A pun on Nescafé coffee is:
Q: Where do birds meet for coffee?
A: In the nest-cafe.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997 and has been printed on several images.
Wikipedia: Nescafé
Nescafé is a brand of coffee made by Nestlé. It comes in many different forms. The name is a portmanteau of the words “Nestlé” and “café”. Nestlé first introduced their flagship coffee brand in Switzerland on 1 April 1938.
11 May 1997, The Times of India (New Delhi, India), “The Gag Bag,” pg. 16, col. 7:
Where do birds meet for coffee?
In a nest-cafe.
—Mohd Shafi, AMU, Aligarh.
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Over 1500 Fantastic Jokes
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2002
Pg. 61:
Where do birds meet for coffee? In a nest-cafe!
28 May 2002, The Record (Kitchener, ON), “Give us this day,” pg. A2:
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Where do birds meet for coffee?
In a nest-cafe.
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