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April 19, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The cashier at the local grocery store asked me if I wanted to donate $2 to end world hunger…”

"I was at the grocery store. When I got to the cashier she was like, 'Do you want to donate two dollars to end world hunger?' I was like, hell yeah! I had no idea we were so…

June 22, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“The difference between McDonald’s and where I work. McDonald’s only has one clown running the show”

"The difference between McDonald's and where I work. McDonald's only has one clown running the show" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. Ronald McDonald is…

March 4, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The director of EA walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An EA (Electronic Arts) version was posted on Twitter on August 20, 2014 by Dan: "EA…

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

“The dishwasher put plates and bowls in the wrong order. He was dishlexic”

"Dishlexia" (dish + dyslexia) was entered in the Urban Dictionary on June 2, 2007. "Dishlexic" (dish + dyslexic) was entered in the Urban Dictionary on November 23, 2010.…

July 6, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The first submarine sandwich shop opened in 1898, but the store went under”

A company that’s bankrupt and closes is said to have “gone under” (as if buried). There are several submarine ("sub") sandwich shop jokes. "The inventor of the submarine…

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

“The Gates of Heaven—Never Closed” (Hamburg Heaven)

Hamburg Heaven (often called Hamburger Heaven) was started in 1938, just a tiny place by one woman who liked to make good hamburgers. Hamburg Heaven expanded, but the chain didn't survive…

May 1, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The girls all get prettier at closing time” (barroom adage)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time"Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" is a song written by Baker Knight, and…

April 29, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The ice age walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An ice age version is: "The ice age walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'Why…

August 31, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The Indian food delivery guy is a currier”

Does delivering curry make one a "currier" ("curry" + "courier")? "I'm going to open a bike-delivery Indian restaurant and call it Currier" was posted…

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

“The last man on earth 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 last man on earth version is: "The last man on earth walks into a bar and says,…

November 13, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The McRib is like the dead-beat dad of the fast food world. It only comes around once a year and we’re all supposed to act excited”

The McDonald's McRib sandwich is generally been made available for a short time each year. "The McRib is like the dead-beat dad of the fast food world. It only comes around once a year…

November 13, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The McRib is the dead beat dad of the fast food world. It comes around once a year and we’re all suppose to act excited”

The McDonald's McRib sandwich is generally been made available for a short time each year. "The McRib is like the dead-beat dad of the fast food world. It only comes around once a year…

November 13, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The McRib is the deadbeat dad of fast food sandwiches. It disappears for months at a time and then we’re supposed to get all excited when it shows back up again”

The McDonald's McRib sandwich is generally been made available for a short time each year. "The McRib is like the dead-beat dad of the fast food world. It only comes around once a year…

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

“The menu had many different kinds of food on it. So I asked, ‘Can I have a clean one?’”

A joke about the food quite literally "on the menu" was posted on Sickipedia on August 26, 2017: "The menu had many different kinds of food on it. 'Can I have a clean one?'…

March 20, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The miracle of DoorDash is that I just pick up my phone, punch a few things into it, and within half an hour I have, at my door, a $52 salad”

DoorDash food delivery can be convenient, but expensive. This was posted on X/Twitter by Bob Phillips on September 15, 2024, and it received over 25,000 likes: "The miracle of DoorDash is that…

December 16, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The more dangerous the neighborhood, the better the tacos”

"The more dangerous the neighborhood, the better the tacos" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain; the saying was popular in California by May 2018.…

October 3, 2012
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums”

"The murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums" is a saying from American novelist Peter De Vries (1910-1993). "I do not know whether the retaliation is intentional…

March 27, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The NSA 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 joke involving the National Security Agency (NSA) is: "The NSA walks into a bar.…

January 9, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“The only blizzard conditions I am interested in are from Dairy Queen”

"The only blizzard conditions I am interested in are from Dairy Queen" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Dairy Queen is an American multinational fast food chain,…

January 25, 2026
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“The only blizzard I am interested in is from Dairy Queen”

"The only blizzard conditions I am interested in are from Dairy Queen" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Dairy Queen is an American multinational fast food chain,…

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