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

“Fast food restaurants should have a third window where you can trade in the wrong stuff they gave you at the second window”

Drive thru restaurants often have a first window for payment, and then a second window to pick up the food. Some people have suggested that a third window is needed to correct the order. "Fast…

February 9, 2006
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Feel Like a Kid Again!!” (Uncle Louie G’s)

Uncle Louie G's is a new Italian ices and ice cream chain from Brooklyn, but it has an old-time Brooklyn feel to it. Its slogan is "Feel Like a Kid Again!!"…

June 9, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Female wanted; must have own pub. Apply with inn”

Many want-ads say "apply within." "Friend reqired for drink fun: Apply with Inn" is a joke that was posted on Twitter on August 20, 2010. A joke included in Jokes for Blokes:…

February 18, 2026
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Finger-lickin’ good implies the existence of toe sucking evil”

"Finger-lickin' good" is the popular slogan of KFC restaurants (formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken). "Finger licking" food is so good that one would rather lick…

June 27, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food courts imply the existence of food jails”

Food courts are not like courts of law, or a king's court, but there are jokes. "I feel food courts should have food lawyers and food judges" was posted on Twitter by aravind murali…

June 27, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food courts imply the existence of food jesters”

Food courts are not like courts of law, or a king's court, but there are jokes. "I feel food courts should have food lawyers and food judges" was posted on Twitter by aravind murali…

June 27, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food courts imply the existence of food judges, food juries and food executioners”

Food courts are not like courts of law, or a king's court, but there are jokes. "I feel food courts should have food lawyers and food judges" was posted on Twitter by aravind murali…

June 27, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food courts imply the existence of food prisons”

Food courts are not like courts of law, or a king's court, but there are jokes. "I feel food courts should have food lawyers and food judges" was posted on Twitter by aravind murali…

June 27, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food courts should have food lawyers and food judges”

Food courts are not like courts of law, or a king's court, but there are jokes. "I feel food courts should have food lawyers and food judges" was posted on Twitter by aravind murali…

September 3, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food doesn’t grow on shelves”

"FOOD DOESN'T GROW ON SHELVES #thankafarmer" is a food saying that has been printed on many shirts. One should "thank a farmer" because the farmer helped put the food on…

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

“Food for thought: Wouldn’t it be ironic if Popeye’s Chicken was fried in Olive Oil?”

"Food for thought: Wouldn't it be ironic if Popeye's Chicken was fried in Olive Oil?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Popeyes is a fried chicken fast…

June 24, 2005
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food Lover’s Market” (Balducci’s)

Balducci's used to be on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village. It's now opening a store on 14th Street and Eighth Avenue. "Food Lover's Market" is a recent (2004)…

January 4, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food trucks are pretty popular, but I don’t know if I trust a restaurant with a get-away plan”

How do you describe a food truck? American comedian and illustrator Erik Bergstrom posted on Twitter on December 7, 2011: "Food trucks are pretty popular, but I don't know if a trust a…

September 23, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food trucks should park outside every restaurant requiring vaccination cards”

"Food trucks should start parking outside of restaurants that require a vaccine pass" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in…

September 22, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Food trucks should start parking outside of restaurants that require a vaccine pass”

"Food trucks should start parking outside of restaurants that require a vaccine pass" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in…

October 19, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“For a generation that grew up on ‘don’t eat anything from strangers,’ we order food online too much”

Generations of children were instructed by their parents not to take food from strangers. However, the same children grew up to order food online. "For a generation that grew up on…

December 28, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“For once I’d like to get kicked INTO a bar”

Some people get kicked out of bars. "For once I'd like to get kicked INTO a bar" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "For Once i would like to get kicked…

January 14, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“For Sale: Broken Quiz Machine. No questions asked”

Quiz machines (commercial coin-operated video quiz games) have been installed in pubs in the United Kingdom since the 1980s. "RT @thekeithchegwin: Broken Quiz Machine for sale - No questions…

August 7, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Four brewery CEOs 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 version has four brewery CEOs enter. The CEO of Budweiser orders a Bud Light. The CEO…

March 22, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTime/Weather

“Four Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and 2 astronomical bodies 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 calendar version is: "Four Norse gods, 1 Roman god, and 2 astronomical bodies walk…

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