Peter Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan from the Lenape Indians for $24 worth of trinkets in 1626, according a popular New York City legend. A joke was published in the Los Angeles (CA)…
"Avocado toast" shouldn't be called "Avogadro toast," but there are jokes. "Avogadro's toast" was posted on Twitter by Andrew Kim on September 13, 2016.…
"Large fries" and "small fries" are the same size of french fries -- the "large" order just contains more of them. "mcdonalds employee: please sir, get off the…
A restaurant joke was posted on The Musings of Mark Haggan on a page from November 29, 2013 (it appears that the joke was added in 2017): "Phoned a restaurant and asked for a table for two.…
"I really shouldn’t have driven home from the bar last night. Especially since I walked there" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "I probably…
"I reached peak adulting by being thrilled to be in a nearly empty supermarket first thing in the morning" is a saying that has been printed on many images. An empty supermarket allows…
"I really shouldn’t have driven home from the bar last night. Especially since I walked there" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "I probably…
The supermarket checkout dividers are not for sale, but a joke was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot on June 13, 2013: "No matter how much I try and buy supermarket conveyor belt dividers,…
"Entrepreneur" is sometimes jocularly written as "entrée-preneur," especially for someone in the restaurant business (such as an entrepreneur who sells entrées). "THE…
Sub sandwich shops have trademarked the "sub contractor" name joke since the 1980s. "Not a fan of pun business names but a sandwich catering company named 'sub contractor'…
Challah is a bread of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. "What's the challah cost?" sounds like "What's the holocaust?", and there are jokes. "How much does that challah…
"I run on coffee, sarcasm and lipstick" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “@Sassy_Drunk: I run on Starbucks, sarcasm and red lipstick" -- Starbucks is a popular…
Duck is not as popular on menus as chicken. A joke was posted on the newsgroup za.humour on May 15, 1997: "Prince Phillip is in Pretoria on Commonwealth business, and is invited to dine at…
The "Zombie" cocktail (rum and fruit juices) was popularized at the 1939 New York World's Fair. New York-based comedian Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) told a joke in his routine:…
A personal disability (or handicap) is different from a golf handicap, but there are jokes. "i saw a golf buggy parked in a disabled parking space outside work this morning.i thought to…
Some people -- very few these days -- go into a coffeehouse like Starbucks and simply drink coffee. Brooklyn-based Wall Street Journal writer Jason Gay made a popular tweet on September 22,…
There is a difference between a "hot dog vendor" and a hot "dog vendor." There's a joke: "I saw a hot dog vendor today... She was good looking, but I don't really…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led many to "socially distance" themselves from others. A pickup line joke was posted on Twitter by Sentient Bunny Suit on March 19, 2020: "I saw…
Many people make supermarket lists, and then forget to take these lists with them to the supermarket. "I like to make lists. I also like to leave them (laying) on the kitchen counter and then…
"Proofing" is a step in the preparation of yeast bread. There are several puns about this process. "I stole yeast from the local bakery. They can't prove a thing" was…