“The director of EA walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

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Entry from March 04, 2019

“The director of EA walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

“A guy walks into a bar…” is a typical form of what has been called the “bar joke.” An EA (Electronic Arts) version was posted on Twitter on August 20, 2014 by Dan:

“EA walks into a bar… Buy the rest of this joke for $1.99!”

“The president of EA walks into a bar. For $2 you can download the punchline” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on September 26, 2016. “The director of EA walks into a bar. Download the punchline for only 4.99” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on October 4, 2016.

Wikipedia: Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. It is the second-largest gaming company in the Americas and Europe by revenue and market capitalization after Activision Blizzard and ahead of Take-Two Interactive and Ubisoft as of March 2018.

Twitter
Dan
@ImJiiive
EA walks into a bar… Buy the rest of this joke for $1.99!
4:32 PM - 20 Aug 2014

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/thxxx1337 September 26, 2016
The president of EA walks into a bar
For $2 you can download the punchline

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/hudman2002 October 4, 2016
The director of EA walks into a bar
Download the punchline for only 4.99

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/careying_the_load June 23, 2017
The director of EA walks into a bar
Download the punchline for only 4.99

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/HydroTendonMan November 14, 2017
So the CEO of EA walks into a bar..
“I’ll have a beer” he says, exasperated from the recent PR firestorm.
“That’ll be $1” answers the barman.
“Woah” replies the CEO, “That’s great value!”
“Sure is.” the barman replies. “Would you like a glass with that?”

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/var_lock99 March 4, 2019
EA walks into a bar.
Unlock the punchline for $9.99.

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