¡Camarero, camarero!
"¡Camarero, camarero!" Spanish for "Waiter! Waiter!" is the opening line of a very popular joke in Spanish-speaking countries, similar to a knock-knock joke.
The joke goes as the following;
- Punster: ¡Camarero, camarero! [Waiter! Waiter!].
- Recipient: ¿Qué? [What?]
- Punster: Una de ... [A dish/ration/tapa of (any kind of dish)].
- Recipient ¿Una de qué? [A What?].
- Punster [Sings a popular song starting with the required meal].
Example
- ¡Camarero, Camarero! [Waiter, waiter!]
- ¿Qué? [What?]
- ¡Una de mero! [Here some grouper!]
- ¿Una de qué? [Some what?]
- Una de mero, dos de febrero, tres de marzo, cuatro de abril... [Being the first words of a song about Sanfermines.]