The Big Apple: “A Nazi walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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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.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

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Entry from March 09, 2018

“A Nazi 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 Nazi version is:

“A Nazi walks into a bar...mitzvah, It did not go well.”

“Three Nazis walk into a BAR” (Browning Automatic Rifle) is a related bar joke.

Twitter
Trent Balduff
@trenticle_
@JoshJayBar so a nazi walks into a bar...mitzvah lol
12:43 PM - 30 May 2013

Reddit—Jokes
A Nazi walks into a Bar…
submitted February 10, 2017 by MichelPlatini
... Mitzvah

Reddit—Jokes
A Nazi walks into a Bar
submitted March 9, 2018 by StumpAssBuesch
-Mitzvah. It did not go well

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Friday, March 09, 2018 • Permalink