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

“Make All Groceries Affordable” (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…

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

“Make America’s Groceries Affordable” (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…

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

“Make American Groceries Affordable” (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…

July 29, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Make Groceries Affordable Again” (MGAA)

"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…

July 11, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Man goes in a pub…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One version is: "Man goes in a pub. Barman says, 'Get out, we don't serve…

July 11, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Man goes into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One version is: "Man goes in a pub. Barman says, 'Get out, we don't serve…

September 14, 2014
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Many have eaten here—few have died”

"Many have eaten here -- few have died" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many wall plaques. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2008. Lovely County Citizen…

April 13, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Mary, I’m having one more pint with the lads. If I’m not home in 20 minutes, read this again”

A joke "Irish text message" has been printed on several images: "Mary, I'm having one more pint with the lads. If I'm not home in 20 minutes, read this message again."…

August 1, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“May life treat you the way you treat waiters and animals”

"May life treat you the way you treat animals" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Que la vida te trate como tú tratas a los animales. 🤗" ("May life…

May 13, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“McDonald’s should have a 3rd window, where you can trade in all the wrong shit they gave you at the second window”

Drive thru restaurants often have a first window for payment, and then a second window to pick up the food. Some people have suggested that a third window is needed to correct the order. "Fast…

December 30, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“McDonald’s Sprite can probably fry fish”

Sprite is a popular brand of lemon-line flavored soft drink. Many people who order Sprite at a McDonald's restaurant find it extra strong, seemingly powerful enough to fry fish. (Sprite can…

April 30, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“McDonald’s Sprite taste like when yo foot fall asleep”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Sprite (drink) Sprite is a clear, lemon-lime flavored soft drink created by the Coca-Cola Company. Sprite comes in additional flavors, including cranberry,…

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

“McDonald’s is making a deep fried pickle covered in batter. They are calling it Mc Dill Dough”

"I see McDonald’s is making a deep fried pickle covered in batter... They are going to call it the Mc Dill Dough" -- a pun on "dildo" -- is a saying that has been printed on…

March 18, 2026
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“McRib: A fast food pork sandwich. M’Crib: Where an Irish baby sleeps”

McRib is a minced pork sandwich with barbecue sauce sold at McDonald's fast food restaurants. It is not Irish food, but there are jokes. "Irish food peaked with the McRib" was posted…

January 19, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Me and my buddies at the gun club often go to the cheese shop, just to shoot the bries”

Brie is a soft cow's-milk cheese named after Brie, a region in France. "Bries" sounds like "breeze," and there are several "shooting(ing) the bries" jokes.…

August 26, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Me bringing a jar of Vaseline to the cash register when mom sends me to buy a cucumber…”

A joke about buying cucumbers suggests that it's better to identify one's sexual practice than to possibly imply that one is a vegan. "When my girlfriend sends me to the supermarket…

December 13, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Me: How much for the goth cucumber? Clerk: That’s a cactus”

Cacti and pickles have both been called "goth cucumbers." "Cactus is just a giant goth cucumber" was posted on Twitter by B0regasmic on May 17, 2015. "A cactus is just a…

November 17, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Me: I could never eat an entire 8 oz block of cheese.  Mexican restaurants: Okay, mamacita, but what if we melt it…”

People who can't eat a large block of cheese can also somehow eat unlimited chips and queso. This was posted on X/Twitter by Amitryptyling on November 16, 2025, and it received over 56,000…

March 28, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Me: What’s the wifi password? Bartender: You need to buy a drink first.”

Many bars provide wifi access for customers, although some people use the wifi service and purchase little or nothing. A joke was posted on Twitter by Ian Sausage on March 11, 2018: Me: What's…

November 11, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Me: Why am I so unlovable? Waiter: I meant questions about the menu.”

A waiter or waitress at a restaurant often asks if a diner has any questions -- that is, questions about the menu. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by Nayele18 on January 15, 2025: "Me: Why…

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