When a waiter or a waitress asks “May I take your plate?” after a meal is finished, that doesn’t imply possession, but a joke was posted on Reddit—Dad Jokes on January 1, 2018:
 
“Whenever the waiter/waitress asks if they can take our plates. ‘Sure, they were yours to begin with!’”
   
       
Reddit—Dad Jokes
Whenever the waiter/waitress asks if they can take our plates. (self.dadjokes)
submitted January 1, 2018 by ChaoticFather
“Sure, they were yours to begin with!”
   
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keepingitcreel‏
@Keepingitcreel
Whenever the waiter/waitress asks if they can take our plates. “Sure, they were yours to begin with!”
6:30 PM - 1 Jan 2018
   
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Dad Jokes by dadbot‏
@dadbot2000
Whenever the waiter/waitress asks if they can take our plates. “Sure, they were yours to begin with!”
6:38 AM - 2 Jan 2018
 
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January 2, 2018 ·
Joke of The Day:
Whenever the waiter/waitress asks if they can take our plates.
“Sure, they were yours to begin with!”