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March 16, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster”

A one-liner about the checkout line is: "Standing closer to me in line will not get you to the checkout faster." "Dear person behind me in the checkout line,Standing closer to me is…

July 26, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Starbucks isn’t really that expensive when you consider what Victoria’s Secret charges per cup”

"Starbucks isn’t really that expensive when you consider what Victoria's Secret charges per cup" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…

July 25, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Stealing all your fries is my love language”

“Sharing food is my love language” is a saying that especially applies to dates in restaurants. "Sharing French fries is my love language" was posted on X/Twitter by TRU$T on June 6,…

April 22, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Stop eating out, cook at home and you’ll lose weight. Quarantine determined that was a lie!”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many restaurants closing. Most people were forced to cook at home. "'Stop eating out. Cook at home and you’ll lose weight.'…

March 2, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Subway got some nerve asking for a tip! Man, we made this sandwich together!”

At Subway sandwich restaurants, the customer instructs how to make the sandwich. Some customers object to giving a tip because they made the sandwich together. "Subway got some nerve asking…

February 17, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“Subway implies the existence of Domway”

“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn't mean that for every "subway" there must exist also a "domway," but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the…

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

“Subway is definitely the healthiest fast food available because they make you get out of the car”

Subway fast food restaurants do not have drive-through service. A joke is: "Subway is definitely the healthiest fast food available because they make you get out of the car." "Subway…

February 17, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Subway: Eat fresh! Domway: Don’t get fresh with me!”

“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn't mean that for every "subway" there must exist also a "domway," but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the…

February 17, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Subway??? No man, this is Domway. We tell you how you want your sandwich and u shut up and eat it”

“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn't mean that for every "subway" there must exist also a "domway," but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the…

February 17, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Subway. Eat fresh! Domway. You’ll eat however the fuck we tell you!”

“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn't mean that for every "subway" there must exist also a "domway," but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the…

July 8, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Summer camp rules and bar rules are the same: if you pee your pants, you go home”

"Summer Camp rules and Bar rules are the same: if you pee your pants, you go home" was posted on X/Twitter by Midge on July 13, 2021, and reposted on Bluesky on July 9, 2025. “Preschool…

July 30, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Sure every trip to the grocery store costs twice as much as it used to but hey…”

Many people say that grocery prices keep increasing. This was posted on X/Twitter by collin on July 30, 2022, and received over 191,700 likes: "sure every trip to the grocery store costs twice…

April 30, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Swimsuit season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, so is the taco truck”

"Bikini season is right around the corner... unfortunately so is Taco Bell" and "Bikini season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, so is the taco truck" are jocular…

May 1, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Swimsuit season is right around the corner, but so is Taco Bell”

"Bikini season is right around the corner... unfortunately so is Taco Bell" and "Bikini season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, so is the taco truck" are jocular…

April 30, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Swimsuit season is right around the corner. Unfortunately so is the taco truck”

"Bikini season is right around the corner... unfortunately so is Taco Bell" and "Bikini season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, so is the taco truck" are jocular…

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

“Table’s not ready. Can you wait?”/“OK.”/“Great! Take these plates to table six, then.”

A restaurant joke -- where "waiting" can mean two different things -- was posted on Twitter by Sickipedia_Feed on March 24, 2012: In a restaurant "Hi. is my table…

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

“Tables are 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…

May 21, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Take the W out of Waffle House and it’s just Awful House”

The Sesame Street song "The National Association Of 'W' Lovers" (1971) has the lyrics: A fine word like "waffle"Would turn out just "awful"Oh,…

July 27, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Technically, it’s not drinking alone if the bartender is there”

"Technically, it’s not drinking alone if the bartender is there" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "It's not 'drinking alone' if you chat…

August 3, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Texan (noun): A person who chooses restaurants based on their chips and salsa”

Many Texans love the free chips and salsa served at Tex-Mex restaurants. But is this a basis to choose a restaurant? "Don't judge a book by its cover, but always judge a TexMex restaurant…

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