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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…

September 24, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Freddie Mercury, Venus Williams, and Bruno Mars 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 planet version is: "Freddie Mercury, Venus Williams, and Bruno Mars walk into a bar,…

September 9, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Free beer, topless bartenders and false advertising” (bar sign)

"Free beer, topless bartenders and false advertising" is a jocular line that has been written on many bar signs. The bar sign joke was posted on Twitter on February 11, 2011. TwitterKevin…

January 24, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Free straw with every drink purchase” (restaurant sign)

"Free straw with every drink purchase" is a jocular saying that has been printed on some restaurant signs. "Get a free straw with EVERY drink purchase!" was posted on Twitter on…

September 7, 2014
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Fresh Fish Sold Here” (signage joke)

An old story involves the owner of a fish store who painted a new sign, "Fresh Fish Sold Here." A friend objected to the word "here" -- where else was the fish being sold? The…

May 26, 2005
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“From a Hot-Dog to a National Habit” (Nathan’s Famous)

Nathan Handwerker began selling hot dogs at Coney Island in 1916. Now, "Nathan's Famous" hot dogs can be purchased all over America and in some foreign countries. "From a…

October 23, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“FYI, you pee on a jellyfish sting, not a jelly stain. Again my apologies to the lady at the Waffle House this morning”

"FYI, you pee on a jellyfish sting, not a jelly stain. Again my apologies to the lady at the Waffle House this morning" is a joke that has been printed on many images. "Found out…

July 20, 2012
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Get me a table near a waiter” (restaurant joke)

The comedian Henny Youngman (1906-1998) was a longtime member of New York Friars Club. When he walked in to the eating area, he'd always use his familiar line: "Get me a table near a…

December 3, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Getting myself a treat because today would have been my birthday if I was born today”

"Today would have been my birthday if I was born today" (or "Today would've been my birthday if I was born today") is a saying -- with variations -- that has been printed…

November 13, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Give a man a duck and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to duck and he won’t walk into a bar”

"Duck" can be used as a noun or a verb. "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime" is a famous saying. There are several…

June 17, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day… Unless he ordered steak, then you’re a shit waiter”

"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime" is a popular proverb. "Give a man a fish,and he'll eat for a day.. Unless he…

January 14, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Give me a T” (tea joke)

"T" and "tea" sound the same. A "Give me a T" joke -- not, as it turns out, a letter cheer -- has been cited in print since at least October 2015. Sickipedia"Give…

March 11, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Go Dutch?”/“OK. ‘Mag ik dan de rekening alstublieft?’”

"Go Dutch" means to share a restaurant bill. A joke was posted on Twitter on December 18, 2011: "I was on a dinner date having finished dessert, I asked for the bill. She said,…

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

“Going back to your ex is like reheating McDonald’s fries”

French fries at McDonald's fast food restaurants are usually tasteless when reheated. "'You ever make the mistake of reheating McDonald's fries in the microwave? They become…

June 18, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Going to McDonald’s for a salad is like going to a crack house for vitamins”

McDonald's specializes in hamburgers. Salads are an afterthought and McDonald's sells very few of them. "Going to McDonalds for a salad is like going to a crack house for…

June 18, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Going to McDonald’s for health food is like going to a crack house for vitamins”

McDonald's specializes in hamburgers. Salads are an afterthought and McDonald's sells very few of them. "Going to McDonalds for a salad is like going to a crack house for…

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