“A BuzzFeed writer walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
“A guy walks into a bar…” is a typical form of what has been called the “bar joke.” A BuzzFeed version is:
“A BuzzFeed writer walks into a bar. You won’t believe what happens next!”
“You won’t believe what happens next!” is a famous clickbait line to capture a reader’s attention. The line is sometimes said to describe the content at the websites BuzzFeed and Upworthy.
“An Upworthy journalist walked into a bar and you won’t believe what happened next” was posted on Twitter by Rob Manuel on January 2, 2014. “A BuzzFeed writer walks into a bar. You won’t believe what happens next!” was posted on Twitter on February 22, 2014.
Wikipedia: BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed is an American internet media company based in New York City. The firm is a social news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media and feminism. BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 as a viral lab focusing on tracking viral content, by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III. Kenneth Lerer, co-founder and chairman of The Huffington Post, started as a co-founder and investor in BuzzFeed and is now the executive chairman as well.
Wikipedia: Upworthy
Upworthy is a website for viral content started in March 2012 by Eli Pariser, the former executive director of MoveOn, and Peter Koechley, the former managing editor of The Onion. One of Facebook’s co-founders, Chris Hughes, was an early investor.
Upworthy’s stated mission is “to change what the world pays attention to.” It uses virality to promote stories with a progressive bent on political and social issues.
Twitter
Rob Manuel
@robmanuel
An Upworthy journalist walked into a bar and you won’t believe what happened next.
4:02 AM - 2 Jan 2014
Twitter
Julius Ghost 🦆
@JuliusGoat
A priest, a rabbi, and an Upworthy headline writer walk into a bar. You won’t believe what happens next.
7:53 PM - 12 Feb 2014
Twitter
🎃David S. Pittman 🎃
@dphrygian
A BuzzFeed writer walks into a bar. You won’t believe what happens next!
1:05 AM - 22 Feb 2014
Twitter
Joseph
@choufanix
A buzzfeed editor walked into a bar. You wouldn’t believe what happened next.
7:16 AM - 13 Aug 2014
Twitter
Gary
@garyhollandxyz
A Buzzfeed writer walks into a bar and you WON’T BELIEVE what happens next.
9:26 AM - 22 Sep 2014
Twitter
P
@thenutoriousp
A BuzzFeed contributor, Upworthy intern and a panda walk into a bar. You Wouldn’t Believe What Happened Next!
1:36 PM - 16 Mar 2015
Twitter
📎Reverend Chapman
@Wadatahmydamie
Gawker, Buzzfeed, and The Daily Mail walk into a bar.
You won’t believe what happened next!
9:59 AM - 26 May 2015
Twitter
James D ⠚⠁⠍⠑⠎
@underexpose
Three social media news article writers walk into a bar…
...you won’t believe what happens next.
2:44 AM - 12 Jun 2015
Twitter
Avinash Iyer
@IyerAvin
A BuzzFeed man walks into a bar only to not believe what happens next.
11:40 AM - 17 Jun 2015
Twitter
margaret
@margzone
Three social media writers walk into a bar…. you won’t believe what happens next.
4:39 PM - 28 Apr 2016
Reddit—Jokes
Two lying, click-bait advertisers walk into a bar.
submitted October 25, 2016 by BestBeClownin
You’ll never believe what happens next!
Reddit—Jokes
A BuzzFeed writer walks into a bar…
submitted February 24, 2017 by MattKrockIRL
95% of americans were shocked to find out what happened next.
Reddit—Jokes
A Buzzfeed writer walks into a bar…
submitted October 15, 2017 by velvetXeyes
You won’t BELIEVE what they asked for!
Reddit—Jokes
Three buzzfeed writers walk into a bar
submitted October 16, 2017 by chromiridium
You won’t believe what happens next!