“Two Karens are out having dinner. The waiter stopped by their table and said, ‘Is anything OK?’”

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Entry from April 29, 2020

“Two Karens are out having dinner. The waiter stopped by their table and said, ‘Is anything OK?’”

“Is anything okay?” is a Jewish restaurant joke. A new version was posted on Reddit—Jokes on April 27, 2020:

“Two Karens are out having dinner. The waiter stopped by their table and said, ‘Is anything OK?’”

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/jon_mox_jet April 27, 2020
Two Karens are out having dinner
The waiter stopped by their table and said “is anything ok?”

Facebook
Jokes from r/Jokes
April 27, 2020 at 6:54 PM ·
Two Karens are out having dinner
The waiter stopped by their table and said “is anything ok?”
— jon_mox_jet
[ https://www.reddit.com/…/g9a88g/two_karens_are_out_having…/…

Twitter
Kevin Carter
@wapimaskwa69
Two Karens are out having dinner
The waiter stopped by their table and said “is anything ok?”
8:14 PM · Apr 27, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
jokes
@jus_for_laughs
Two Karens are out having dinner
The waiter stopped by their table and said “is anything ok?”
2:30 AM · Apr 28, 2020·jus_for_laughs

Twitter
Matt
@vinogarden
Two Karens are out to dinner. The waiter stops by and said: “is anything ok?”
@TitaniaMcGrath
3:44 PM · Apr 28, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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