"Canapé” can sound like “can not pay.”
“What did the Scotsman say when he didn’t have the money for his Hors d’oeuvre bill? I canapé” was posted on Twitter by QwazyQuokka on March 27, 2020. “Canapé. Scottish for, I don’t have the money” was posted on Sickipedia on August 12, 2021.
Wikipedia: Canapé
A canapé (French: [kanape]) is a type of hors d’oeuvre, a small, prepared, and often decorative food, consisting of a small piece of bread (sometimes toasted), puff pastry, or a cracker wrapped or topped with some savoury food, held in the fingers and often eaten in one bite.
Twitter
QwazyQuokka
@Girlie4
What did the Scotsman say when he didn’t have the money for his Hors d’oeuvre bill?
I canapé
9:02 PM · Mar 27, 2020·TweetDeck
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Red Leader Davinalan-Vos LFC Champ19ns
@Davina51026186
What did the Scotsman say when he didn’t have the money to pay for his hors d’euvre bill? “I canapé.
1:23 PM · Mar 28, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Sickipedia
Canapé.
Scottish for, I don’t have the money.
Joke by Chum in Other - Wordplay · August 12, 2021 01:50 PM
Twitter
Craigybaby
@guzzicraig
Canapé.
Scottish for, I don’t have the money
3:49 PM · Aug 12, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Canapé.
Scottish for, I don’t have the money.
6:18 PM · Aug 12, 2021·Twitter Web App
Twitter
Mr Smith
@MrSmithOO7
Canapé.
Scottish for, I don’t have the money.
9:22 PM · Aug 12, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Snooo2 Chelsea Blue
@twosnoot2
Canapé.
Scottish for, I don’t have the money.
2:41 AM · Aug 13, 2021·Twitter Web App
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