“How do midget waiters get paid?”/“Under the table.”

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Entry from February 19, 2018

“How do midget waiters get paid?”/“Under the table.”

“Under the table” means secretly or covertly. A riddle was posted on Twitter on June 3, 2010:

Q: How do midget waiters get paid?
A: Under the table.

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Barry Taylor‏
@btjokes
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Q: How do midget waiters get paid?
A: Under the table.
12:22 PM - 3 Jun 2010

Twitter
pls say the baby‏
@babyboyru
So should all midget waiters be paid under the table?
8:01 PM - 2 Jul 2011

Twitter
Jorge Solorio‏
@209_Reckless
s/o to all the midget waiters getting paid under the table
3:06 AM - 17 Dec 2013

Twitter
Bernier‏
@NotDylanBernier
Midget waiters get paid under the table.
11:41 PM - 15 Apr 2017

Reddit—Jokes
Why don’t you see more midget waiters?
submitted February 19, 2018 by HiddenShyv
They have to be paid under the table.

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