine.” / “What year, sir?” / “Right now.”
Restaurant waiters sometimes ask their customers what year they want their wines from, and there's a popular joke that has been featured in comic strips. The misunderstanding customers usually…
“Waiter, is fish one of the specials?”/“No, sir. He was in Marillion.”
A restaurant joke (and a music joke) is: Diner: Waiter, is fish one of the specials? Waiter: No, sir. He was in Marillion. "The Specials" was an English 2 tone and ska revival band.…
“Waiter, my soup is cold.”/ “It’s Gazpacho.”/ “Well, Gazpacho, my soup is cold.”
Gazpacho is a cold vegetable soup. It's not the name of a waiter, but there's a restaurant joke: Diner: Waiter, my soup is cold.Waiter: It's Gazpacho.Diner: Well, Gazpacho, my soup…
“Waiter, taste the soup!” (joke)
A classic New York old-Jew_at-a-restaurant joke was told in a Leonard Lyons (1906-1976) 'The Lyons Den" column in the New York (NY) Post in October 1956: "The story is being told of…
“Waiter, there is a bee in my alphabet soup!”/“I’m sure there is an A, C and all the other letters.”
Alphabet soup doesn't help with spelling bees, but there are jokes about pairing the two. There are "fly in my soup" and "bee/B in my soup" jokes about alphabet soup as…
“Waiter, there is a spider in my soup.”/“Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly.”
A spider variation on the “Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!” joke is: Diner: Waiter, there is a spider in my soup.Waiter: Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly. Google Groups:…
“Waiter, there’s a bee in my soup.”/“Yes sir, it is the fly’s day off.”
A bee variation on the “Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!” joke is: Diner: Waiter, there's a bee in my soup.Waiter: Yes sir, it is the fly's day off. Google Groups: rec.humorWAITER…