“Termites are like: don’t talk to me before I’ve had my coffee table”

Many people don’t want to talk until after they’ve had coffee. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by Jack Corbett on September 17, 2022, and received over 109,000 likes:
 
“termites are like: don’t talk to me before i’ve had my coffee table.”
 
 
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Jack Corbett
@jackcorrbit
termites are like: don’t talk to me before i’ve had my coffee table
6:33 PM · Sep 17, 2022
   
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Jordan
@jordansenerth
Termites be like: don’t talk to me before I’ve had my coffee table
3:57 PM · Sep 23, 2022
 
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Alex Jay
@AlexJayZA
Termites;
Don’t even talk to me until I’ve had my coffee table.
5:47 AM · Sep 25, 2022
 
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SweetMarie
@Oceanbreeze473
Termites are like: don’t talk to me before i’ve had my coffee table.
6:13 PM · Jun 19, 2025