“Hey Babe! Can I ship you a drink?” (socially distancing pickup line)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led many to "socially distance" themselves from others. A pickup line joke was posted on Twitter by Rich (Sad Bod) on March 19, 2020:…
“Hey man come through to the food truck festival. You can pay $28 for a room temperature lobster roll…”
A food truck festival might sound great at first, but there are some big negatives. This was posted on X/Twitter by @cardamomkiss on September 21, 2025, and it received over 46,000 likes: "Hey…
“Hey, bartender!”
"Hey, bartender!" is an iconic phrase, popularized as the title of a 1954 song by Floyd Dixon and repopularized when that song made the album Briefcase Full of Blues (1978), by the Blues…
“Hey, what are you doing in the supermarket?” (joke)
A supermarket shopping joke has been printed on many images: "I hate when people see me at the super market and are like. 'Hey, what are you doing here?' I'm like, 'Oh you…
“Hi, I’d like to buy a cookie with chocolate chips.”/ “Sorry, we only accept cash.”
A restaurant joke was posted on an image on imgflip on September 10, 2022: (The following is shown on an image. A customer -- it appears to be a Subway restaurant -- is looking to buy a cookie. --…
“Hippies use side door” (restaurant sign)
"Hippies Use Side Door" is a sign that has decorated many restaurants in the 2000s, as a piece of joke nostalgia. The Fairview Inn (Talkeetna, Alaska) actually had such a sign in the…
“Hit men prefer to order take-out food”
"Takeout" food means food that will be consumed away from its place of sale (such as "takeout" from a restaurant). A hit man is paid to "take out" a target. This joke…
“Home of the 7 oz. Burger” (Jackson Hole)
Jackson Hole has eight locations in New York City. Since 1973, its slogan has been "Home of the 7 oz. Burger" -- although the burgers are usually even larger than that! The culinary…
“Home of Warm Beer, Lousy Food, and an Ugly Owner” (Waterfront Ale House)
Waterfront Ale House at 155 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn has been around since 1989. The place is nothing extraordinary, but it's slogan certainly is: "Home of Warm Beer, Lousy Food, and…
“Horrifying Vegetarians Since 1980” (The Post House)
A memorable ad for The Post House restaurant featured a sharp knife with the slogan "Horrifying Vegetarians Since 1980." The slogan has been taken/stolen by another restaurant…
“Hot dogs, cold beer—it’s not complicated” (Schnack)
Schnack, at 122 Union Street in Brooklyn, offers a simple menu. Its motto is simple, too: "Hot dogs, cold beer -- it's not complicated."…
“How can we have world peace when we can’t even have Coke and Pepsi in the same restaurant?”
"Pepsi & Coke can't even be in the same restaurant together...and you want world peace" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Pepsi and Coke are rival soda companies.…
“How did Burger King get Dairy Queen pregnant?” (restaurant joke)
A popular joke is told about the fast food restaurants Dairy Queen and Burger King (home of the Whopper sandwich): Q: How did Burger King get Dairy Queen pregnant?A: Because Burger King forgot to…
“How did Wendy die?”/“The Baconator.”
Wendy's fast food restaurants, since April 2007, has offered a hamburger with bacon called "The Baconator." "Baconator" sounds like "bacon ate her" --…
“How do Indian restaurants stay open without their naan essential staff?”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many workers deemed "non-essential" to stay at home. This has nothing to do with "naan" (bread), but there are jokes. "Can't…
“How do KFC get their popcorn chicken so shiny?”/“They use Kernel Sanders.”
A chicken riddle is: Q: Who invented popcorn chicken?A: Kernel Sanders. KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) was founded by Colonel Harland David Sanders (1890-1980). "Colonel" sounds like…
“How do KFC get their popcorn chicken so smooth?”/“They use Kernel Sanders.”
A chicken riddle is: Q: Who invented popcorn chicken?A: Kernel Sanders. KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) was founded by Colonel Harland David Sanders (1890-1980). "Colonel" sounds like…
“How do midget waiters get paid?”/“Under the table.”
"Under the table" means secretly or covertly. A riddle was posted on Twitter on June 3, 2010: Q: How do midget waiters get paid?A: Under the table. TwitterBarry Taylor @btjokesFollow…
“How do pirates pay for a round of rum down at the pub?”/“With bar-nickels.”
"Barnacles" sounds like "bar nickels," and, of course, there are jokes. A pirate riddle was posted on Twitter by Laguna Playhouse on April 18, 2011: Q: How do pirates pay for a…
“How do they charge you in a Chinese restaurant?”/“Perpetuate.”
The word "perpetuate" sounds like "per pet you ate." A riddle is: Q: How do they charge you at a Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese restaurant?A: Perpetuate. "Dog show joke is like…