Talk:Bar joke

Interesting that it was already proposed for deletion

I just came searching for a page like this today because I was wondering if I could find out what the origin of this type of joke was. Crazy that the article was just created yesterday. I think this article should be given a chance, as it would be useful content and this type of joke is very popular. It just needs more historical content and an explanation of why the joke works so well. -- Suso (talk) 16:24, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, there are many types of this joke. Such as "A guy walked into a bar and said "ouch"". and "A duck walked into a bar, got a drink and said "Put it on my bill"".--Blake (talk) 17:14, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

185 (Improv Game)

There is a popular (at least in Los Angeles) improv game called "185" in which the audience suggests a topic and the improv actor(s) create jokes following the bar joke format saying, "185 _____s walk into a bar…" This may be somewhat noteworthy here. The game is mentioned in the article 185 (number). Swineacles (talk) 20:47, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

A possible solution

This tweet suggests that the joke was actually a Sumerian pun. I’m not informed enough to determine the veracity of it or how it should be included in the article, if at all. שונרא (talk) 21:16, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

This tweet in the same thread gives additional context and includes a reference. Should at least this be added? Avoyt (talk) 16:20, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Although someone has added a reference, an actual Sumerologist on Reddit said that the reference is very old and out of date. NotBartEhrman (talk) 00:26, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Not to mention, https://twitter.com/LinManuelRwanda/status/1505646738627088389 could be another valid explanation. 68.13.108.49 (talk) 13:29, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

This tweet solves it as it is quite an issue that methyl-alcohol makes people blind... only stupid (dogs) drink it, but who cares :=)

A similar one: Guys are are leaving a bar and the first say: I hope I's see you again! The second one replies: At least, we can touch and feel each other. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chmelarp (talk • contribs) 08:38, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Way overelaborated...

As far as I am concerned this and many similar jokes are about "stupid" unthinking people. The key is in three Avastan ethical goals of Zoroastrianisam  : "good thoughts, good words, good deeds". Basically a "blond" joke which is not offensive to any particular group (as we make them today). Long story short in inverse of principles above, a dog (silly person with low intelect) went where it should no go without thinking , said something ("I think I will open this one" without understanding what will result be...just guessed without argumented thought process and presumably executed the action based on no valid arguments. We still have such jokes but nowdays as a rule they are attributed to blonds, members of some other less respected nation (or targetted to a name (which is typical of such a nation) etc.I do not think these have to be overanalysed as they appear to be by the expert. it is a short simple story with clear morals if you think in terms of proper behavior. A child would comprehand it then...nowdays sadly, we seem to be too used to Doublespeak and double entendres...to our shame. Have a great day...60.242.175.252 (talk) 17:44, 18 October 2023 (UTC)DraganM

P.S. Sorry tried but can not create account today, something about "too many IP adresses creating logins"? 60.242.175.252 (talk) 16:53, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

References

Issue with source 4

I was searching for some sort of transcription of the Sumerian dog joke's cuneiform, and it led me here. I got very excited when I saw the reference to Sumerian Animal Proverbs and Fables "Collection Five" thinking that it would contain a transcription of the joke. After finding a copy of the paper, I can say with certainty that the dog joke isn't in there at all, and the quote in this article either doesn't have the correct source or is misattributed. Perhaps it is is an earlier collection of Sumerian Animal Proverbs? Dagon1787 (talk) 22:02, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

The Sumerian dog joke has been solved

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tFlEKRolN8 The point of this joke is the dog enters a bar, but this bar is so shitty, there's nothing much to see. So the dog says, "even I could open a bar like this". It would be funny to say such a joke to fellow bar attendees if you're in such a bar yourself. ~2025-42318-60 (talk) 13:49, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

That video is indeed interesting, and the solution proposed is intuitively pleasing, but what's missing is corroboration from independent experts. If anyone has a source in which an acknowledged expert in the field analyses and offers an opinion on the proposed solution, whether for or against, please let us know. As to the video itself, it doesn't go so far as to claim that the problem has been solved, only that a plausible solution has been found. ~2026-44504-2 (talk) 08:12, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Good to see how comprehensive Wikipedia really is....

....even if it doesn't answer what happens when "A priest, a rabbi, a minister and a duck walk into a bar..." 🤣 Pete Tillman (talk) 19:22, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

.... but see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-07-04/Humour Pete Tillman (talk) 19:24, 5 March 2026 (UTC)