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March 9, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Oedipus and Midas 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 Greek mythology version was posted on both Reddit -- Dadjokes and Reddit -- Jokes on…

March 9, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Oedipus, Aphrodite and Midas 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 Greek mythology version was posted on both Reddit -- Dadjokes and Reddit -- Jokes on…

September 30, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Oh my god, I haven’t seen or thought about you in 20 years. Let’s hang out in the middle of the grocery aisle and catch up!”

Many people meet long-lost acquaintances at a supermarket. They then chat and clog the aisle. "When u bump into some1 uknow in a supermarket, make sure to catch up in the middle of the fukin…

January 7, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Olive Garden is the Italian version of Applebee’s”

Olive Garden is an American casual dining restaurant chain, serving Americanized versions of Italian food. It has been compared to Applebee's, a chain restaurant serving American food.…

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

“Olive Garden waitress asks me to “say when” and begins to grate parmesan on my salad…”

"Waitress says 'Say when' when grating my cheese. I never say when. The room fills with parmesan. There are no survivors" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…

June 20, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Once I got a job I realized my mom was right, we did have food at home”

"Once I started spending my own money, I realized mom was right. We do have food at home" (eating at home -- and saving money -- rather than eating at a restaurant) is a jocular line that…

December 6, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Once I got a job, I realized mom was right. We do have food at home”

"Once I started spending my own money, I realized mom was right. We do have food at home" (eating at home -- and saving money -- rather than eating at a restaurant) is a jocular line that…

June 20, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Once I started spending my own money, I realized mom was right. We do got food at home”

"Once I started spending my own money, I realized mom was right. We do have food at home" (eating at home -- and saving money -- rather than eating at a restaurant) is a jocular line that…

December 6, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Once I started spending my own money, I realized mom was right. We do have food at home”

"Once I started spending my own money, I realized mom was right. We do have food at home" (eating at home -- and saving money -- rather than eating at a restaurant) is a jocular line that…

January 27, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“One of the worst jobs in the world is to be a fruit stand vendor in action movie”

An action movie cliché is the car chase, and a car always seems to drive into a fruit stand on the sidewalk. "Apart from the above, my major gripe is with the pointless car chase, in which…

December 10, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“One thing about me is, I know how to move my cart out of the way at the grocery store”

Returning a shopping cart feels like doing a civic duty, displaying a person’s good character. Leaving a shopping cart in the parking lot to block other cars from parking shows bad character.…

December 3, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Ordering myself a little treat because today would’ve been my birthday if I was born today”

"Today would have been my birthday if I was born today" (or "Today would've been my birthday if I was born today") is a saying -- with variations -- that has been printed…

September 28, 2025
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Ordering ravioli at a restaurant is great for when you want to spend $19 to eat three…”

When people order ravioli at a restaurant, it's usually too expensive (about $19) and the amount of ravioli is usually too few (about 3-6 pieces). "Should learn that ordering ravioli at a…

September 15, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Our coffee is an experience that chalk is unable to convey” (chalkboard sign)

"Our coffee is an experience that chalk is unable to convey" is a jocular saying that has been written on many chalkboards, especially at coffeehouses. Such a sign was posted on flickr by…

February 17, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Our economy should be measured by how the bottom 30% are doing in the supermarket, not how the top 1% are doing in the stock market”

"Our economy should be measured by how the bottom 30% are doing in the supermarket, not how the top 1% are doing in the stock market" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The…

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

“Our restaurant’s snails are world-famous.”/“I know, one of them’s just been serving me.”

A restaurant joke about slow service is: Restaurant Owner: Our restaurant’s snails are world-famous.Diner: I know, one of them’s just been serving me. The joke has been cited in print since at…

July 29, 2014
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Our tongue sandwiches speak for themselves” (deli/restaurant sign)

"Our tongue sandwiches speak for themselves" is an old joke about a sign in a deli or restaurant, but such signs actually did exist. "'Our tongue sandwiches speak for…

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

“Outback Steakhouse is a poor man’s LongHorn Steakhouse”

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

“Outback Steakhouse is 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…

March 20, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Overheard today in restaurant: ‘Can you stop listening to our conversation?’”

Conversations in restaurants, on public transportation and in other places may not be private. "Overheard today in restaurant: 'Can you stop listening to our conversation?'" was…

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