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March 22, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Pythagoras 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 Pythagorean theorem version is: "Pythagoras walks into a bar and says, 'Which…

November 4, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Quasimodo 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 version involving the fictional character Quasimodo is: "Quasimodo walks into a bar…

January 29, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Remember what the valet who parked your car looks like. We don’t have valet parking”

"Remember what the valet who parked your car looks like because we don't have valet parking" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several signs. The sign was posted on…

October 1, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Restaurant idea: Chicken joint named ‘Icarus’ Hot Wings’”

In Greek mythology, Icarus obtained wings, but flew too close to the sun and they melted. An Icarus joke has been printed on several images that Icarus probably wouldn't have liked "hot…

May 9, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Restaurant toilets are so dangerous! So many of my dates have gone to use them and vanished!”

"Restaurant toilets are so dangerous! So many of my dates have gone to use them and vanished!" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. It's the the problem of…

March 9, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Restaurants always use ‘crispy’ as opposed to ‘fried’ to make it sound healthier”

Does "crispy" sound healthier than "fried"? "I get the crispy chicken salad to make fried chicken sound healthier" was posted on Twitter by Wilson E on November 16,…

March 8, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Restaurants are just gas stations for people”

Cars need fuel, but people need a certain fuel as well. "Starbucks is like the gas station for people" was posted on Twitter on September 22, 2009. "Coffee shops are like gas…

October 10, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Restaurants omit pants in ‘no shoes, no shirt, no service’ because they serve bottomless brunch”

A "bottomless brunch" is a brunch that has a fixed price, for many dishes of food and unlimited drinks. It does not mean that the diners do not wear pants, but there are jokes.…

July 2, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Restaurants place drinks on the last page of the menu, but drinks are ordered first”

Most restaurants list drinks of the last page of a menu, but drink orders are usually taken first. "Drinks are the first things you order in a restaurant. Why are they always on the last page…

August 14, 2013
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Restaurants where they wait on you hand and foot charge you an arm and a leg”

Something that "costs an arm and a leg" is something that is expensive. A place that caters to customers "hand and foot" is a place that satisfies all of its customers'…

August 25, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Restroom is for eating customers only” (restaurant sign)

Restaurants sometimes state that tables or parking or restrooms are "for eating customers only." The joke is that this implies cannibalism of "eating customers" (rather than…

August 21, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Rich people splurging: ‘Fuck it, I’II buy a yacht.’  Me splurging: ‘Fuck it, I’m getting an appetizer’”

Some people go to a restaurant and decide to "splurge" by ordering an appetizer. A rich person's "splurge" is quite different. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by 🇭🇹…

August 10, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Run like you’re chasing a taco truck”

"Run like you're chasing a taco truck" (or "Run like you're chasing an ice cream truck") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Ice cream trucks…

August 11, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Run like you’re chasing an ice cream truck”

"Run like you're chasing a taco truck" (or "Run like you're chasing an ice cream truck") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Ice cream trucks…

February 2, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Save some time and just put your Taco Bell directly in the toilet”

"Save some time and just put your Taco Bell directly in the toilet" is an unflattering one-line saying about Taco Bell Tex-Mex fast food restaurants. The line was posted on Twitter on…

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

“Saw a fat kid wearing an ‘I Love Hip Hop” shirt. The letters ‘C’ and ‘S’ must have washed off”

"Just seen a fat bird wearing a t-shirt saying ‘I Love hip hop’....... ha ha.... the c and the s must have fallen off!!" was posted on Twitter by dan.e.ligner on February 10, 2011.…

January 31, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Saw a market selling nothing but fruit, sherry, custard and sponge fingers. It was a trifle bazaar”

"Trifle bizarre" (meaning "a bit strange") shouldn't be confused with "trifle bazaar" (meaning "a market that sells trifles"), but there are jokes.…

December 2, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Schizophrenia beats dining alone”

"Schizophrenia beats dining alone" is a joke that has been credited to American composer Oscar Levant (1906-1972) since at least 2000, but there's no documentary evidence that he…

October 16, 2025
Education/SchoolsRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Schools are always doing fundraisers, but if they just sold iced coffee in the parent pick up line, they’d be richer than Starbucks by Friday”

Instead of a school fundraiser, why not sell something to parents waiting on a pick-up line? This was posted on Facebook by Passionate Penny Pincher on September 7, 2025, and it received over…

July 7, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Schrödinger’s cat walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One popular science joke is: "Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar ... and…

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