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July 30, 2023
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“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
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“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…

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

“Texan: A person who chooses a restaurant 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…

July 26, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Texas Roadhouse is a poor man’s Outback Steakhouse”

The restaurants LongHorn Steakhouse (founded in 1981), Outback Steakhouse (founded in 1988), Logan's Roadhouse (founded in 1991), Texas Roadhouse (founded in 1993) and Colton's Steak…

January 24, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“That awful moment when you realize you left your to-go box on the table at the restaurant”

Forgetting about taking a "to-go" box home from a restaurant can be sad, but it's common. "#RetweetThis if you've ever eaten at a restaurant, asked for a to go box, and…

July 7, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The 24-hour Indian restaurant is a naan-stop”

"Naan" (a flatbread) is the subject of several puns, such as: "The 24-hour Indian restaurant is a naan-stop." "I have a friend who wants to open a 24 hour indian…

October 22, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The bar sign said: ‘Topless & Bottomless.’ I went inside and nobody was there!”

New York-based comedian Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) wrote in "My Favorite Jokes" for Parade magazine in November 1978: "I saw a sign outside a bar that said 'Topless!…

October 10, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The bartender asked me, ‘What’ll you have?’ I said, ‘Surprise me’” (joke)

New York-based comedian Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) often told a self-deprecating joke about going into a bar: "The bartender asked me, 'What'll you have?' I said,…

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

“The Beach Boys 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 Beach Boys version is: The Beach Boys walk into a…

February 5, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The best occupation to work from home as: Bartender.”

What's the best job that allows you to work at home? A jocular one-liner is: "The best occupation to work from home as: Bartender." "The best occupation to work from home as is:…

October 10, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The best restaurant on this block” (restaurant sign joke)

A joke has rival restaurants posting "best restaurant in this city" and "best restaurant in this state" and "best restaurant in this country" signs. Finally, one…

June 3, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The best thing about working at the International House of Pancakes? Diplomatic immunity”

The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) doesn't give anyone diplomatic immunity, but there are jokes. "The best thing about working at the International House of Pancakes? Diplomatic…

September 28, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The bubonic plague, the flu, and HIV walk into a bar… (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." There are various "sick joke" versions. "A pile of vomit walks into a bar,…

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