A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from July 04, 2017
“In the restaurant: ‘Would you like a table?’  ‘No, a lamp for 5 please.’”

A jocular response to an obvious restaurant question is:
 
WAITER: Would you like a table?
A: No, a lamp for 5 please.

 
The joke was posted on Twitter by FUNNY TWEETS on October 7, 2012, and has been printed on several images.
 
   
Twitter
FUNNY TWEETS‏
@JokesMemesFacts
In the restaurant: “Would you like a table?”  “No, a lamp for 5 please.”
2:03 PM - 7 Oct 2012
 
Twitter
Students Problems‏
@FactsOfSchool
In the restaurant: “Would you like a table?” “No, a lamp for 5 please.”
1:43 PM - 18 Dec 2012
 
Funny Status
No, A Lamp For 5 Please
September 24, 2015 Food Status Updates, Silly Status Updates
In the restaurant: “Would you like a table?” “No, a lamp for 5 please.”
 
Twitter
Melody‏
@melodylutz
“Would you like a table?” “No, a lamp for 5 pls”
11:10 PM - 21 Jun 2016
 
Twitter
FUNNY TWEETS‏
@JokesMemesFacts
In the restaurant:
“Would you like a table?”
“No, a lamp for 5 please.”
5:08 PM - 7 Jun 2017

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Tuesday, July 04, 2017 • Permalink


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