“A guy walks into a bar...” is a typical form of what has been called the “bar joke.” A photon version is:

“An infra-red photon walks into a bar and says, ‘Is it hot in here or is it just me?’”

Brian Malow, self-proclaimed as “Earth’s Premier Science Comedian,” created the joke and popularized it in a November 2009 performance video.  There are other “photon walks into a bar” jokes, but this is the most popular.


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Dave K
8/19/07
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A photon walks into a bar and the bartender says, “what’ll you have?”
The photon says, “Eh...I’m not particulate.”

Walks Into A Bar Jokes
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009
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An infra red photon walks into a bar and says “is it hot in here or is it just me?”.

YouTube
‘A Virus Walks Into a Bar...’ and Other Science Jokes - Brian Malow
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Uploaded on Nov 20, 2009
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/08/Science_Lau…
Science comedian Brian Malow jokes that a virus is “the ultimate David and Goliath” when compared with humans. He then rattles off a series of science-related jokes. “Schrodinger’s cat walks into a bar, and doesn’t.”
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“An infra-red photon walks into a bar and says, ‘Is it hot in here or is it just me?’”

Twitter
Carlos Only
‏@carloscadillac
An infrared photon walks into a bar and says: hey, is it hot in here or is just me?
10:27 AM - 23 Nov 2009

Twitter
Josh Carroll
‏@theleica
An infra-red photon walks into a bar and says “Is it hot in here, or is it just me?” #badsciencejokes
7:52 AM - 25 Nov 2009

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Posted 11th January 2011 by Emilija Emma
I watched a show of a science comedian, Brian Malow, today. Yes, there is such a profession - exciting! I think he was pretty good; not excellent, but decently funny. At the end of the show he came up with multiple ‘bar’ jokes, aiming for a smaller fraction of the audience with each new joke. I am sure that at least two of the people who read this blog will enjoy the jokes

. An infra-red photon walks into a bar and says “Is it hot in here or is it just me?”

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thang ornerythinchus
9/22/11
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An infrared photon walks into a bar and says, “Is it hot in here, or is it just me?”

John the Math Guy
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
My favorite “photon walked into a bar” jokes
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An infrared photon walked into a bar and said, “is it hot in here, or is it just me?”