“Curry OK?”/“Sorry, I hate singing in public.” (karaoke joke)
"Karaoke" sounds a bit like "curry OK." A joke has someone enter an Indian restaurant and the waiter asks, "Curry OK?" The diner responds, "Sorry, I hate singing…
“Dear Bartender, don’t be offended if we ask ’Is there any liquor in this drink?’”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic closed many bars and restaurants. Liquor stores were open, and people made their own drinks at home. Many of these drinks were less watered-down (more alcoholic)…
“Dear taco trucks, Please consider cruising the neighborhoods like ice cream trucks”
Should taco trucks cruise neighborhoods like ice cream trucks? "Dear taco trucks, Please drive around neighborhoodslike ice cream trucks do? Ditch the 'ice cream man' song. You can…
“Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who can’t fight”
"Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who can't fight" (or "Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who don't know how to fight") is a saying that has been…
“Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who don’t know how to fight.—Friedrich Nietzsche”
"Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who don’t know how to fight" (or "Denny’s is just Waffle House for people who can't fight") is a saying that has been printed…
“Descartes 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 popular philosophy variation is: "René Descartes walks into a bar, see. He orders a…
“Despite zero experience, I’m opening a BBQ restaurant next to a courthouse. It’ll be Trial by F
A barbecue joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on August 23, 2021: "Despite zero experience, I’m opening a BBQ restaurant next to the courthouse. It’ll be Trial by Fire."…
“Did you hear about the guy with an irrational fear of buffets? He couldn’t help himself”
An irrational fear of buffets is called "zumgphobia." "You hear about the guy with the irrational fear of buffets? He couldn't help himself" is a joke that was posted on…
“Did you hear about the haunted health food store? Everything is super-natural”
A Halloween riddle about health food was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor on October 15, 1998: Q: Why do ghosts eat only the finest quality health food?A: Because it's super-natural. A health…
“Did you hear about the lobster that got the job at Pizza Hut? He works in the crust station”
"Crustacean" sounds like "crust station." "New restaurant idea: The Crust Station, home of the lobster pizza" was posted on Twitter by Alex Mansfield on December 30,…
“Did you hear about the new restaurant on the moon? Great food but no atmosphere!”
"Did you hear about the new restaurant on the moon? Great food but no atmosphere!" The "restaurant on the moon" joke appears to date from the early 1970s, just after NASA's…
“Did you hear about the pub owner who raised a baby rabbit? It was an inn-grown hare!”
An "ingrown hair" is not the same as an "inn-grown hare," but there are jokes. "Question: If hotels serve rabbits they raise themselves, can any disease result? Answer:…
“Did you see the arrows?”/“I didn’t even see the Indians!” (one-way store aisle)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterStone Faith Patriot@iStonesReplying to @SugarJones@sugarjones You know, the driver's wife was saying the SAME thing! "Didn't u see the…
“Diner: Do you have a bathroom? Waiter: No, we go outside.”
A house guest (or someone in a restaurant or a store) might ask, "Do you have a bathroom?" This really means, "Where is the bathroom and I can use it now?" However, a literal,…
“Diner: How long will my spaghetti be? Waiter: I don’t know. We never measure it.”
A joke about ordering spaghetti in a restaurant is: Diner: Waiter, how long will my spaghetti be?Waiter: I don't know, sir. We never measure it. The joke was printed in American newspapers in…
“Diner: I can’t eat this! Call the manager! Waiter: It’s no use. He won’t eat it, either.”
A joke was printed in the Greensboro (NC) Record on October 22, 1925: Diner: "This soup is terrible! Send the manager here right away!"Waiter: "It's no use, sir. He won't…
“Diner: I’ve tasted fresher fish. Waiter: Not in here!” (Jewish joke)
A Jewish joke involves a diner (named Frieda or Freda or Miriam or Ethel or Izzy) who complains about a restaurant's food. "I've tasted fresher fish," the diner says. "Not…
“Diner: Is soup on the menu? Waiter: No, I wiped it off.”
An old restaurant joke about something "on the menu" is: Customer: "Is there any soup on the menu today?"Waiter: "There was, sir, but I just wiped it off." The joke…
“Diner: There’s a button in my salad. Waiter: It must have come off while the salad was dressing.”
A restaurant joke is: Diner: Waiter, there's a button in my salad. Waiter: It must have come off while the salad was dressing. The oldest form of the joke was printed in the Anthony (KS)…
“Diner: This coffee tastes like mud. Waiter: Well, it was ground this morning!”
A diner at a restaurant complains that the coffee tastes like mud. The waiter remarks: "It should be! It was ground this morning!" This well-known coffee joke (a pun on the noun and the…