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January 9, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Schwan’s food was the OG Uber Eats”

Schwan's (a home-delivery food business) has been compared to Uber Eats. "schwans is uber eats for old people" was posted on Twitter by newt on July 17, 2018. "Schwan’s man…

January 9, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Schwan’s was the original Uber Eats”

Schwan's (a home-delivery food business) has been compared to Uber Eats. "schwans is uber eats for old people" was posted on Twitter by newt on July 17, 2018. "Schwan’s man…

January 9, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Schwan’s was the Uber Eats of the nineties”

Schwan's (a home-delivery food business) has been compared to Uber Eats. "schwans is uber eats for old people" was posted on Twitter by newt on July 17, 2018. "Schwan’s man…

February 24, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Shakespeare 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 version involving William Shakespeare (the Bard of Avon) is: "Shakespeare walks…

March 16, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“She said ‘choke me daddy’ so I gave her two Popeyes biscuits without a drink”

"She said 'choke me daddy' so I gave her two Popeyes biscuits without a drink" is a joke that has been printed on many images. Popeyes is an American multinational chain of…

July 11, 2012
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Shoes are required to eat in the cafeteria; socks can eat any place they want”

"Shoes are required to eat in the cafeteria" is an old joke sign that supposedly appeared in a college cafeteria in 1975. Underneath the sign was scribbled, "Socks can eat any place…

April 23, 2006
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Simply Good Taste” (Cosi Sandwich Bar)

Cosi Sandwich Bar (or just "Cosi") began in New York City in 1996. It's now a sandwich chain found in several states. "Simply Good Taste" is its not-too-well-known slogan.…

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

“Since everyone started washing their hands, the peanuts at the bar have lost their taste”

"Since everyone started washing their hands, the peanuts at the bar have lost their taste" is a joke that has been printed on several images. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulting…

February 23, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Sixteen sodium atoms walk into a bar… followed by Batman” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An unusual variation of the joke is: "Sixteen sodium atoms walk into a bar, followed…

January 14, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Slightly faulty quiz machine for sale. No questions asked!”

Quiz machines (commercial coin-operated video quiz games) have been installed in pubs in the United Kingdom since the 1980s. "RT @thekeithchegwin: Broken Quiz Machine for sale - No questions…

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

“Smoothie King implies the existence of Roughie King”

There are "smoothies," but no "roughies." "A smoothie implies the existence of a roughie" was posted on Twitter by 𝕷𝖎𝖑 𝕴𝖓𝖘𝖊𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖊 on…

July 2, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“So a hipster walks into a bar and says, ‘This bar sucks, It’s full of hipsters’” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." There are several "hipster" versions that have been printed on images. "So a…

May 7, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“So apparently they said frittatas, not free tatas. I’m banned from Golden Corral’s breakfast”

"Frittatas" shouldn't be confused with "free tatas" ("tatas" = tits), but there are jokes. "Frittatas? Darn - I thought you were offering me free tatas"…

June 10, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“So broke I buy groceries at Half Foods”

Whole Foods Market can be expensive, so some people joke that they shop at Half Foods. "I grew up so poor we had to do all our grocery shopping at Half Foods. #jokesiwroteforsteveharvey"…

June 10, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“So broke I shop at Half Foods”

Whole Foods Market can be expensive, so some people joke that they shop at Half Foods. "I grew up so poor we had to do all our grocery shopping at Half Foods. #jokesiwroteforsteveharvey"…

October 5, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“So does everyone have a collection of grocery bags that they store inside of a grocery bag?”

Many people have a collection of grocery bags -- that they keep inside of a grocery bag. "And to my children I leave my collection of grocery bags that I store inside of a grocery bag" is…

October 7, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“So, the CIA can hack into my TV and listen to every word I say, but McDonald’s can’t hear me say ‘no pickles’...”

The McDonald's drive-thru sometimes gets an order wrong, and many people wonder why their speaker system isn't better. This was posted on Facebook by Matt Mitchell on March 9, 2017, and…

January 12, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Some of y’all are broke because once u get money, your tastebuds become allergic to the food at home”

When many people get paid, they have to go to a restaurant. "my problem is as soon as i get money my tastebuds become allergic to the food at home" was posted on X/Twitter by 𝒁𝒊𝒂…

March 18, 2026
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Somebody asked me my favorite Irish food. I’m going to have to say the McRib”

McRib is a minced pork sandwich with barbecue sauce sold at McDonald's fast food restaurants. It is not Irish food, but there are jokes. "Irish food peaked with the McRib" was posted…

April 26, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Someone open a food truck that specializes in dumplings. Call it The Dump Truck”

Dumplings have nothing to do with dump trucks, but there are jokes. "'Someone needs to do a dumpling food truck w/ potstickers, momos and stuff. And call it The Dump Truck.'…

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