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May 6, 2026
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“97” or “Ninety-seven” (vegetable soup)

Newspapers.com 10 August 1941, Atlanta (GA) Constitution, "The Code that Speeds Soda Fountain Service" by Yolande Gwin, Magazine, sec. D, pg. 5, col. 7: Vegetable soup, termed as…

May 6, 2026
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“98” or “Ninety-eight” (assistant manager)

Newspapers.com 9 February 1930, Tampa (FL) Sunday Tribune, "Soda Jerkers Here Talk in Language Hard to Understand," pt. 4, pg. 6, col. 2: 98 -- Here comes the assistant manager.…

May 6, 2026
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“99” or “Ninety-nine” (an exceptionally pretty girl has arrived)

Newspapers.com 8 April 1939, Sheboygan (WI) Press, "What Is Your Number?," pg. 14, col. 2: 99 -- An exceptionally pretty girl has arrived.

May 6, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“99” or “ninety-nine” (manager)

Newspapers.com 9 February 1930, Tampa (FL) Sunday Tribune, "Soda Jerkers Here Talk in Language Hard to Understand," pt. 4, pg. 6, col. 2: 99 -- Here's the manager. Newspapers.com 29…

November 1, 2017
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“A 20 Hz sine wave 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,…

February 17, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A baby seal 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 seal joke is: "A baby seal walks into a bar. The bartender says,…

September 11, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A bar goes into a guy…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A different version is: "A bar goes into a guy. It was a gay bar." The joke was…

July 1, 2020
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“A bar walks into a commutative algebraist” (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 bar walks into a commutative algebraist" The joke was…

October 12, 2016
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“A bar walks into a man. Oops! Wrong frame of reference” (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 bar walks into a man. Oops! Wrong frame of reference."…

May 31, 2018
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“A bar was walked into by the passive voice” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." "A bar was walked into by the passive voice." The joke ("The bar was walked…

July 22, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A bartender 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 bartender anti-joke version is: "A bartender walks into a bar. He works there."…

December 18, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A bartender’s job is to poison people”

A bartender's job is to "poison" people with alcohol. "As a bartender, Broken souls ask me for help. I poison people #haiku" was posted on Twitter by…

February 24, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A baseball 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 baseball version is: "A baseball walks into a bar, and the bartender throws him…

February 9, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A bear walks into a bar in Billings… (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." "A bear walks into a bar in Burnaby/Billings/Butte" is a popular joke that has…

February 9, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A bear 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 joke involves a bear who walks into a bar and says, "I'll have a…

March 29, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“A beaver 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 beaver version is: "A beaver walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'Close the…

July 11, 2016
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“A bishop walks straight into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A chess version is: "A bishop walks straight up to the bar and the barman says,…

February 21, 2020
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“A bishop, a priest and a rabbit walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." Religious versions are: “A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender…

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

“A black hole walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An astronomy version is: "A black hole walks into a bar. It tells the bartender,…

December 5, 2016
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“A black man, a Jew, and an Asian walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An anti-joke version is: "A black man, a Jew, and an Asian walk into a bar. This is an…

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