What is the Grey Poupon Joke?
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In the movie Wayne’s World, Wayne and his companions halt at a traffic signal, and alongside them a posh car, possibly a Rolls Royce. Wayne lowers his window, seeks attention from the neighboring car’s window, gesturing for the distinguished older gentleman inside to lower his window. Once their windows are down, Wayne inquires politely, “Pardon me, sir. Do you have any grey poupon?”
The older gentleman’s reaction was like “What are you talking about?” And then it changes to, “Oh I understand go away.”
The Grey Poupon joke is a reference to a series of commercials from the 1980s and early 1990s, which depicted affluent, older men in limousines asking each other if they had any Grey Poupon mustard, a product marketed as a luxury condiment. The humor in the “Wayne’s World” movie arises from parodying this ad, evoking the commercial’s association with high-class tastes in an irreverent and unexpected setting.
Here is one of the original commercial:
What is a Seagull’s favorite condiment?
Grey Poupon.
The joke “What is a Seagull’s favorite condiment? Grey Poupon” is a play on words combining the name of the mustard with the sound that is similar to the call of a seagull. “Poupon” phonetically resembles “poo-poo’n,” which humorously suggests the act of seagulls defecating, something they are infamously known for, especially on seaside locations.
What do you say the second time you have Grey Poupon?
“Dijon vu.”
Why is Grey Poupon grey?
Because no one would ever buy Brown Poupon.