“Waiter, there’s a reflection of a sad and lonely man in my soup”

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Entry from October 10, 2021

“Waiter, there’s a reflection of a sad and lonely man in my soup”

A good restaurant meal—starting with soup—can’t solve all problems. A joke was posted on Twitter by “the garbage shit boy” on March 11, 2014:

“Waiter, there’s a reflection of a sad and lonely man in my soup.”

“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!” is the usual joke. The saying has been printed on images.

Twitter
the garbage shit boy
@davedittell
waiter, there’s a reflection of a sad and lonely man in my soup
12:35 AM · Mar 11, 2014·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Carl Vesterlind
@culiosa
waiter, there’s a reflection of a sad and lonely man in my soup
5:32 AM · Mar 22, 2014·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
rich white
@richwhite2201
excuse me, waiter, there’s a reflection of a sad and lonely man in my soup
2:42 PM · Aug 18, 2017·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Late Drinkers Network
@late_drinkers
Waiter, there’s a reflection of a sad and lonely man in my soup.
#IRL #Life #hardlife #comedy #funny #haha @lmao #lol #hilarious
3:46 AM · May 1, 2018·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
micah
@rnatthewlillard
waiter, theres a reflection of a sad and lonely man in my soup
12:48 AM · Aug 29, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Aap Khanna
@AAPKhanna_
waiter, there’s a reflection of a sad and lonely man in my soup
10:14 AM · Sep 8, 2021·Twitter Web App

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