A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from July 03, 2017
“In the restaurant: ‘Would you like a table?’ ‘No, a lamp for 5 please.‘“

A jocular response to an obvious restaurant question is:

WAITER: Would you like a table?
A: No, a lamp for 5 please.

The joke was posted on Twitter by FUNNY TWEETS on October 7, 2012, and has been printed on several images.


Twitter
FUNNY TWEETS‏
@JokesMemesFacts
In the restaurant: “Would you like a table?” “No, a lamp for 5 please.”
2:03 PM - 7 Oct 2012

Twitter
Students Problems‏
@FactsOfSchool
In the restaurant: “Would you like a table?” “No, a lamp for 5 please.”
1:43 PM - 18 Dec 2012

Funny Status
No, A Lamp For 5 Please
September 24, 2015 Food Status Updates, Silly Status Updates
In the restaurant: “Would you like a table?” “No, a lamp for 5 please.”

Twitter
Melody‏
@melodylutz
“Would you like a table?” “No, a lamp for 5 pls”
11:10 PM - 21 Jun 2016

Twitter
FUNNY TWEETS‏
@JokesMemesFacts
In the restaurant:
“Would you like a table?”
“No, a lamp for 5 please.”
5:08 PM - 7 Jun 2017

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Monday, July 03, 2017 • Permalink