The Salt & Pepper Diner Challenge, also known as the John Mulaney Challenge, is a challenge where a person must listen to the song "What's New Pussycat?" by Tom Jones 20 times* in succession, except for when "It's Not Unusual" plays after the seventh one. If you stop the song at any time for any reason, you lose.

*Though the challenge officially says 21 times, there was actually 21 songs played in total at the time, and one was "It's Not Unusual," so there's really 20 times that "What's New Pussycat?" plays.

Slamming your desk/table and yelling "GOD DAMMIT!" when the eighth one begins is also required.
Person 1: *Slam* "GOD DAMMIT!"

Person 2: "Bro, what the fuck is your problem?"
Person 1: "I'm doing the Salt & Pepper Diner Challenge. I've reached the eighth loop."
Person 2: "Oh, right. Carry on."
Person 1: "...But because you interrupted me, I have to start over."
Person 2: "I'm terribly sorry. I won't disturb you again."
by Someone who kinda exists October 29, 2022
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