“Please be patient with the bartender. Even a toilet can handle only one asshole at a time”

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Entry from March 23, 2020

“Please be patient with the bartender. Even a toilet can handle only one asshole at a time”

“Please be patient with the bartender/server. Even a toilet can handle/serve only one asshole at a time” is a sign at bars and restaurants that has been shown on many images.

Twitter
Cyrena Rachelle
@charp11
Please be patient, even a toilet can handle only one asshole at a time
5:58 PM · Mar 18, 2012·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Lamonica Maldonado
@mamaluciouslen
Please be patient, even a toilet can handle only one asshole at a time
11:29 AM · Mar 19, 2012·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Jam-EZ
@McJAM_ez
Attention: please be patient w/ your servers/bartenders today cause even a toilet can serve only one asshole at a time
12:55 PM · Mar 17, 2013·Twitter for BlackBerry®

Twitter
Daniel Smotherman
@DanSmotherman
Attention! Please be patient with your Server/Bartender. Even a toilet can serve only one asshole at a time. #barlife #serverlife
1:13 PM · Apr 10, 2013·Twitter Web Client

,a href=“https://twitter.com/cschol22/status/330874798483832834”>Twitter
Christina Scholten
@cschol22
Please be patient with your server. Even a toilet can serve only one asshole at a time. http://pinterest.com/pin/557531628839974321/
10:41 PM · May 4, 2013·Pinterest

Twitter
milk
@miilkkk
If I ran a Customer Care line, my motto would be…
“Please be patient. Even a toilet can only handle one asshole at a time.”
10:33 PM · Jun 5, 2013·Twitter for Android

Twitter
«kacie»
@LittleLadyKacie
please be patient with your server, even a toilet can only handle one asshole at a time.Person tipping hand
8:18 AM · Jul 24, 2013·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Scott Clark
@ScottyC8079
“Please be patient with your bartender/waitress/server. Even a toilet can only serve one asshole at a time.” #fact
9:49 PM · Jan 22, 2014·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
chri$t
@fuckk_christ
I saw the best server related post on FB yesterday. it said:
“please be patient, even a toilet can only service one asshole at a time.”
11:11 AM · Jan 23, 2014·Twitter for iPhone

Tweitter
Zebedewu
@Zihluzu
Please be patient with bartender. Even a toilet can serve only one asshole at a time
11:44 PM · Nov 16, 2018·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Madelyn
@mafandnummers
#dearcustomer please be patient. Even a toilet can only help one asshole at a time
12:21 PM · Feb 1, 2020·Twitter for Android

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