The Big Apple: “I told the waitress my steak was bad…” (joke)

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from September 20, 2021

“I told the waitress my steak was bad…” (joke)

A steak isn’t like a dog, but this was posted on Facebook by Gerald Easley on September 5, 2021:

“I told the waitress my steak was bad. She picked it up, slapped it, put it down and said: ‘if it gives you more trouble let me know.’”

Facebook
Gerald Easley . Clean Jokes and Memes
September 5, 2021 at 12:09 AM ·
I told the waitress my steak was bad.
She picked it up, slapped it, put it down and said: “if it gives you more trouble let me know.”

Facebook
Ron D Cameron
September 5, 2021 at 9:34 AM ·
I told a waitress my steak was bad. She picked up & slapped it , put down and said. If it gives you more trouble let me know!

Twitter
Pete Nagel
@9teen4typete
I told the waitress that my steak was bad,without missing a beat she picked up my steak slapped it a few times put it back on my plate and tells me if it misbehaves again to let her know!
10:25 PM · Sep 18, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

Facebook
More Crazy Stuff
September 20, 2021 at 11:36 AM ·
Crying 😂😂
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
I told the waitress
my steak was
bad.
She picked it up,
slapped it, put it
down and said: “if
it gives you more
trouble let me
know!”

Twitter
HalosRamsFan
@HalosRamsFan
I told the waitress my steak was bad.
She picked it up, smacked it, put it down and said: “If it starts acting up again, let me know.”
1:59 PM · Sep 20, 2021·Twitter Web App

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