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December 24, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A teacher 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 teacher version is: "A teacher walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'Can I buy…

May 13, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A teetotaler 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 teetotaler is a person who doesn't drink alcohol, but there are a few "A…

June 27, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A tennis ball 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 tennis ball version is: "A tennis ball walks into a bar/restaurant. A…

November 5, 2013
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A termite walks into a bar and asks, ‘Is the bar tender here?’” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One of the oldest and most popular of bar jokes is: "A termite walks into a bar and…

October 14, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A testing engineer 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 testing engineer version is: "A testing engineer walks into a bar. Runs into a bar.…

March 3, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A Texan and a Mexican walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

A "senior discount" shouldn't be written as a "señor discount," but there are jokes. "Abuela gets the Senor Discount, too, and she is not a Senor or, strictly…

February 12, 2015
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A three-legged dog walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One popular joke is: "A three-legged dog walks into a saloon, looks around, and says,…

March 2, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A time traveler 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 time travel version is: "Bartender says 'We don't serve time travelers…

November 1, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A time-stretched sinusoid 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 physics version is: "A time-stretched sinusoid walks into a bar. The bartender asks,…

May 14, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A topiary expert 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 popular version involving a horse is: "A horse walks into a bar and the barman says,…

May 9, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A towel 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 towel version is: "A towel walks into a bar. He orders a drink and says,…

April 2, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A tuba player 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 tuba version is: "A tuba player walks into a bar. The dent is $300 to repair."…

December 9, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A ventriloquist 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 ventriloquist version has been cited in print since at least 2013: "A ventriloquist…

May 28, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A violinist walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." Sometimes the "bar" involves musical notation. "A violinist walks into a…

July 7, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A virologist, an epidemiologist and a scientist walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

Entry in progress -- B.P. "A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." However, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, most bars…

September 8, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A weasel 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 weasel version is: "A teenage weasel walks into a bar. Bartender says,…

February 20, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A web developer left a restaurant before ordering because he hated the menus” (joke)

A restaurant's menu is different from a computer's menu. A comic was posted on comic.browserling.com on September 9, 2015, showing a web developer looking at a restaurant's menu and…

June 3, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A wildebeest 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 wildebeest version is: "A wildebeest walks into a bar and the bartender says,…

October 8, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A woman and a duck walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." One duck version is: "A woman and a duck walk into a bar. The bartender says,…

August 1, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A woman notices her ex-husband drinking at the bar…” (joke)

A popular joke has a couple enter a restaurant. The wife appears to notice her ex-husband -- from seven years ago -- drinking at the bar. "That's crazy," says the new husband.…

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