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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."…

April 1, 2012
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Liquor in front, poker in rear” (bar sign)

"Liquor in/up (the) front, poker in (the) rear/back" is a bar sign saying that has been put in T-shirts and other gift items. The joke plays upon the words "liquor" ("lick…

August 19, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Liquor stores gotta start a rewards program, I know I’m due for a free pint”

Many people wish that liquor stores had rewards programs, like many other retail stores. Some liquor stores do have such programs. "I wish this liquor store by my apt had a rewards program.…

December 25, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Live, Laugh, Love that chicken from Popeyes”

“Love That Chicken from Popeyes®” has been a tagline of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurants since 1980. It's sometimes combined with the motivational phrase "Live, Laugh,…

July 26, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Logan’s Roadhouse is a poor man’s Texas Roadhouse”

The restaurants LongHorn Steakhouse (founded in 1981), Outback Steakhouse (founded in 1988), Logan's Roadhouse (founded in 1991), Texas Roadhouse (founded in 1993) and Colton's Steak…

July 26, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“LongHorn Steakhouse is a poor man’s Texas Roadhouse”

The restaurants LongHorn Steakhouse (founded in 1981), Outback Steakhouse (founded in 1988), Logan's Roadhouse (founded in 1991), Texas Roadhouse (founded in 1993) and Colton's Steak…

July 25, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Love ordering food hate answering the door”

"Love ordering food hate answering the door" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I love ordering pizza but absolutely hate answering the door for it 😩😂…

May 2, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Ma’am, do you serve crackers?”/“Honey, we serve errybody.”

The word "cracker" has several meanings. "Do you serve crackers?"/"We serve everybody" is a popular joke. In the American sketch comedy television series In Living…

July 30, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Make Affordable Groceries Again” (MAGA)

"Make Groceries Affordable Again" (MGAA) is a saying that has been printed on many images. It is similar to "Make America Great Again" (MAGA). "Make Affordable Groceries…

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