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Entry from April 14, 2016

“Waitress: Do you have any questions about the menu? Diner: What kind of font is this?”

A typical restaurant question can have a jocular answer:

Waitress: Do you have any questions about the menu?
Diner: Yes. What kind of font is this?

The joke was popularized by American actor Rainn Wilson in a tweet on May 13, 2009.

Wikipedia: Rainn Wilson
Rainn Dietrich Wilson (/reɪn ˈdiːtrɪk ˈwɪlsən/; born January 20, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy Award-nominated role as egomaniac Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy The Office. Wilson also voiced the alien villain Gallaxhar in Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) and starred in the police procedural Backstrom.

Twitter
RainnWilson
‏@rainnwilson
Waitress: ‘Do u have any questions about the menu?’
Me: ‘What kind of font is this?’
9:15 AM - 13 May 2009

YouTube
Any Questions About the Menu?
J-Dubb’s Theatre
Uploaded on Jan 29, 2011
Um, the title is kind of the description.

Facebook
Laugh Now
3. november 2012. a. ·
“Do you have any questions about the menu, sir?” “Yes, what font is this?”

Twitter
Not Will Ferrell
‏@itsWillyFerrell
“Do you have any questions about the menu, sir?”
“Yes, what font is this?”
9:02 AM - 23 Oct 2013

Funny Status
Waitress: “Do u have any questions about the menu?”…
January 7, 2014
Waitress: “Do u have any questions about the menu?” Me: ” Yes, What kind of font is this?”

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