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February 22, 2018
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“It’s easy to identify people who can’t count to ten. They’re in front of you in the express lane”

"It's easy to identify people who can't count to ten. They're in front of you in the supermarket express lane" is a jocular line that has been printed on several images.…

June 30, 2025
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“It’s just me and my Costco hot dog against the world”

A hot dog at Costco (a warehouse club retail store chain) is famous for staying at a low price (usually $1.50). "It’s just me and my Costco hotdog against the world" was posted on…

June 30, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“It’s me and my $1.50 Costco hotdog against the world”

A hot dog at Costco (a warehouse club retail store chain) is famous for staying at a low price (usually $1.50). "It’s just me and my Costco hotdog against the world" was posted on…

June 30, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“It’s me and my Costco hotdog against the world”

A hot dog at Costco (a warehouse club retail store chain) is famous for staying at a low price (usually $1.50). "It’s just me and my Costco hotdog against the world" was posted on…

February 2, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“James Joyce walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A version about Irish author James Joyce (1882-1941) is: "James Joyce walks into a…

October 14, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Janet Street-Porter walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." There are several jokes about a "large aperitif" (large pair of teeth), usually…

February 27, 2006
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Janssen wants to see you!” (Janssen’s Hofbrau Haus)

"Janssen wants to see you!" was the famous slogan of August Janssen's Hofbrau Haus. It had once been of New York's most famous German establishments -- in a city that once had a…

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

“Jeff, a semicolon, and an Oxford comma 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 joke involving an Oxford comma is: "Jeff, a semicolon, and an Oxford comma walk into…

July 2, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Jesus and his disciples walk into a restaurant…”

The 15th-century mural painting The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci shows Jesus and his disciples all on the same side of the table. "Shooting 1abt the Last Supper where Jesus asks for a…

December 31, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Jesus walks into a bar. The barman looks up…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An anti-joke involving Jesus (who can turn water into wine) is: "Jesus walks into a…

March 24, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Jesus walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A joke involving Jesus (who can turn water into wine) is: "Jesus walks into a bar and…

May 12, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Jimmy Buffett implies the existence of Jimmy A La Carte”

American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has nothing to do with a "buffet," but there are jokes. "Change his name to Jimmy a la carte?" was posted on Twitter by Tommi Luhtanen…

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

“Jurassic restaurants always make the diner sore”

"Dinosaur" sometimes sounds like "dinersaur." "No one else bothered that everyone in the Jurassic World trailer pronounces it 'dinersaurs'?" was posted on…

March 31, 2025
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“Just got myself a Christmas job down our pub filling the salt and pepper pots. Mind you it’s only seasonal work”

A food joke involves the terms "seasoning" (salt and pepper, in the joke) and "seasonal work." "Why didn't the server want a job filling salt and pepper shakers?...…

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

“Just had lunch at a Christian restaurant called ‘The Lord Giveth.’ They also do takeaways”

"The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away" is from Job 1:21 in the Bible. "Just had lunch at an excellent Christian restaurant called 'The Lord Giveth'. They also do…

April 9, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Just put salt on the napkin in this bar so the napkin doesn’t stick to the bottom of my drink…”

"To keep your beer glass or mug from sticking to your bar napkin, sprinkle a little salt on the napkin before you set your glass down" was posted on X/Twitter by Happyhourguys on March…

March 27, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Just to be clear, we have all agreed that liquor stores are ‘essential’ and schools are not”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many school closings. Grocery stores and liquor stores were usually deemed "essential" and were allowed to remain open. "Just to be…

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

“KFC should sponsor a soccer team called Kentucky FC”

"FC" usually stands for "football club," not "fried chicken." "KFC" fast food restaurants had the original name of "Kentucky Fried Chicken." Many…

August 31, 2025
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“Kinda weird that a restaurant called Popeyes doesn’t serve spinach”

Popeye the Sailor Man (a cartoon character) loves spinach. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen fast food restaurants specialize in fried chicken, but not spinach. "Shouldn't a restaurant called…

August 20, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Last call for alcohol” (bar saying)

"Last call for alcohol" is what a bartender might announce before closing the bar. It's not known who said it first. The saying appears to have been popularized at Joe Sherman's…

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