“A man doesn’t walk into a pub…” (pub joke, told during COVID-19 pub closures)

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Entry from March 29, 2020

“A man doesn’t walk into a pub…” (pub joke, told during COVID-19 pub closures)

“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, pubs were closed. The joke was:

“A man doesn’t walk into a pub…”

“A man doesn’t walk into a pub . . .” was posted on Twitter by flyaspidistra (and many others) on March 22, 2020.

“A man doesn’t walk into a bar…,” “A man walks into a bar, lucky bastard,” “An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman don’t walk into a bar” and “An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar Those were the days” are related jokes.

Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.

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flyaspidistra
@flyaspidistra1
A man doesn’t walk into a pub . . .
#coronavirus
#coronavirusuk
#Coronavid19
#CoronaCrisisuk
2:17 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter Web App

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MotherfuckerBond
@BadJim007
A man doesn’t walk into a pub….......
2:38 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter for Android

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The Good Doctor
@Demented_Jokes
A man doesn’t walk into a pub…...
3:30 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter for Android

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Sains
@NotSainsburys1
A man doesn’t walk into a pub….......
4:56 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter for Android

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Tim O’Neill
@dezignguy
A man doesn’t walk into a pub….......
5:44 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter for iPad

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Mikey McManus
@mmcm_media
A man doesn’t walk into a pub…....... #coronavirus #lockdownuk
6:11 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
A man doesn’t walk into a pub….......
7:20 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter Web App

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alankemp
@alkemp57
A bloke doesn’t walk into a pub..,.
2:27 AM · Mar 23, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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honest jimmy off twitt3r
@justanotherwool
An Irishman doesn’t walk into a pub….........
9:34 AM · Mar 23, 2020·Twitter for Android

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RN
@upminster13
A man doesn’t walk into a pub….......
2:51 AM · Mar 29, 2020·Twitter for Android

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