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Entry from January 22, 2022

“I found this on the local café menu—idemx rilgl. It was mixed grill”

A joke about “mixed grill” is of uncertain authorship.

“I found this on the local café menu - idemx rilgl. So I asked the waitress what is it? She said mixed grill” was posted on Twitter by John Collins on January 19, 2021. “So I found this on the menu at our local cafe - idemx rilgl. I asked the waitress: ‘What is it?’ She said: ‘Mixed grill’” was posted on Twitter by Shoeb Molvi on August 19, 2021.

Wikipedia: Mixed grill
Many regional cuisines feature a mixed grill, a meal consisting of a traditional assortment of grilled meats.

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John Collins
@HolyDalek
I found this on the local café menu - idemx rilgl.
So I asked the waitress what is it?
She said mixed grill.
2:28 PM · Jan 19, 2021·Twitter Web App

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Col
@countcol
I found this on the local cafe menu - idemx rilgl. So I asked the waitress what is it?
She said ...mixed grill.
2:53 PM · Jan 27, 2021·Twitter for Android

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Shaun
@LfcShaunjudge
I found this on the menu at our local cafe idemx rilgl…
So I asked the waitress what is it…
She said Mixed grill…
11:17 AM · Mar 21, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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Shoeb Molvi
@ShoebMolvi
So I found this on the menu at our local cafe - idemx rilgl.
I asked the waitress: “What is it?”
She said: “Mixed grill”
8:32 AM · Aug 19, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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mariana Z
@mariana057
So I found this on the menu at our local cafe - idemx rilgl.
I asked the waitress: “What is it?”
She said: “Mixed grill”.
10:03 PM · Jan 22, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Majorpain2006 January 22, 2022
A man saw an item in the menu at a local cafe - idemx rilgl
He asks the Waitress: “What is it?” She said: “Mixed grill”.

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Saturday, January 22, 2022 • Permalink