The Big Apple: “Two overachievers walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

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

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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.

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Entry from August 30, 2017

“Two overachievers walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

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

“Two overachievers walk into a bar. Clearly, the bar wasn’t set high enough.”

“An overachiever walks into a bar. Raises it” was posted on Twitter on August 23, 2011. “Two overachievers walk into a bar. Apparently it wasn’t set high enough” was posted on Twitter on January 25, 2012.

Twitter
el cato‏
@febrezus
An overachiever walks into a bar. Raises it.
9:48 PM - 23 Aug 2011

Twitter
JenniferStenographer‏
@MsCourtReporter
Two overachievers walk into a bar. Apparently it wasn’t set high enough.
2:04 PM - 25 Jan 2012

Twitter
John Hudson‏
@PerceptiveTiger
Bumper sticker: “Two overachievers walk into a bar. Apparently it wasn’t set high enough.” #quotes
11:07 PM - 24 Apr 2014

Twitter
Zach Denney‏
@Zdenn21
An overachiever walks into a bar...he raises it.
10:30 PM - 10 May 2014

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shannon.‏
@shannonndoee
2 overachievers walk into a bar…
...clearly it wasn’t set high enough 😏😏😏😏
7:27 PM - 17 Oct 2015 from Cinco Ranch, TX

Reddit—Jokes
Two overachievers walk into a bar
submitted August 30, 2017 by DirtyPineConeFeet
Clearly the bar wasn’t set high enough.

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New York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Wednesday, August 30, 2017 • Permalink