17 funniest excuses for a plate (and, occasionally, a cup)

"White coffee, please."
"Certainly. Would you like an extra shot of Hipster nonsense with that?"
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— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) June 1, 2016

"Would you like some bread while you wait?"

*five minutes later*

"I'M FORTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD."

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— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) June 9, 2016

"Today's specials include fish on a stick in a rock on a mirror."
"Literally?"
"Literally."
(Pic: @Sinead_aka_Nade) pic.twitter.com/9IiFGzJh9P

— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) March 1, 2016

Your salad arrives on a plate 😃

But it's also in a plant pot 😐

With a pair of secateurs ☹️

And you cut it yourself 😡

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— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) September 5, 2017

Bloody Wimbledon.

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— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) June 27, 2016

"Would you like your egg boiled, poached or scrambled?"
"Boiled and balanced on a 15mm isolating ball valve, please."
(Pic: @lucyfishwife) pic.twitter.com/ZPedByemJL

— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) March 5, 2017

Taken at a Flaming Grill, where they serve food on bin lids. Small victories are better than none.
(Pic: Dawn Butler) pic.twitter.com/6kolDhUfpV

— We Want Plates 🍽 (@WeWantPlates) December 4, 2016