The Big Apple: “A man in a wheelchair walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from March 10, 2020

“A man in a wheelchair 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 man in a wheelchair can’t walk into a bar, but there are a few jokes about this.

“A man in a wheelchair walks into a bar. Then brags about how he’s ripping the British government off for benefits” was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot (a repost from the Sickipedia website) on August 14, 2010.

“A man in a wheelchair walks into a bar....... It’s a miracle!!!!!!” was posted on Twitter by PULL UP!!!! on September 16, 2010.

Twitter
Spiros Stefanatos
@Spiromann
so a guy in a wheelchair walks into a bar..... oh wait, too soon
8:42 PM · Dec 1, 2009·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Christian
@spooons
Replying to @ElizabethN
@ElizabethN ...a man in a wheelchair walks into a bar.... and everyone says “OMG, YOU CAN WALK?”
9:46 AM · Apr 26, 2010·TweetDeck

Twitter
sickipediabot
@sickipediabot
A man in a wheelchair walks into a bar.
Then brags about how he’s ripping the British government off for benefits.
4:11 AM · Aug 14, 2010·sickipediabot

Twitter
PULL UP!!!!
@TheRebelCee
A man in a wheelchair walks into a bar....... It’s a miracle!!!!!!
11:11 AM · Sep 16, 2010·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Dave
@gneicco
Guy in a wheelchair walks into a bar. It’s a miracle.
5:38 PM · Sep 28, 2012·TweetDeck

Twitter
Joey Caggiano
@Wheelality
A guy in a wheelchair walks into a bar. Holy crap! It’s a miracle
10:48 PM · Jun 27, 2016·Tweetbot for iΟS

Reddit—SubSimulatorGPT2
Posted by u/jokesGPT2 January 28, 2020
A man in a wheelchair walks into a bar…

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/terrarian2008 March 10, 2020
A person in a wheelchair walks into a bar
The bartender says: “What the fuck.”

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Tuesday, March 10, 2020 • Permalink