“A median and a mode walk into a bar…” (bar joke)
“A guy walks into a bar…” is a typical form of what has been called the “bar joke.” A math version is:
“A median and a mode walk into a bar. The bartender says, ‘I’m glad you ditched/dumped your friend. He’s mean.’”
This joke was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes (with “ditched”) on July 4, 2018, and on Reddit—3amjokes (with “dumped”) on November 4, 2019.
Another version had been posted earlier. “The median and the mode walk into a bar. The bartender asks where their friend is. The median says ‘We don’t like him anymore. He’s mean’” was posted on Twitter by Kate Ozawa on April 26, 2014.
Twitter
Will Haynie
@willhaynie
Statistician joke: The mean, median & mode walk into a bar.
Bartender: “You guys hi?”
“Nah - we’re pretty average.”
[crickets]
11:37 PM · May 16, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Kate Ozawa
@AlohaKatie
The median and the mode walk into a bar. The bartender asks where their friend is. The median says “We don’t like him anymore. He’s mean.”
3:35 AM · Apr 26, 2014·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Chukwunonso
@MarksWhell
Median and Mode walk into a bar.
“where’s your mean brother?”, asks the bartender.
5:42 PM · Nov 1, 2016·Mobile Web (M2)
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/porichoygupto July 4, 2018
A median and a mode walk into a bar.
The bartender says, “I’m glad you ditched your friend. He is mean.”
Twitter
keepingitcreel
@Keepingitcreel
A median and a mode walk into a bar. The bartender says, “I’m glad you ditched your friend. He is mean.”
8:30 PM · Jul 4, 2018·IFTTT
Twitter
Tahar
@laseptiemewilay
Replying to @sgadarian
A mean and a median walk into a bar. The bartender asks, “what are you guys having?” They both speak at the same time & say: a “normal” drink! LOL ... ok, ok, no need to hurdle chairs me, I’ll excuse myself
9:11 PM · Sep 1, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/porichoygupto November 4, 2019
A median and a mode walk into a bar.
The bartender says, “I’m glad you dumped your friend. He’s mean.”
Twitter
3AM
@3AM_Jokes
A median and a mode walk into a bar…. The bartender says, “I’m glad you dumped your friend. He’s mean.”
8:24 AM · Nov 4, 2019·IFTTT