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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…

October 19, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Kinda ironic how grocery stores ask us to donate to cancer at checkout, meanwhile 90% of their store is cancer causing garbage”

Supermarket cashiers often ask customers if they'd like to donate to a cancer charity. However, many of the products sold at supermarkets are cancer-causing. "Kinda ironic how grocery…

August 31, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“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…

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

“Legalize recreational dining”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many restaurants to close. The old slogan or "Legalize recreational marijuana" became, to one meme, "Legalize recreational dining."…

December 25, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Lemme get a grande ice mocha no foam quad soy hexagon vortex hypotenuse” (coffee joke)

A joke about coffee ordering has been printed on many images: "I swear people be at Starbucks just saying random ish, 'Lemme get a grande ice mocha no foam quad soy hexagon vortex…

January 14, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Lemme take u out to eat cus u can’t spell ‘menu’ without me n u”

“Do you know what’s on the menu? Me-n-u” is a "menu" joke and pickup line that has been cited in print since at least 1878. "ya know u cant spell menu without me-n-u" was…

June 7, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Let’s blow this pop stand”

"Let's blow this pop/popcorn/popsicle stand" means "let's leave this (insignificant or unexciting) place." "Let's blow this joint" is a similar…

June 8, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Let’s blow this popcorn stand”

"Let's blow this pop/popcorn/popsicle stand" means "let's leave this (insignificant or unexciting) place." "Let's blow this joint" is a similar…

June 7, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Let’s blow this popsicle stand”

"Let's blow this pop/popcorn/popsicle stand" means "let's leave this (insignificant or unexciting) place." "Let's blow this joint" is a similar…

May 2, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Let’s turn this Waffle House into a Waffle Home”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Waffle House Waffle House, Inc. is an American restaurant chain with over 2000 locations in 25 states in the United States. The bulk of the locations are in the…

October 23, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“Life is all about perspective. The sinking of the Titanic was a miracle to the lobsters in the ship’s kitchen”

The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sunk on April 15, 1912. This was a tragedy for the human passengers, but, as a joke goes, a miracle to the lobsters in the ship's restaurant tank.…

February 22, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Life is just a vicious cycle of needing to go to the grocery store”

Many people are tired of the endless cycle of shopping for groceries. "Life is just a vicious cycle of needing to go to the grocery store" was posted on X/Twitter by "your other…

May 28, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Life is too short to drink the house wine”

House wine is an inexpensive drinking wine served in restaurants. "Life's too short to drink the house wine" was posted on the newsgroup…

January 3, 2006
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Life Is Uncertain—Eat Dessert First!” (Buttercup Bake Shop)

"Life is short/uncertain -- eat dessert first!" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Arthur Murray says he always eats dessert first, 'because life is so…

May 16, 2005
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Like No Other Bagel in the World” (H & H Bagels)

About ten years after Bloomingdale's declared itself "like no other store in the world," H & H Bagels declared that its product was "like no other bagel in the world."…

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