"Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day...…

“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular proverb.

“Give a man a fish,and he’ll eat for a day.. Unless he ordered steak, then you’re a shit waiter” was posted on Twitter by Martyn Tanton (and others) on May 6, 2014. The joke probably originated on the Sickipedia website.

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Martyn Tanton
@martyntanton
Give a man a fish,and he’ll eat for a day..
Unless he ordered steak, then you’re a shit waiter.
3:53 PM · May 6, 2014·Twitter for iPhone

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Alan Bret Vaughan
@Welsh_Gingerbal
Give a man a fish,and he’ll eat for a day..
Unless he ordered steak,then you’re a shit waiter.
4:23 PM · May 6, 2014 from Cardiff, Wales·Twitter for Android

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Give a man a fish,and he’ll eat for a day.. Unless he ordered steak,then you’re a shit waiter.
5:14 PM · May 6, 2014·Twitter Web Client

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Laugh_&_Cackle
@Laugh_Cackle
Thought For The Day. Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day…Unless he ordered steak, then you’re just a crap waiter.
10:10 AM · May 7, 2014·Hootsuite

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Al Snow
@TheRealAlSnow
Give a man a fish,and he’ll eat for a day..
Unless he ordered steak,then you’re a shitty waiter.
12:45 PM · May 7, 2014·TweetCaster for iOS

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Tim O’Neill
@dezignguy
Give a man a fish,and he’ll eat for a day..
Unless he ordered steak,then you’re a lousy waiter.
6:35 AM · May 9, 2014·Twitter for iPad

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Chris Flanigan
@Captain_Flanet
Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Unless he ordered steak. Then you’re a really bad waiter.
5:10 PM · May 13, 2020·Twitter for Android

“Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day… Unless he ordered steak, then you’re a shit waiter”