Texan, Russian and New Yorker walk into a restaurant A Texan, a Russian and a New Yorker go to a restaurant in London. The waiter tells them, ""Excuse me -- if you were going to order the steak, I'm afraid there's a shortage due to the mad cow disease."" The Texan says, ""What's a shortage?"" The Russian says, ""What's a steak?"" The New Yorker says, ""What's 'excuse me'?""