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March 5, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Apparently ‘just fuck me up’ is not a proper coffee order at Starbucks”

"Apparently 'just fuck me up' is not a proper coffee order at Starbucks" (or "Apparently 'just fuck me up' is not an appropriate coffee order at Starbucks")…

March 5, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Apparently ‘just fuck me up’ is not an appropriate coffee order at Starbucks”

"Apparently 'just fuck me up' is not a proper coffee order at Starbucks" (or "Apparently 'just fuck me up' is not an appropriate coffee order at Starbucks")…

December 29, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Are you allowed to go to Starbucks if you don’t have an Instagram account?”

Many people go to Starbucks (a coffeehouse) and post their order on Instagram -- as if anyone was interested. "are you even allowed to have an Instagram account if you don't post…

November 18, 2013
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Are you free tonight or will it cost me?” (pick-up line)

"Are you free tonight or will it cost me?" is a jocular example of a terrible pick-up line. "Are you free tonight?" is a pun on "Are you available tonight?" and…

May 15, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Are you from Harvard and can’t count, or from MIT and can’t read?” (supermarket checkout joke)

Many supermarkets have a checkout for "10 items or less" or "12 items or less." A person with more items who goes to that checkout either can't read or can't count --…

September 29, 2013
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Are you supposed to tip the waiters here?” (joke)

An old joke involves tipping the waiter (the server) or the waiter (a person who waits). The joke has been cited in print since at least 1911: Customer -- Is it usual to tip the waiters here?Waiter…

June 14, 2026
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad”

Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don't need food or gas, you're okay. "As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement…

June 15, 2026
Buildings/Housing/ParksFood/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, things aren’t so bad”

Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don't need food or gas, you're okay. "As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement…

June 14, 2026
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad”

Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don't need food or gas, you're okay. "As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement…

July 18, 2025
Education/SchoolsRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“As the world gets dumber, I can’t help but think Pizza Hut should give a personal pan pizza to every adult who reads…”

Pizza Hut's "Book It!" promotion has encouraged students to read to earn free personal pan pizzas. This was posted on X/Twitter by SCOTTY (@MississippiMudflap, an account that no…

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

“Asked for a medium roast at Starbucks and the barista made fun of me instead”

A person who enters a coffee shop and orders a "medium roast" probably doesn't want a light ribbing, but there are many jokes. "Asked for a medium roast at Starbucks and the…

October 28, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“At home, it’s weird for two people to eat two different things for dinner but at a restaurant, it’s weird to order the same thing”

At home, two people usually have the same entrees because it's easier to cook two of the same thing. However, at a restaurant, two people usually order different entrees, possibly to share the…

March 18, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“At some point, Subway convinced us all it’s healthy to eat a whole loaf of bread in one sitting”

Many people who order a sub at Subway feel like they're eating a whole loaf of bread in one sitting. "'Ha! And you thought you couldn't eat an entire loaf of bread.' - me…

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

“At Subway, they make the sandwich how you tell them. At Domway, they tell you how you’re gonna get 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…

May 31, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“At the end of the day, a cliché 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 cliché version is: "At the end of the day, a cliché walks into a bar -- fresh as a…

September 19, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“At the supermarket, I saw a man and a woman wrapped in a barcode” (joke)

A popular supermarket barcode joke is: "So I was in Tesco's and I saw this man and woman wrapped in a barcode. I said, 'Are you two an item?'" Tesco is a supermarket chain…

May 19, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Attila walks into a quaint Southern diner. Waitress says, ‘What can I get you, Hun?’”

Many Southern waitresses, according to the stereotype, address a diner with "hon" (honey). This as nothing to do with Attila the Hun, but there are jokes. "I get called…

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

“Austin Powers walks 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 several jokes about a "large aperitif" (large pair of teeth), usually…

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

“Auto-correct 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 auto-correct version is: "Auto-correct walks into a bar. And the batman says,…

July 3, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Bacon and eggs walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One popular bar joke is: "Bacon and eggs walk into a bar. The bartender says,…

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