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The Garbage Plate Internet Is Stirring Up War, and Mars Won’t Save Us

Josh Johnson | March 2, 2026



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Hi Friends,

This week I wanted to talk about two pretty big things. Rochester and the internet. Rochester has a delicacy called the garbage plate which is a signature dish featuring a combination of macaroni salad, home fries or French fries, and a spicy meat-based hot sauce, all piled with your choice of meat (like hamburgers, cheeseburgers, or hot dogs), and topped with onions, mustard, and often served with buttered Italian bread.
People customize a garbage plate with all kinds of meats and sauces but the result is the same a hot plate of substantial amounts of food.

Rochester also had a mountain lion sighting that captivated the city for a month.

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Video Recorded at Kodak Center in Rochester, NY
Animation by Luke Stone

Written by Josh Johnson

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  1. @douglasallen229

    March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm

    I live in downtown Rochester and just recently a mail carrier asked me where I was going and if I wanted to get in hi truck for a ride (I am a 220 lb 6'1" male)!? Is that something mail carriers do?? Was I getting kidnapped?

  2. @kyqueennn

    March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm

    This is so real. I may be a little off topic, but I felt like I was living my life through a window. The sun would gently kiss my skin while the warmth relaxed the tension in my face. I could fall asleep next to a windowsill if you let me because it’s so comfortable there.
    However, I have so many things I want to do. Things that require me to be uncomfortable. I couldn’t accomplish them while sitting by the windowsill waiting for the sun to come. I was frustrated because stagnation brought so many negative thoughts. I know I’m capable, intelligent, and dependable. I have the qualities for success, but knowing that wasn’t enough. Change starts in the mind and success happens through action.
    I had to stop limiting myself mentally and start saying yes even when anxiety told me no.
    Hearing that nervousness and excitement feel similar in the body changed how I approached everything. I realized change made me nervous, but I was also excited for it. Whether I’m anxious or excited, I’m capable of doing the thing.
    I learned that a windowsill isn’t the only comfortable place to be, and that much of my discomfort came from unfamiliarity.
    I’m grateful I gave myself the chance to look beyond what felt safe and that I can elevate my life beyond what is familiar. It led me to connect with people who differ from me, accept change, and even feel comfortable taking photos of myself. I think my perspective is a bit rosy compared to the initial point but it still implies that window watching will never give you the full context of what’s outside. Go outside whether it’s to help someone, experience life, or feel the sun somewhere else than next to the windowsill.

  3. @MalonesProphet

    March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm

    Hang on, hang on, hang on. . . this is coming from a rather confused Australian . . . . . . the year is 2026 and you are telling me yall's trash system is just 'lob it on the street and hope for the best', or what you are hinting at as a positive (wtf) "lob it in an alley and hope for the best"?

  4. @jdprettynails

    March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm

    “Chocolate cake so good that it moved you”

    That’s how I felt going to America last year and having the Cinnabon cheesecake at Cheesecake Factory…..I almost wept it was so freaking good 😂

  5. @DarkDestroyer333

    March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm

    19:26 I don’t carry a purse because I realised I was just losing all my most important ish at once, phone – gone, bank cards – gone – keys gone – makeup bag – gone – just everything I need gone in one fell swoop. No purse for me

  6. @camyado

    March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm

    In Colorado… lol. I was working door to door for a campaign and that day we were in manitou springs. It’s like a suburb of Colorado Springs.
    I was working one night and we were just told there was a mountain lion in the area. And shrugged it off. One of us saw it on his route and just stayed away. lol. It was like a neighborhood thing. We talked about it like it was just rainy weather.

  7. @RavenMistwolf

    March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm

    As a person who absolutely would’ve said “awww” when seeing photos of the mountain lion, I can confirm I also know that just because it’s friend shaped doesn’t mean it’s a friend.

    P.S.
    Mountain lion = cougar = puma

  8. @rainybeet

    March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm

    Shelter in place for a mountain lion? I lived in a town where a mountain lion was stalking trick or treaters on Halloween. The fire department came out and spooked it with their sirens, and the trick or treating continued. Carry bear mace.

  9. @prb463

    March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm

    I love how Josh's hypothetical about people coming from Mars and forgetting about it over time is essentially what happens with humanity in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Great minds think alike

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