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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…

December 15, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Men hang out in bars for one of two reasons—either they have no wife to go home to, or they do”

"I've noticed the strangest thing about men who hang out in bars a lot. It seems they have only one of two reasons to be there: They have no wife to go home to ... or they do" was…

April 22, 2012
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Men: No Shirt, No Service—Women: No Shirt, No Charge” (restaurant sign)

"Men: No Shirt, No Service; Women: No Shirt, No Charge" (or "free food" or "free drinks") is a humorous sign that has been placed in restaurants and bars since at…

September 26, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresTransportation

“Michelin star restaurants are cool and everything but have you ever had food from a gas station down south?”

The best food in the American south can often be found at gas stations. "Michelin star restaurants are cool and everything but have you ever had food from a gas station down south?"…

November 25, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Money can’t buy you happiness? Well, check this out, I bought myself a Happy Meal”

"Money can't buy happiness" is a proverb that has been cited in English since at least 1821. There have been many jocular additions to the proverb. "They say money can't…

March 2, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Monkey bars imply the existence of monkey bartenders”

"Monkey bars" can be found on playgrounds and are not bars that serve alcohol, but there are jokes. "As much time as I spent at the monkey bars in elementary school, I never once met…

May 10, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Most relationships won’t lead to marriage, but at least they help you find new restaurants”

"Not all relationships will lead to marriage. Some will help you discover new restaurants" (or "Most relationships won't lead to marriage, but at least they help you find new…

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

“My best mate ran off with the garlic bread and coleslaw. I wish he would stop taking sides”

Restaurants offer side dishes. A pun about "taking sides" (mentioning the Nando's fast food restaurant chain that offers several sides) is: "I was arguing with my girlfriend in…

May 18, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“My biggest obstacle is that I only like salads when they’re made by other people and cost $16”

"My biggest obstacle is that I only like salads when they’re made by other people and cost $16" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker likes a restaurant salad,…

April 23, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“My body is not a temple, it is a Midwest dive bar”

"My body is not a temple, it’s more like a dive bar" and "My body is not my temple, it's more like a bar and grill" are sayings that have been printed on many images.…

April 23, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“My body is not a temple, it’s more like a dive bar with a broken toilet”

"My body is not a temple, it’s more like a dive bar" and "My body is not my temple, it's more like a bar and grill" are sayings that have been printed on many images.…

April 23, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“My body is not my temple, it’s more like a bar and grill”

"My body is not a temple, it’s more like a dive bar" and "My body is not my temple, it's more like a bar and grill" are sayings that have been printed on many images.…

June 29, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“My Chinese waiter thinks all white people look alike and gave my food to the wrong customer…”

"All Chinese people look alike to me" is a popular saying of what has been called the "cross-race effect." A joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on February 24, 2020: "My…

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