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December 23, 2020
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“‘Accidentally’ buy the potato chips your spouse doesn’t like so you don’t have to share”

A jocular supermarket store sign has been printed on many images: "Store Tip!!!'Accidentally' buy the potato chips your spouse doesn't like so you don't have to…

November 20, 2025
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“‘Charcuterie’ is a French phrase meaning ‘I bought too much at the deli’”

Does a charcuterie board exist simply because people don't have any bread to make a sandwich? What is "charcuterie" (cold cuts) French for, anyway? "Charcuterie is French for…

February 15, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“‘I don’t stop drinking because the owner of the bar has a family to feed,’ says a drunk”

"I wanted to stop drinking but then I remembered the owner of the pub has a family to feed" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. There are several variations of the…

May 20, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“‘More coffee, Hun?’—Southern waitress serving Attila”

Many Southern waitresses, according to the stereotype, address a diner with "hon" (honey). This as nothing to do with Attila the Hun, but there are jokes. "I get called…

March 6, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“‘Party Animals’ know when the liquor stores close. Alcoholics know when the liquor stores open”

"If you know when the liquor store closes you are crafty. If you know when the liquor store opens you are an alcoholic" was posted on Twitter by Griffin Danes on June 14, 2013.…

May 19, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“‘What’ll it be, Hun?’—Southern waitress serving Attila”

Many Southern waitresses, according to the stereotype, address a diner with "hon" (honey). This as nothing to do with Attila the Hun, but there are jokes. "I get called…

January 26, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“‘Yay! It’s the weekend!’ Said nobody who works in a restaurant”

"'Yay! It's the weekend! Said nobody who works in a restaurant" is a jocular line that has been printed on several ecards. "'Yay!!! It's the weekend!!!'…

July 14, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“[Date] ‘I’m going to use the restroom *leans over table* and I counted my onion rings, there’s six’”

Sometimes a person has to get up to use the rest room during a restaurant meal. However, that person can't trust that another at the table won't eat the french fries (or onion rings).…

July 14, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“[Stares deeply into date’s eyes before going to the bathroom] ‘I’ve counted these fries’”

Sometimes a person has to get up to use the rest room during a restaurant meal. However, that person can't trust that another at the table won't eat the french fries (or onion rings).…

June 5, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“[X] walks into a bar…and lowers it” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." "[X] walks into a bar...and lowers it" is a popular form of the joke, where…

July 28, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“101 lemmings walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A lemmings version is: "20 lemmings walk into a bar. Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!…

April 19, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“1920: Alcohol is prohibited 2020: Liquor stores are an essential business”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in the closures of non-essential businesses. Liquor stores -- and, in some states, marijuana stores -- were deemed essential businesses. "1920:…

June 13, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“3.14159265 walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A Pi (3.1414159265...) version is: "3.14159265 walks into a bar and the barman says,…

October 30, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“4 Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and 2 astrological bodies walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version about the names of the days of the week is: "4 Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and…

October 29, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“4 Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and 2 astronomical bodies walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version about the names of the days of the week is: "4 Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and…

August 19, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“7/11 is a part-time job”

"9/11 was an inside job" is a famous (or infamous) saying associated with the attacks on New York City's World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. "7/11 is/was a part-time…

November 1, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A 20 Hz sine wave walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A physics version is: "A time-stretched sinusoid walks into a bar. The bartender asks,…

February 17, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A baby seal walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A popular seal joke is: "A baby seal walks into a bar. The bartender says,…

September 11, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A bar goes into a guy…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A different version is: "A bar goes into a guy. It was a gay bar." The joke was…

July 1, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A bar walks into a commutative algebraist” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A math version is: "A bar walks into a commutative algebraist" The joke was…

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