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May 28, 2006
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where Chili-Pepper Lights Meets Christmas-Tree Lights” (Panna II Indian Restaurant)

Panna II is an Indian restaurant with the unusual slogan: "Where Chili-Pepper Lights Meets Christmas-Tree Lights." Don't ask. http://www.panna2.com/index.html"Where Chili-Pepper…

September 11, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where did you find a Chinese waiter who speaks Yiddish?” (Jewish restaurant joke)

A classic Jewish deli joke involves a Chinese waiter who speaks perfect Yiddish. An amazed customer asks the owner how he managed to find such an employee. "Shhh!" says the owner.…

April 27, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do ants go to eat?”/“At a restaurant.”

An ant riddle is: Q: Where do ants go to eat?A: At a restaurant. The "restaur-ant" pun has been cited in print since at least 2006. Google Groups: Palace of Adult Humorant…

October 14, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do astronauts go to drink?”/“The spacebar.”

The "spacebar" on a keyboard doesn't serve drinks, but a "space bar" joke has been printed on many images: Q: Where do astronauts go to drink?A: The spacebar. The pun was…

November 10, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do baby cows eat lunch?”/“At a calf-ateria.”

A cafeteria riddle is: Q: Where do baby cows eat lunch?A: At a calf-ateria. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1991. Wikipedia: CafeteriaA cafeteria, sometimes called a canteen…

October 17, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do construction workers go to drink?”/“The Rebar.”

A construction riddle is: Q: Where do construction workers go to drink?A: The Rebar. The joke was posted on Twitter on June 18, 2014, and on Reddit -- Jokes on October 17, 2017. Wikipedia:…

June 17, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do ducks go for dinner?”/“Quacker Barrel.”

A riddle about Cracker Barrel cheese was printed in Newsday (Long Island, NY) on March 1, 1998: Q: What is a duck's favorite cheese?A: Quacker Barrel. A riddle about Cracker Barrel restaurants…

October 13, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do ghosts go out?”/“Where they can get boos and sheet faced.”

Ghosts are often depicted wearing sheets and saying "boo." Several popular Halloween jokes have ghosts with "boos" ("booze') and getting "sheet-faced"…

August 21, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do Martians drink beer?”/“At a Mars bar.”

A pun on the "Mars" chocolate bar is: Q: Where do Martians drink beer?A: At a Mars bar. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Mars (chocolate bar)Mars is a…

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

“Where do Russians buy their coffee from?”/“Tsarbucks.”

"Tsarbucks" (tsar + Starbucks) is a jocular name for a Russian coffeehouse. "Coffee shop revolution for Russia as first 'Tsarbucks' nears" was posted on Twitter by…

December 14, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do wasps go for lunch?”/“A bee-stro.”

A "bistro" doesn't necessarily have "bees" (or wasps), but there are jokes. "Where do wasps go for lunch? A bee-stro!" was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on June…

March 24, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where do you find eggs in a supermarket?”/“In exile (eggs aisle).”

"Exile" sounds like "eggs aisle," and there are jokes. "Eggs Aisle" is track 10 on Live from Space (2013), the first and only live album by American rapper Mac Miller…

September 5, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where does a non-binary person get their pizza?”/“Little Ze/Zirs.”

Little Caesars is an American multi-national pizza chain. The gender neutral pronouns "Ze/Zir" are sometimes used to make a joke. "ze / zirs as in little caesars pizza ? is that…

April 3, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where does a woman with one leg work?”/“IHOP.”

A joke about the pancake restaurant chain IHOP (International House of Pancakes) is: Q: Where does a woman with one leg work?A: At IHOP. "If girls with big hooters work at Hooters, where do…

March 17, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where does an Irish family go on vacation?”/“To a different bar.”

A riddle about an Irish family is: Q: Where does an Irish family go on vacation?A: To a different bar. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997. This description of the Irish is often…

May 30, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where does Darth Vader get his coffee?”/“The Death Starbucks.”

Several Star Wars jokes involve Darth Vader and coffee. "Q:What kind of sugar does Darth Vader prefer in his coffee? A: Imperial Sugar" was posted on Twitter by nathan_clark on April 8,…

March 18, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where does the Easter bunny eat breakfast?”/“At IHOP.”

An Easter bunny riddle about the pancake restaurant IHOP (pronounced "I hop") was posted on Twitter on April 12, 2008: Q: Where does the Easter bunny get his breakfast?A: IHOP! A slightly…

February 11, 2006
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where the Elite Meet to Eat” (Duffy’s Tavern)

Duffy's Tavern was the name of a situation comedy radio show that ran from 1941-1951. It was, perhaps, the New York City version of the television situation comedy Cheers ("Where…

November 30, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Where’s the best place to buy herbs in New York?”/“Thyme Square.”

"Thyme Square" is a pun on New York City's "Times Square." The Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe in Quincy (IL) opened in 2010. There is also a Thyme Square Cafe in Hornsby,…

March 14, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“While Alan Turing was cracking codes in WW2, his sister Kay was providing drinks & sandwiches”

English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist Alan Turing (1912-1954) did not have a sister named "Kay Turing" (catering), but…

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