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November 30, 2025
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“I saw a golf buggy parked in a disabled parking space at the supermarket today. I couldn’t help wondering what their handicap was”

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…

June 26, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I saw a guy at Starbucks today. No phone, no tablet, no laptop. He just sat there drinking coffee”

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,…

May 18, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I saw a hot dog vendor today…” (joke)

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…

March 28, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I saw you from across the bar. Stay there” (social 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 Sentient Bunny Suit on March 19, 2020: "I saw…

July 4, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I still like to make handwritten lists. I also like to leave them on the kitchen counter and then guess what’s on the list while I’m at the store”

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…

January 26, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I stole yeast from the local bakery. They can’t prove a thing”

"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…

October 14, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I think the girl at the grocery store likes me. She was totally checking me out”

Someone checking you out doesn't necessarily like you -- it could be a cashier. "Wife says the teenage cashier girl was totally 'checking me out' when we were at the store.…

September 20, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I told the waitress my steak was bad…” (joke)

A steak isn't like a dog, but this was posted on Facebook by Gerald Easley on September 5, 2021: "I told the waitress my steak was bad. She picked it up, slapped it, put it down and said:…

January 21, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I tried to buy a hot dog with ketchup, but the vendor would only accept cash”

A joke was posted by john on Twitter on May 22, 2017: Me: I'd like to buy a hot dog with ketchup, pleaseHim: Sorry, cash only A similar joke was reposted on Twitter on December 11, 2019.…

April 30, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I tried to write a drinking song once, but I couldn’t get past the first bar”

A "bar" can mean a musical section, but it can also mean a place that serves drinks. A joke was published in the Chicago (IL) Daily Tribune on October 28, 1955: "Uncle Helmer tried…

December 19, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“I trust gas station sushi more than I trust the government”

"I trust gas station sushi move than I trust the government" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Sushi is a high-priced item that must be served fresh, and these are…

February 17, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I used to be cool. Now I like to research menus and the parking situation before I go somewhere new”

Many people just don't go to a new restaurant anymore -- they research it before going. This was posted on Facebook by Sandra Hunt Hudson on January 14, 2026: "I used to be cool….. Now…

January 24, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I used to run a pizza restaurant called Calzone, but it folded”

Calzone has been called "folded pizza." There have been several pizza/calzone restaurant puns. "My pizza restaurant folded; It's now a calzone restaurant" was posted on…

June 25, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I used to see a life coach pretty frequently, back when they were called bartenders”

"I used to see a life coach pretty/quite frequently, back then/when they were called bartenders" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I used to see a Life Coach…

June 24, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I used to see a life coach quite frequently… back then they were called bartenders”

"I used to see a life coach pretty/quite frequently, back then/when they were called bartenders" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I used to see a Life Coach…

October 3, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I walked into a bar and ordered a double…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A pun on the terms "double martini" and "body double" is: "I…

April 21, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I walked up to the bar and asked for a white wine…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A joke was posted on Twitter by Sickipediabot (the Sickipedia website) on April 21, 2013:…

February 15, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I WANNA STOP DRINKING but I realized the owner of the liquor store gotta family to feed”

"I wanted to stop drinking but then I remembered the owner of the pub has a family to feed" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. There are several variations of the…

December 11, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I want to be a bartender.  Men named Bart… look out”

"Bartender" should not be confused with "Bart ender," but there are jokes. "I want to be a bartender. Men named Bart... look out" was posted on Twitter by Caitlyn Beth…

July 9, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“I want to open a BDSM-themed sandwich shop called Dom’s Subs”

"Dominance and submission" or "dom/sub" does not apply to "sub" sandwiches, but there are jokes. "thegutlesswonder: a bdsm themed sandwich shop called Dom’s…

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